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25 stories for “Law” · March 2026
Clear filtersThe Union government has withdrawn the Jan Vishwas (Amendment) Bill, 2025 from the Lok Sabha after its examination by a Select Committee, so that the committee's detailed recommendations can be built in. The Bill seeks t...
The Supreme Court has closed the four-decade-old MC Mehta v. Union of India case on air pollution in Delhi-NCR. Filed in 1985 by environmentalist MC Mehta, it became a landmark Public Interest Litigation in Indian enviro...
Jürgen Habermas (1929–2026), the influential German philosopher and sociologist, has died aged 96. A leading 20th-century social theorist and a member of the Frankfurt School of critical theory, he championed deliberativ...
The Union Government has introduced a Bill in Parliament to amend the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019.The amendment redefines "transgender person" and drops the provision for self-perceived gender id...
In Pavini Shukla v. Union of India, the Supreme Court suggested implementing a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) to remove gender bias in personal laws. A UCC would replace religion-based personal laws with one common law for all...
In March 2026 the Union government invoked the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 to keep Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) adequately available during a global energy crisis. On 5 March 2026, oil refining companies were direct...
Tamil Nadu's development since 1950 rests on a string of social reforms inspired by the Dravidian Movement.The DMK government under M. Karunanidhi abolished hand-rickshaws in 1973; West Bengal took three more decades to...
A Division Bench of the Madras High Court set aside a single judge's order of August 12, 2024, which had widened the Thalikku Thangam scheme to families earning up to ₹12,000 a month. The scheme, formally the 2011 Mooval...
Zero Discrimination Day is observed every year on March 1 to promote equality and dignity for all people, regardless of who they are. The theme for 2026 is 'People First'. The day calls on governments and communities to...
**Overview** Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan released 16 significant publications celebrating Tamil heritage, culture, architecture, and civilizational thought at Uparashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, strongly emphasizin...
**Overview** The Ministry of Minority Affairs successfully operationalized the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development (UMEED) Central Portal to create an authenticated, highly transparent digita...
**Overview** On March 2, 2026, the Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Kaundinya was ceremonially flagged into Mumbai Harbour by Minister of State for Defence, Sanjay Seth, proudly marking the successful completion of its...
