It has also pointed out that the Regulations lack safeguards against potential misuse, as has been the case with several other such laws. Notified on January 13, the Regulations require all higher education institutions in India to constitute Equity Committees to eradicate discrimination against all stakeholders through appropriate preventive and protective measures. Regulation 3(c) defines “caste-based discrimination” as discrimination faced only by members of the SC/ST/OBC communities, excluding general category stakeholders, who protesters argue can also face caste-linked bias. Protesters have also contended that the representation accorded to SC/ST/OBC communities in the Equity Committees is itself discriminatory. Equity safeguards, as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.