The Supreme Court has agreed to examine a PIL challenging UGC’s 2026 caste discrimination rules. Petitioners call the definition ‘draconian’ and unequal but what exactly do the regulations say, and ...
A Trump administration initiative is upending 60 years of efforts by the federal government to prevent discrimination against ...
The petition argues that by confining the scope of caste-based discrimination strictly to SC, ST, and OBC groups, the ...
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UGC Row: Plea in Supreme Court challenges definition of caste discrimination in 2026 UGC regulations
The writ petition by Advocate Vineet Jindal said the regulations notified on January 13, 2026 “adopts an exclusionary, ...
Duke’s Office for Institutional Equity recently updated its Policy on Prohibited Discrimination, Harassment and Related Misconduct to include a definition of Islamophobia, among other changes. The ...
An assault on federal protections may bring about a new era of unchecked discrimination. Credit...Illustration by Vartika Sharma Supported by By Nikole Hannah-Jones Last year, a little-known office in ...
A second plea challenging the recent UGC notification was filed in the Supreme Court, alleging that it uses a non-inclusive definition of caste-based ...
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New UGC rules challenged in Supreme Court, plea seeks 'caste-neutral' definition of discrimination
In September 2025, the Supreme Court directed the UGC to tighten anti-discrimination rules, including policies on ragging and caste bias in higher educational institutions.
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