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 ...

Gazette notifications issued by the University Grants Commission (UGC), the statutory body that oversees higher education in India, usually don’t attract much p ...

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

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

The court suggests that the regulations must be revisited by a committee comprising eminent jurists. The regulations are ...

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

Supreme Court stays UGC Regulation 2026 on caste discrimination, asks Centre to redraft rules for equity in higher education ...

BJP office bearers and a city magistrate in Uttar Pradesh resign over UGC’s 2026 caste discrimination regulations, citing ...

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

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

The petition argues that by confining the scope of caste-based discrimination strictly to SC, ST, and OBC groups, the ...