Speed is being sold as justice, yet speed can also be theatre. The UGC notified the Promotion of Equity Regulations on 13 Jan 2026, then promised an Equity Committee meeting within 24 hours and a 24x7 Equity Helpline, as if morality were a call center. I hear the argument: without deadlines like 15 working days for a report and 7 working days for action, campuses will bury complaints. True, deadlines matter, and silence kills. Yet when definitions are stretched and enforcement becomes Equity Squads roaming 'vulnerable spots', you risk turning every awkward human conflict into an accusation file. That is why the Supreme Court keeping the rules in abeyance, with the matter listed again on March 19, is not sabotage, it is a warning bell. Build a process that protects the complainant and also protects the campus from paranoia, or you will get compliance without trust. A society cannot be legislated into dignity, but it can be legislated into fear.