Published on : 28 Oct 2025, 2:40 pm 2 min read

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday quashed the Jamia Millia Islamia’s decision to disband the Jamia Teachers Association (JTA) [Jamia Teachers Association v Jamia Millia Islamia] .

Justice Sachin Datta held that while the University may possess broad statutory powers, such powers must be exercised in conformity with constitutional values and natural justice, not as tools to override fundamental rights of the teachers’ association.

“The respondent’s contention that Article 1 of the JTA Constitution, stating that the Association is established in accordance with the provisions of the Jamia Millia Islamia Act, necessarily subjects the JTA to the University’s recognition and control, is also unsustainable. Such reference to the JMI

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