Japan’s National Diet approved amendments to the Imperial House Law of 1947 on 17 July 2026. The revised framework retains male-only succession to the Chrysanthemum Throne and permits...
The Central Government of India notified the appointment of eight Chief Justices to different High Courts on 5 September 2026. President Droupadi Murmu approved the appointments under the...
Justice Sanjay Kumar Agrawal was appointed as the 44th regular Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court on 5 September 2026. He was serving as a judge of...
The Supreme Court of India has directed seven consenting states to amend service rules and raise the retirement age of district judges from 60 to 62 years. The...
The Supreme Court of India on 2 September 2026 directed the Tamil Nadu government to frame rules for a specified channel for fishing vessels to transit through territorial...
The Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024, came into force in Karnataka on 15 May 2025. The law replaced the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Act, 2020, and created a...
The Department of Consumer Affairs notified the Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026, under Section 52 of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009, on 27 August 2026. The...
President Droupadi Murmu promulgated the Union Territory of Ladakh (Sitting of Bench of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in Ladakh) Regulation, 2026, on 27...
Kerala was officially renamed Keralam through The Kerala (Alteration of Name) Act, 2026, which altered the State’s entry in the First Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The change...
On 20 August 2026, a nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India delivered a 489-page judgment in State of Uttar Pradesh v. Jai Bir Singh on...
Karnataka’s Food Safety and Drugs Administration Department suspended the food licences of Amazon, Swiggy Instamart and BigBasket on 24 August 2026 after Datura fruits and seeds were listed...
The Supreme Court of India ordered an interim ban on construction and development within 100 metres of the edge of Rajasthan’s Jojari River. The bench also barred hazardous...
