The petitioners submitted before the Supreme Court that the UGC regulations “institutionalise a narrow and exclusionary ...

"Reverse discrimination" lawsuits will now be "easier to bring," said Noah Feldman in Bloomberg. The Supreme Court last week ruled unanimously in favor of a woman who argued she was discriminated ...

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 ...

The writ petition by Advocate Vineet Jindal said the regulations notified on January 13, 2026 “adopts an exclusionary, ...

The petition argues that by confining the scope of caste-based discrimination strictly to SC, ST, and OBC groups, the ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 5 made it easier for workers to file so-called "reverse discrimination" lawsuits after siding with Ohio worker Marlean Ames who claimed she didn't get a job and was ...

India, Jan. 28 -- A plea was filed in the Supreme Court challenging a recently notified University Grants Commission (UGC) regulation, alleging that it has adopted a non-inclusionary definition of ...

A writ petition has been instituted before the Supreme Court assailing the constitutional validity of Regulation 3(c) of the ...

The House voted to expand the legal definition of antisemitism used to enforce anti-discrimination laws at a time when anti-Israel protests are raging at college campuses across the country. The bill ...

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.