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IRDAI Imposes ₹1 Crore Penalty on ICICI Lombard
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) imposed a penalty of ₹1 crore on ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited on 7 September 2026 for regulatory...
Supreme Court Sets November 30 Deadline for Aravalli Panel
The Supreme Court of India fixed 30 November 2026 as the non-extendable deadline for the High-Powered Committee to submit its final report on the definition and protection of...
Japan Reinforces Male-Only Imperial Succession Rules
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...
Government Appoints Eight New High Court Chief Justices
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...
Sanjay K. Agrawal Appointed Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice
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...
Supreme Court Suggests Raising District Judges’ Retirement Age
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...
Supreme Court Directs Tamil Nadu on Fishing Vessel Transit Rules
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...
Karnataka’s Greater Bengaluru Governance Act Takes Effect
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...
Centre Notifies Rules Mandating Indian Standard Time
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 Murmu Clears Way for Ladakh High Court Bench
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 Officially Renamed Keralam
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...
