Meenakshi Shukla DY Chandrachud, former Chief Justice of India, recently addressed the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the “One Nation One Election Bill”. While maintaining that the Bill does not violate the Constitution, he flagged significant flaws requiring attention. Among Read more
Shreya Gupta On April 2, 2025, the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025, also known as the UMEED Bill, was introduced in the Lok Sabha. This proposed legislation seeks to amend the Waqf Act of 1995, bringing significant reforms to the governance Read more
Aarohi Girish Dhumale The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024 about ‘One Nation, One Election’, is expected to be introduced in the current winter session of Parliament by Arjun Ram Meghwal, the Minister of State for Law & Read more
Soumya Singh Inaugurating the commencement of the ‘One Nation, One Poll’ initiative, the 22nd Law Commission is poised to present its conclusive findings on the viability of simultaneous elections for the Lok Sabha, State Assemblies, and local bodies to the Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2023 was passed by the Parliament on the first day of the Winter Session. On December 4th, the Lok Sabha granted its assent. During the Monsoon Session of Parliament in August of this Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal Days after the historic vote that passed the Women’s Reservation Bill, President Droupadi Murmu granted her approval, and has became law. The new law grants women 33% reservation in the Lok Sabha and state legislatures. On 29 September Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Central Government introduced three bills in the Lok Sabha on 11th August to repeal and replace the “19th-century laws” of the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act. Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which was proposed on July 26 in the Lok Sabha, has finally been passed on August 1, 2023. The Registration of Births and Deaths Act, of 1969, is being Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal The J&K reservation rules and representation in its Legislative Assembly (LA) are to be expanded and reorganized under four extremely important measures that the Union government submitted in the Lower House of Parliament on Wednesday. These proposals have Read more
Anadi Tewari The Constitution (127th Amendment) Bill, 2021 which seeks to restore the States’ and Union Territories power to make their own Socially and Economic Backward Classes (SEBCs) lists, has been passed in the Lok Sabha with 385 members voting Read more