Higher Education

Why the Supreme Court’s Stay on the UGC Equity Guidelines Is No Relief for the General Caste and Why any Celebration Is Premature

When the Supreme Court stayed the UGC Equity Regulations, 2026, a section of the General (Unreserved) Caste community exhaled in visible relief. Social media declared victory. Protests were hailed as having “worked.” But this relief is illusory. The stay does not vindicate the General Caste. It does not correct the injustice embedded in the regulations. And …

Defending the Indefensible: Why Justifications of the UGC Equity Regulations by Politicians like Nishikant Dubey Are Failing

At a time when anger among general category (GC) communities is palpable, it is striking that several BJP leaders — instead of engaging with legitimate concerns — are choosing to defend the University Grants Commission’s Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2026 with arguments that collapse under basic constitutional scrutiny. The most prominent of these …