Centre to Set up Panel to Revisit UGC Equity Regulations, Supreme Court Told
The Centre said it will reconsider the UGC rules and may form a committee as the Supreme Court weighs claims that the framework is discriminatory.
- On Thursday, The Centre informed the Supreme Court in New Delhi that it will reconsider University Grants Commission regulations introduced to address caste-based discrimination in higher educational institutions.
- Petitions had previously led the Supreme Court to stay the regulations, with petitioners arguing they are exclusionary and effectively divide universities along caste lines, violating constitutional equal-protection principles.
- Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant questioned how regulations would handle regional insults, remarking, "For God's sake, there are inter-caste marriages as well. We have also lived in hostels where everyone stayed together."
- Justice Surya Kant asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to consider constituting a committee of eminent personalities to examine the rules, with Mehta assuring the court that all student interests would be protected.
- Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain submitted that the law improperly presumes discrimination occurs against only one section, noting, "The new definition does not mention ragging," while seeking a stay on the definition.
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Centre considers panel to revisit UGC equity regulations as Supreme Court calls for protection of all students
NEW DELHI: The Union government on November 5 informed the Supreme Court that it was considering constituting a committee to revisit the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, which were stayed in January following concerns that certain provisions were ambiguous and susceptible to misuse. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta made the submission before a Bench comprising Chief Justice of I…
Regarding the UGC regulations, the Center stated in the Supreme Court that it would form a committee to consider them. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta stated that the government wanted to address students' concerns and ensure that no category of students felt excluded or discriminated against under the new regulations.
Supreme Court Flags Concerns Over UGC Caste Rules, Asks Centre To Consider Expert Panel
The Centre has told the Supreme Court that it is willing to reconsider the controversial University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations aimed at preventing caste-based discrimination in higher educational institutions. The government said it is considering setting up a committee to review
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