The Centre tells the Supreme Court that the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, are being reconsidered after the court ordered them to be kept in abeyance. The Supreme Court’s direction came in January, and the Centre’s submission indicates the regulations have not yet taken effect in their current form.
Both reports describe the same procedural development: on January 29, the Supreme Court stays/pauses the UGC equity regulations and directs that they remain in abeyance. The Centre’s position, as conveyed to the court, is that the regulatory framework is under review. The outlets focus on different wording of the timeline and the nature of the court’s order, but they align on the core point that judicial intervention has paused the 2026 regulations while reconsideration is ongoing.
