ThePrintPod: New UGC rules on hold: Why SC believes they are ‘regressive’, can deepen caste divisions

The Supreme Court on Thursday put on hold the controversial 2026
UGC anti-discrimination rules, observing that their vague
language could have sweeping consequences and may divide society.
As student protests erupt across campuses, the top court
questioned the constitutionality of the new regulations, flagged
the exclusion of ragging, and warned of possible misuse. The
bench clarified that the 2012 Regulations will remain in force so
that students are not left remediless. Ruchi Bhattar explains in
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