The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed grave concern over what it viewed as a novel misuse of the constitutional framework governing minority rights and affirmative action, after an individual from an upper-caste Hindu background sought admission benefits by claiming minority status following conversion to Buddhism. The issue arose in a petition filed by Nikhil Kumar…
A writ petition challenging the constitutional validity of the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, was on Tuesday mentioned before the Supreme Court, seeking urgent listing on the grounds that certain provisions allegedly institutionalise differential treatment among students based on caste identity. The matter was orally mentioned before a…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended till July 31, 2026, the tenure of the court-appointed committee constituted in the backdrop of gender-based violence during the sectarian strife in Manipur. Chief Justice of India Surya Kant observed that since no formal extension of the committee’s mandate had been recorded after July 2025, its continuation required regularisation….
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider a petition challenging the disclosure framework of the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Postgraduate courses (NEET-PG), which restricted access to question papers, answer keys, and candidate responses to anonymised Question ID numbers rather than the actual…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a writ petition questioning the legality and constitutionality of the practice of preferential or ‘VIP’ darshan at the Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain, holding that the issue fell beyond the domain of judicial adjudication and squarely within the administrative discretion of the competent authorities managing the religious…
A writ petition has been instituted before the Supreme Court assailing the constitutional validity of Regulation 3(c) of the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, contending that the impugned provision adopts an impermissibly exclusionary conception of caste-based discrimination. Regulation 3(c), as notified, restricts the definition of caste-based discrimination to…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with an order of the Kerala High Court that permitted the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to proceed with an investigation into allegations of abuse of dominant position in the Kerala television broadcasting market by Jiostar Private Limited. The challenge before the Apex Court arose from a…
Amid the continuing legal and political controversy surrounding the Thiruparankundram Deepam dispute, Justice G.R. Swaminathan of the Madras High Court has, for the first time, publicly alluded to the impeachment notice moved against him by Members of Parliament belonging to the I.N.D.I.A. bloc. The remarks were made during a public function in Chennai, marking a…
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court in the long-running Thiruparankundram hill dispute, challenging the Madras High Court verdict that subjected the lighting of the Karthigai Deepam at the hilltop to prior consultation with, and clearance from, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and local police authorities. Filed by Advocate G. Balaji on…
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg India’s higher education system—long celebrated for producing global leaders, innovators, and thinkers—is confronting a quiet but devastating crisis. Across campuses, student suicides are emerging as a grim counterpoint to academic excellence. Behind rankings and reputations lies an iceberg of distress that institutions have too often failed to acknowledge. It is…