India, Jan. 28 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to consider urgent listing of a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, amid mounting controversy over the new framework aimed at addressing caste-based discrimination on educational campuses.

The development came after the petition was mentioned before Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant by advocate Parth Yadav on behalf of social activist and entrepreneur Rahul Dewan. Yadav urged the court to take up the matter urgently, submitting that the operation of the regulations would lead to discrimination and that the issue required immediate judicial scrutiny.

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