It will divide society and have grave repercussions.”Earlier on Wednesday, CJI Kant Kant agreed to list the matter for hearing after it was mentioned for urgent listing. The CJI had assured the petitioner’s counsel that the case would be heard after the defects in the petition are cured. The plea alleged that the new UGC framework institutionalises discrimination by denying grievance redressal mechanisms to persons belonging to non-SC/ST/OBC categories. It contended that the regulations violate the principles of equality and fair access to remedies in higher education institutions. It argued that denial of access to grievance redressal mechanisms on the basis of caste identity amounts to impermissible state discrimination and violates Articles 14, 15(1), and 21 of the Constitution.