Hyderabad, Oct. 30 -- The Delhi High Court has quashed Jamia Milia Islamia's decision to dissolve the Jamia Teachers Association (JTA) an autonomous body of the university's teachers established in 1967.

According to reports, the Delhi High Court observed that the move is a violation of the association's constitutional right to self-governance under Article 19(1)(c) of the Indian Constitution.

Justice Sachin Datta, observed that the university's decision to nullify JTA's elections and disband the body in November 2022, citing "institutional discipline" and "alignment with statutory norms", had no lawful basis and infringed on the teachers' right to form and run an association.

The JMI argued that JTA's constitution was not recognised b...