The Supreme Court has stayed the operation of the University Grants Commission’s 2026 equity regulations dealing with the definition of caste discrimination, raising serious concerns about their ...

Anand Teltumbde’s Dalits and the Indian Constitution questions whether the law was meant to end caste or simply control it, ...

The new equity regulations notified by the University Grants Commission on this week signal a significant attempt to recast how discrimination, particularly cas ...

The Supreme Court said the unity of India must be reflected in all educational institutions, while hearing a plea challenging ...

Statewide protests against the UGC’s new equity regulations intensified on Wednesday, with students, lawyers and local leade ...

In a major development, the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, be kept in abeyance. <br ...

Supreme Court's Critical Intervention In a significant move regarding a sensitive issue within the higher education system, ...

Warning that the new rules could divide society and leave victims without remedies, the Supreme Court put the UGC’s 2026 ...

The Supreme Court found prima facie merit in concerns that the 2026 rules, especially the definition of caste-based discrimination under Regulation 3(c), were vague and open to misuse. The bench ...

The Supreme Court has stayed the UGC Equity Regulations 2026, a move seen as a relief for general category students amid concerns over exclusion and unequal grievance redressal.

New Delhi. The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the implementation of the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) newly notified ...

What has changed is that the new regulations are backed by a clear enforcement framework. They have real consequences and, ...