<p>The <a href="https://google.com/search?q=Supreme+Court+deccan+herald&rlz=1C1CHBF_enIN1109IN1109&oq=Supreme+Court+deccan+herald+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyCggAEEUYFhgeGDkyCAgBEAAYFhgeMg0IAhAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMg0IAxAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMg0IBBAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMgYIBRBFGDwyBggGEEUYPDIGCAcQRRg80gEINTU0MWowajeoAgiwAgHxBdRVZYRDgHyo&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8">Supreme Court of India</a> on Friday stayed the UGC Promotion of Equity Regulations 2026.</p><p>While hearing the case, the SC said the provisions are prima facie vague and capable of misuse. </p><p>A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notices to the Centre and the UGC on the pleas challenging the regulation.</p><p>The new regulations mandating all higher education institutions to form "equity committees" to look into discrimination complaints and promote equity were notified on January 13.</p>.UGC caste bias rules put BJP in a bind as upper-caste backlash grows.<p>The University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, mandated that these committees must include members of the Other Backward Classes (OBC), the Scheduled Castes (SC), the Scheduled Tribes (ST), persons with disabilities, and women.</p><p>The pleas assailed the regulation on the grounds that caste-based discrimination is defined strictly as discrimination against members of the SCs, STs and OBCs.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://google.com/search?q=Supreme+Court+deccan+herald&rlz=1C1CHBF_enIN1109IN1109&oq=Supreme+Court+deccan+herald+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyCggAEEUYFhgeGDkyCAgBEAAYFhgeMg0IAhAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMg0IAxAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMg0IBBAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMgYIBRBFGDwyBggGEEUYPDIGCAcQRRg80gEINTU0MWowajeoAgiwAgHxBdRVZYRDgHyo&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8">Supreme Court of India</a> on Friday stayed the UGC Promotion of Equity Regulations 2026.</p><p>While hearing the case, the SC said the provisions are prima facie vague and capable of misuse. </p><p>A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notices to the Centre and the UGC on the pleas challenging the regulation.</p><p>The new regulations mandating all higher education institutions to form "equity committees" to look into discrimination complaints and promote equity were notified on January 13.</p>.UGC caste bias rules put BJP in a bind as upper-caste backlash grows.<p>The University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, mandated that these committees must include members of the Other Backward Classes (OBC), the Scheduled Castes (SC), the Scheduled Tribes (ST), persons with disabilities, and women.</p><p>The pleas assailed the regulation on the grounds that caste-based discrimination is defined strictly as discrimination against members of the SCs, STs and OBCs.</p>
