Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
Supreme Court gives Assam Government two weeks to respond to pleas against foreigner declaration orders
The Supreme Court granted the Assam state government two weeks to file vakalatnama and counter-affidavits in five petitions challenging Foreigners Tribunal o...
Supreme Court to examine plea for recognition of intersex persons as a distinct class
The Supreme Court has issued notice on a public interest litigation seeking recognition of persons born with congenital variations in sex characteristics (in...
Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah dispute: court relies upon government notification of 1920 that indicates existence of pre-Aurangzeb temple
The Allahabad High Court dismissed a petition filed under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), 1908, seeking rejection of 18 civil suits c...
EC can delete doubtful voters, cannot decide citizenship: SC
The Supreme Court, hearing petitions on West Bengal's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, held that deletion of a person's name from the ele...
PIL challenges delay in women’s quota Act, seeks rollout before 2029 elections
A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking implementation of the Women's Reservation Act's one-third quota provisions...
Supreme Court to examine whether persons deleted from voter list in SIR can be denied welfare schemes
The Supreme Court issued notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the West Bengal government on a petition seeking a direction that persons whose...
Denying Backward Classes benefits to converts to Islam is unconstitutional
The Madras High Court quashed a Tamil Nadu Government Order (G.O. Ms. No. 15, dated 9 March 2024) that had permitted individuals belonging to Backward Classe...
Parliamentary panel on bill to remove PM, CMs defers adoption of report
The Joint Committee of both Houses of Parliament examining the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025 deferred adoption of its report A draft report conta...
Government to introduce bill making Vande Mataram insults punishable
A Bill to make intentional insult of, or disruption during, the singing of the National Song "Vande Mataram" a punishable offence is set to be introduced in ...
Govt. lists five Bills for Monsoon Session, no mention of delimitation legislation
The government released a list of five Bills for introduction, consideration, and passage during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, which begins July 20. The...
Why the numbers matter in the renewed push for delimitation | Explained
Parliament's Monsoon Session has renewed focus on the pending constitutional amendment package needed to enable delimitation, with attention centred on wheth...
NDA floor leaders likely to meet on July 17 ahead of Monsoon session
Parliament's Monsoon Session 2026 is scheduled to run from 20 July to 13 August. Ahead of the session, floor coordination meetings were convened among ruling...
20 NDA-ruled states adopt Jan Vishwas reforms to decriminalise minor offences
Twenty state governments have implemented reforms modelled on the central Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023, replacing imprisonment for minor r...
Government lists bills to amend FCRA Act, introduce Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act
The Lok Sabha Secretariat listed the consideration and passing of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 for the upcoming session The lis...
Delimitation Bill: Does NDA have the numbers to amend the Constitution as Monsoon Session begins from 20 July?
Parliament's Monsoon Session, beginning 20 July, is expected to take up a package of Bills enabling delimitation, including a Constitution Amendment Bill, a ...
Indus Waters Treaty: Why India wants to renegotiate the pact with Pakistan
India has repeatedly sought a formal renegotiation and modification of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), 1960, sending notices to Pakistan through the Permanent...
Why Ladakh’s plan for 7 hill councils has triggered a political debate
The Ladakh administration has announced that an Autonomous Hill Development Council (AHDC) will be constituted in each of the Union Territory's seven distric...
EC can conduct 'One Nation One Election' within six months' notice, says Parliamentary panel chief
The chairperson of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the 'One Nation, One Election' (simultaneous elections) bills stated that the Election C...
Bihar cabinet authorises Gram Panchayats to levy and collect taxes in Panchayats
The Bihar Cabinet has approved the draft "Gram Panchayat Taxes, Rates and Fees Rules, 2026," which sets out the framework under which Gram Panchayats can lev...
Women's quota, delimitation bills will be passed in Monsoon Session: Union Minister Ramdas Athawale
Ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament (20 July to 13 August 2026), there are indications that a delimitation-related bill and further steps connected to...