Disha Wadekar says existing regulations already address complaints of victimisation and harassment from any student, ...

The petitioners submitted before the Supreme Court that the UGC regulations “institutionalise a narrow and exclusionary ...

A Supreme Court plea challenges a new UGC rule. The rule defines caste discrimination narrowly, excluding students and ...

Petitions argue the 2026 regulations limit protection to reserved categories as students protest nationwide seeking inclusion ...

The writ petition by Advocate Vineet Jindal said the regulations notified on January 13, 2026 “adopts an exclusionary, ...

The earlier rules struggled to confront entrenched biases, especially those faced by marginalized communities. The new ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed a recent University Grants Commission (UGC) regulation after various pleas were filed contending that the Commission adopted a non-inclusionary definition of caste ...

While the UGC says the regulations are meant to promote inclusion and institutional accountability, critics argue that the ...

The Supreme Court will hear a plea challenging new UGC regulations on higher education equity. Critics argue the rules define ...

While staying the 2026 UGC regulations in its entirety, a bench of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi termed the language of the provision that defines "caste-based ...

A writ petition has been instituted before the Supreme Court assailing the constitutional validity of Regulation 3(c) of the ...