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Thursday, November 13, 2025
TopicLaw Commission of India

Topic: Law Commission of India

Law Commission says retain sedition law, increase jail term — ‘helps combat anti-national elements’

Apoorva Mandhani -
Colonial legacy not valid ground for repeal, says 22nd Law Commission tasked with reviewing the provision. The commission submitted its report to the Union Law Ministry on 24 May.

India’s public prosecutors aren’t independent. This is how it can be fixed

Chitrakshi Jain -
The lack of independence for public prosecutors results in executive interference, which affects their unbiased functioning.

Uniform civil code is neither necessary nor desirable at this stage: Law Commission

Sanya Dhingra -
BJP wants UCC to ensure gender equality across religions, but panel wants equality between men and women of same communities first.

Criticism of government, calling country ‘racist’ not sedition, says outgoing Law Commission

Maneesh Chhibber -
Panel asserts that people should be allowed to point out ‘loopholes’ in govt policy, says ‘national interest’ can’t be used to curb free speech.

Law Commission recommends legal framework to compensate victims of wrongful prosecution

PTI -
It also called for a special court in every district so that claims made by those accusing the state of wrongful prosecution can be addressed as swiftly.

Why Law Commission didn’t submit final report on Modi’s ‘one nation, one election’ goal

Sanya Dhingra -
Commission realised it was a ‘half-baked report’ which needed more debate, but has recommended a framework under which joint polls can be held in 2024.

No ‘one nation, one poll’ without amending Constitution, law panel to tell Modi govt

Sanya Dhingra -
The Law Commission is not expected to take a stand for or against simultaneous elections. Its report will be made public Tuesday.

Aadhaar-linked betting and gambling is Law Commission’s answer to clean sports

Apurva Vishwanath -
Panel believes linking transactions with Aadhaar and making them cashless could help make betting and gambling transparent.
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Opinion

Trump stoked the Epstein scandal. It’s come back to bite him

Bloomberg Opinion -
The disgraced financier also seemed to allege in documents that Trump kept company for hours with one of Epstein’s victims.

India’s much-maligned intelligence agencies are our only hope against terror attacks

TV reporters wandered through Delhi blast debris like a Sunday market. ‘Oh, there’s a hand’

Economy

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Bloomberg News -
Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Defence

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

National Interest

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Shekhar Gupta -
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.

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