"Hope We Don't Segregate Schools Like US": Supreme Court's Top Quotes On UGC Rules

Thursday, 29 January 2026Newsdesk

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.

New Delhi 29 January 2026

As per news report of NDTV,The Supreme Court on Thursday paused the University Grants Commission's (UGC) new rules after various pleas were filed contending that the Commission adopted a non-inclusionary definition of caste-based discrimination and excluded certain categories from institutional protection. 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.

Source - NDTV