The Election Commission of India (ECI) issued an order on 7 May 2026 lifting the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) for the 2026 Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala,...
Canada’s Bill C-22, formally called the Supporting Authorized Access to Information Act (SAAIA), is a proposed law under debate in the House of Commons in 2026. Apple and...
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is under examination before a nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India in a Public Interest Litigation filed against the practice, which...
The Supreme Court of India on 6 May 2026 refused the Union Government’s request to adjourn the hearing of petitions challenging the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election...
The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the elevation of 10 advocates as judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The Collegium system in India is used for...
Nepal’s President Ram Chandra Poudel promulgated the Constitutional Council Ordinance, which is a legal instrument used to amend or introduce provisions with immediate effect under the country’s constitutional...
The Union Cabinet approved on 5 May 2026 a proposal to increase the sanctioned strength of Supreme Court judges from 33 to 37, excluding the Chief Justice of...
The Supreme Court of India has examined the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971, in cases involving unwanted pregnancies of minors and has asked for consideration of...
The Supreme Court has observed that stronger enforcement of existing laws, rather than the creation of new laws, is essential to tackle hate speech and hate crimes in...
The Supreme Court has observed that quitting a live-in relationship is not a criminal offence if the relationship was consensual. While hearing the plea of a woman who...
