On January 6, 2026, the Supreme Court rejected a plea demanding the enforcement of the 2006 Lyngdoh Committee report. This report sets rules for student union elections in colleges and universities across India. The central government had formed the Lyngdoh Committee under the court's direction to remove "money and muscle power" from campus politics. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi dismissed the petition filed by Shiv Kumar Tripathi. The court said the plea had no merit. During the hearing, Tripathi's counsel said the plea aimed to ensure fair student elections by enforcing the committee's report. The Chief Justice called it "a publicity interest litigation." He said, "You just want to go out and address others (media). Only for publicity." The court then dismissed the petition. The Lyngdoh Committee report, accepted by the Supreme Court, is mandatory for all colleges and universities. It sets age limits of 17 to 22 years for undergraduate students and 24 to 25 years for postgraduate students to contest in student elections. It also suggested other rules to regulate these elections.