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SC stays UGC's equity regulations; leaders call for 'balanced' revision
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, notified on January 23, 2026 which was challenged by various petitioners as being arbitrary, exclusionary, discriminatory and in violation of the of th
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"Those attacking me should read SC order": Assam CM Sarma responds to oppo
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday defended his remarks on "Miya Muslims" amid criticism from the Opposition, stating that the term was not given by him but is used by the community itself.
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"I thank court for decision": Union Minister Giriraj Singh on SC's stay on
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Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday thanked the Supreme Court for putting a stay on the new UGC regulations and said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has never discriminated against anyone.
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"Vague": SC stays UGC 2026 regulations on pleas challenging definition of
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The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, notified on January 23, 2026 which was challenged by various petitioners as being arbitrary, exclusionary, discriminatory and in violation of the of th
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"No need to comment on court's order": UP DyCM Keshav Prasad Maurya on SC'
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Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Thursday said that there's no need to comment on the Supreme Court's stay on the new University Grants Commission's equity regulations and assured that the government will comply with the order.
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SIR in Tamil Nadu: SC directs ECI to publish names of people categorised i
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The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Election Commission of India to publish names of people who have been categorised in the ECIs' "Logical Discrepancy" list in the gram panchayat bhawan, Taluka offices of every sub-division and ward-offices of urban areas, as part of the Commissio
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"Govt absolutely abdicated its responsibility": Priyanka Chaturvedi welcom
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Welcoming the Supreme Court's stay on the new University Grants Commission's equity regulations, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Thursday criticised the central government for "abdicating its responsibility," following widespread backlash on the regulations.
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"SC's stay on UGC's new rules is appropriate": Mayawati
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Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Thursday said that the Supreme Court's stay on the new University Grants Commission's equity regulations is "appropriate," given the current "social tensions" in the universities against these regulations.
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"True justice doesn't involve injustice to anyone": Akhilesh Yadav's welco
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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has welcomed the Supreme Court's stay on the new University Grants Commission's equity regulations.
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"Guidelines were outcome of SC's order, government diluted it": CPI MP Joh
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He added that the guidelines' scope should have been broadened and lamented that political controversy, driven by the BJP, should not come at the expense of students.
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"Victory for us, guidelines were divisive:" Lucknow University students we
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The new UGC regulations, notified on January 23, were challenged by various petitioners as being arbitrary, exclusionary, discriminatory and in violation of the Constitution as well as the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.
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Cong MP Pramod Tiwari hails Supreme Court's decision to stay UGC's new reg
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Congress MP Pramod Tiwari accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for diverting from "real issues" of a country, adding that government's job is to ensure peace, but they "ignite fire in the name of religion and caste."
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