The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, be kept in abeyance. Till then, the 2026 Regulations are kept in abeyance. The Court further ordered that the 2012 UGC Regulations will operate in the meantime. Why "caste-based discrimination" is separately defined when the definition of "discrimination" takes care of all forms of discriminatory treatment? Also Read -Supreme Court Raises 4 Questions On UGC Equity Regulations 2026, Asks Why Caste-Based Discrimination Separately DefinedExplainer: UGC's 2026 Regulations For Tackling Discrimination In Colleges & Surrounding ControversyCase Title:(1) MRITUNJAY TIWARI Versus UNION OF INDIA AND ANR., W.P.