India, Jan. 27 -- Opposition to the University Grants Commission (UGC)'s new regulations on promotion of equity in higher education campuses has reached the Supreme Court, with two separate petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the rules notified earlier this month. Both petitions are likely to be mentioned before Chief Justice of India Surya Kant later this week for directions on listing and hearing.

The first writ petition has been filed by Mrityunjay Tiwari, a post-doctoral researcher at Banaras Hindu University, Uttar Pradesh, assailing the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026. A second petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Tuesday by advocate Vineet...