Context: The article responds to the Election Commission of India (ECI) press note of September 26 concerning the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and reported differences within the Commission.The author argues that the ECI’s clar...

Context: Ladakh became a Union Territory without a Legislative Assembly under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, triggering demands for stronger constitutional safeguards for its tribal communities, culture, land and political representa...

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: The article argues for viewing Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh not only through a security lens but also as potential gateways to Central Asia and the wider Eurasian region.It links this approach with India’s need to convert its large young p...

Context: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is expected to function as a neutral constitutional authority because free and fair elections form part of the Basic Structure of the Constitution.The Supreme Court has been examining challenges to the...

Context: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar following reports of internal disagreements within the Election Commission of India (ECI).Opposition parties have...

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: Electoral rolls require periodic revision to remove errors and ensure that all eligible citizens can vote. The Election Commission of India (ECI) is constitutionally responsible for conducting such exercises.The ongoing Special Intensive Rev...

Context: The Supreme Court is examining challenges to the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023, which changed the composition of the selection committee for the...

Context: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has faced concerns over the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision-making, database management and procedures for deletion and verification of electors.Reported internal disagree...

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: In an electoral democracy, citizen preferences should influence public-good provision, since governments seeking re-election have incentives to respond to voters.Yet, in India, the quality of schools, healthcare, public transport, water, ele...

Context: A counterfeit medicine racket in Bengaluru has exposed serious gaps in drug-quality monitoring and supply-chain oversight in Karnataka.Relabelled, fake and expired medicines, including cancer drugs and ICU injections, were supplied to more 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 Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls by the Election Commission of India (ECI) has been conducted in phases since June 2025 and has expanded to cover most of the country.The exercise has reportedly resulted in the deletion...

Context: A BBC News Hindi investigation found that six Gujarat-based Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPPs) received around ₹1,700 crore in donations in 2023–24, exceeding the ₹1,480 crore received collectively by five nationally recognise...

Context: India is witnessing a sharp rise in childhood obesity and diabetes, alongside widespread consumption of sugar-heavy packaged and unbranded foods. Recent regulatory proposals on front-of-pack warnings are an important step, but effective acti...

Context: Recent proposals to dilute Gram Sabha consent requirements for projects affecting tribal and forest land have raised concerns that the legal protections provided to forest-dependent communities under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006 may be...

Context: All 25 High Courts now have regular Chief Justices after the Centre notified 8 appointments; the Collegium is now expected to consider 4 existing Supreme Court vacancies.Supreme Court strength: Sanctioned strength was raised to 34 judges in...

Context: On 1 September, the Supreme Court asked the Central government to examine introducing totaliser machines for counting votes recorded through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).The objective is to protect the secrecy of booth-wise voting...

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: Bihar and Jharkhand have resolved a 25-year-old dispute over sharing the waters of the Sone River through an inter-State Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).Under the agreement, Bihar will receive 5.75 million acre-feet (MAF) and Jharkhand 2 M...

Context: Article 124(3) of the Constitution permits appointment to the Supreme Court (SC) through three routes, including a person who is, in the President’s opinion, a “distinguished jurist”.Despite this provision existing since the Constitution cam...

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...