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Historical Event on 9/16/2000

In an important pronouncement, the Rajasthan High Court declares Jains as a religious minority community and allows teaching institutions set up by them to enjoy minority status under Articles 29 and 30 of the Constitution.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/15/1976India announces it will send an envoy to Peking, first time in 15 years.
5/25/1999The Prime Minister declares the Centre will take all possible steps to push back infiltrators in Kargil.
4/12/1967Judge Kailas Nath Wanchoo became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 24/02/1968.
5/11/1999Centre removes the West Bengal Governor A. R. Kidwai. The Arunachal Pradesh Governor Mata Prasad had also been asked to step down.
11/14/1995Supreme Court gave patients the right to drag careless doctors to Court.
10/2/1845First Shipping Company of India started.
5/18/1946Gandhiji discusses Plan with Cabinet Mission.
5/12/1998Yeltsin feels let down by the Indian nuclear tests but says that Indo-Russian ties will not be hit.
2/28/1989S. B. Chavan, Finance Minister, presents a Rs. 7337 crore-deficit budget for 1989-90.
6/23/1894Edward VIII, king of Great Brit/N-Ireland and emperor of India (1936), was born.