Because such institutions were explicitly founded to provide education to minorities, and it would be unfair to force them to allocate their limited resources a

Because such institutions were explicitly founded to provide education to minorities, and it would be unfair to force them to allocate their limited resources away from that goal. Most do so voluntarily anyways. It's actually quite simple to understand I think, and the judgment says so in what is plain language, not some sophistry. And Hindus are minorities in Kerala? Despite being 54% of total population? Citation please. As far as J&K as concerned, I'm not too sure what you are saying is correct. Maybe it's true, but then J&K never merged with the India, so it's possible since laws enacted by parliament don't automatically apply to J&K. Citation please. EDIT: Your point about NMEC is invalid as well [2]. Let me know if you want me to suggest some material/books so you can better understand this issue. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Kerala https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Kerala [2] http://ncmei.gov.in/writereaddata/filelinks/c296efcb_Guidelines.pdf http://ncmei.gov.in/writereaddata/filelinks/c296efcb_Guideli...