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Saturday, August 9, 2025
TopicLaw Commission

Topic: Law Commission

It’s been 10 years, but India still doesn’t want to replace hanging with lethal injection

A decade after looking at options to replace death by hanging with a 'more humane' way, ministry says no such proposal being examined.

Law panel to suggest framework for simultaneous polls with room for debate in Parliament

Simultaneous elections would require at least two Constitutional amendments and ratification by majority of the states.

Centre wants e-FIRs across the country, asks law panel to study feasibility

Move aimed at easing the process of filing cases; home ministry seeks Law Commission’s views on possibility of amending Section 154 of CrPC.

Law Commission set to recommend simultaneous polls, says it won’t hurt India’s federalism

Unlike the US, which is a federation of states, India is a union of states. Therefore, federalism won’t really get undermined, the report is set to say.

Imran Khan’s India link, and a hurdle for hotline with China

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint in the last 24 hours.

Uniform Civil Code not the solution, codify personal law: Muslim women to Law Commission

Muslim women's body wants the commission to examine issues of age of marriage, share in inheritance and custody of children after separation.

Guess what? Law Commission never recommended legalising betting & gambling, says its chief

Chairman B.S. Chauhan also tells ThePrint using Aadhaar to regulate betting & gambling was a suggestion of some stakeholders who favour legalised betting.

Why the Muslim Personal Law Board will not agree to allow adoption in Islam

The AIMPLB is set to tell the Law Commission that adoption cannot be allowed due to fear of sexual relations between adopted child and mother.

In a first, cash-rich Indian cricket board furnishes its tax details under RTI Act

Move seen as a major step towards transparency given BCCI, for a long time, has been resisting attempts to bring itself under RTI.

Law Commission says BCCI should come under RTI Act

BCCI continues to be regarded as a private body although it has received tax exemptions and land grants from governments.

On Camera

Buying Russian oil, misreading Trump—3 points will define India’s next energy strategy

India should have secured greater savings by pressing Russia for prices nearer the cap while sustaining high volumes. This would have preserved strategic autonomy and served economic logic.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of dodgy & undue influence

One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.