SG : its a misnomer to say supreme governing... ... Aligarh Muslim University Minority Status Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court [Day 5]

SG : its a misnomer to say supreme governing body...supreme governing body, but for anything apart that provided under the statute. The statute confers absolute power on the executive council about admissions. Then this court will not come into the picture. If the ordinance provides supreme power of say rustication of students etc that would be decided by those 15-16 people of the academic or executive council, not by 180 people sitting together.

Suryakant J : the court is only supreme with respect to those powers which are not expressly or by implication conferred...

SG: yes, therefore residuary, that's my respectful submission

Suryakant J : that's what the provision says

SG: that's the interpretation