The Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant, constituted the Judicial Infrastructure Advisory Committee on 12-13 May 2026 for a nationwide roadmap on court infrastructure. The committee is linked...
Karnataka withdrew the February 5, 2022, order on May 13, 2026, and the new order permits limited traditional and faith-based symbols with prescribed uniforms in educational institutions. The...
On 13 May 2026, the Assam Cabinet approved the draft Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in its first meeting of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s second term. The...
The Supreme Court of India on 11 May 2026 held that caste-based abuses made inside a private residence and outside public view do not attract the Scheduled Castes...
The Supreme Court of India on 11 May 2026 considered the legal status of schools that impart religious instruction and left the issue to the Government of India...
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant launched the “One Case, One Data” initiative and the AI-powered chatbot “Su Sahay” at the Supreme Court of India on 11 May...
The Supreme Court in May 2026 held that the statutory bar under Section 18 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, cannot be...
On 5 May 2026, the Bihar Cabinet approved the abolition of the Bihar Vigilance Investigation Cadre and its integration into the regular Bihar Police force. The Bihar Home...
India fully operationalised four labour codes on 21 November 2025 after the publication of the required rules and notifications. The four codes replace 29 central labour laws with...
The Supreme Court of India proposed on 8 May 2026 a permanent women-only Vice-President post in the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) from the 2027-28 cycle. The proposal...
