Context: A reported dispute within the Election Commission of India (ECI) over electoral-roll changes, voter additions/deletions and centralised data access has renewed debate over whether the right to vote should be elevated from a statutory to a fu...

Context: Photographs of arrested or wanted persons are increasingly circulated through social media and police briefings, sometimes before the accused is produced before a magistrate.A Supreme Court PIL seeking a nationwide protocol for police-media...

Context: Article 44 of the Constitution states: “The State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India.”It forms part of the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) and is therefore not direct...

Context: On 21 September 2026, the Supreme Court in Jaskaran Jeet Singh Deol v. State of Punjab strengthened safeguards against illegal arrest and subsequent re-arrest.A Bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Atul S. Chandurkar held that when an accused...

Context: Supreme Court held that failure to communicate grounds of arrest and provide access to counsel violates Article 22(1) and makes detention unconstitutional.Article 22(1): An arrested person has the right to:Be informed of the grounds of arres...

Context: The Centre has proposed inserting Article 371K in the Constitution to provide special constitutional safeguards for Ladakh.The proposal follows an in-principle understanding between the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and representatives of t...

Context: Recent Developments: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has indicated implementation of UCC in all National Democratic Alliance (NDA)-ruled States by 2029. Uttarakhand implemented it in January 2025, while UCC Bills passed by Assam, Gujarat and M...

Context: 14 September 1949 marked a crucial decision by the Constituent Assembly on the language question through the Munshi-Ayyangar formula, after prolonged and contentious debate.The Constitution did not designate any “national language”. Instead,...

Context: The Supreme Court (SC) recently invoked its extraordinary powers under Article 142 to quash FIRs against participants in nationwide examination protests led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP).The order gave legal effect to an assurance...

Context: A ‘shuddhikaran’ (purification) ritual was performed at Haldwani’s Ramlila Ground on August 10, two days after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a rally there.Kharge described it as reflecting the “sting of untouchability” and...