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INDIAN POLITY 360

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📆 January 2026

JANUARY 2026 ROUND-UP: The Constitutional Quick-View

Federalism & The Governor’s Address

Disaster Federalism – The 16th Finance Commission’s New Paradigm

The ‘Caste’ Definition Row – SC Stays UGC Equity Regulations 2026

The Expansion of Article 21 – Menstrual Health as a Fundamental Right

Liberty vs. Security – Decoding the Umar Khalid Bail Verdict

The ‘Romeo-Juliet’ Dilemma: SC Guidelines on POCSO & Adolescent Consent

📆 February 2026

RESERVATION IN JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS

Public Criticism of the Judiciary

16th Finance Commission: Key Recommendations

Open Correctional Institutions: Suhas Chakma case

FEDERALISM REIMAGINED: Justice Kurian Joseph Committee Report

FEBRUARY 2026: ROUND-UP: INDIAN POLITY

📆 March 2026

MARCH 2026 ROUND UP: INDIAN POLITY 360

Say No to Proxy Sarpanch: Empowering Women in Grassroots Democracy

The 2026 Transgender Amendment: Protection or Regression? An In-Depth Analysis of Criticisms and Implications

Biological vs Adoptive Mothers: The Stark Inequality Struck Down by the Supreme Court

Coercive Federalism in India: From Cooperative Ideal to Centralising Reality

Caste by Birth or Faith? The Supreme Court’s Stand on Dalit Conversion and SC Status

📆 April 2026

APRIL 2026: ROUND-UP INDIAN POLITY 360

Making Early Childhood Education (3–6) a Fundamental Right: Opportunities, Challenges & State Realities

Mahanadi Water Crisis – Time for Political Will and Joint Action

MENSTRUAL LEAVE: A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT

GOVERNOR’S ROLE IN APPOINTING CM: THE CASE OF TAMILAGA VETRI KAZHAGAM

Delimitation bill 2026: vote bank politics and federal balance.

📆 May 2026

MAY 2026: ROUND-UP INDIAN POLITY 360

ARTICLE 21 AGAINST THE STATE: PERSONAL LIBERTY, PROLONGED DETENTION AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE

GOVERNING WITHOUT PARLIAMENTARY SESSIONS: ORDINANCE POWER AND EXECUTIVE ACCOUNTABILITY

GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY UNDER STRAIN: PANCHAYAT ELECTIONS, ADMINISTRATORS AND THE 73RD AMENDMENT

GOVERNORS, HUNG ASSEMBLIES AND GOVERNMENT FORMATION: THE CONSTITUTIONAL POLITICS OF STATE EXECUTIVES

WHO APPOINTS THE ELECTION COMMISSION? INSTITUTIONAL INDEPENDENCE AND THE SEPARATION OF POWERS

📆 June 2026

JUNE 2026: ROUND-UP INDIAN POLITY 360

THE RIGHT TO WALK: FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, URBAN GOVERNANCE AND THE DUTY OF THE STATE

FROM INVISIBLE LABOUR TO CONSTITUTIONAL RECOGNITION: HOMEMAKERS, GENDER JUSTICE AND THE VALUE OF CARE

MARRIAGE AND EQUALITY BEFORE LAW: CAN WELFARE POLICY DISCRIMINATE AGAINST DAUGHTERS?

THE RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN: PRIVACY, OPEN JUSTICE AND THE LIMITS OF DIGITAL MEMORY

FROM COMPLAINTS TO CONSEQUENCES: WHY THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR WOMEN NEEDS STRONGER POWERS

📆 July 2026

JULY 2026: ROUND-UP INDIAN POLITY 360

WHEN EXECUTIVE ORDERS OVERRIDE THE LAW: ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCES, RULE OF LAW AND JUDICIAL REVIEW

CAN A CHIEF MINISTER GOVERN FROM JAIL? THE 30-DAY RULE, EXECUTIVE ETHICS AND CONSTITUTIONAL FEDERALISM

THE CHILD'S RIGHT TO DIGITAL PRIVACY: APAAR, INFORMED CONSENT AND THE LIMITS OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

DIGNITY BEHIND BARS: PRISON REFORM, ARTICLE 21 AND THE STATE'S DUTY TOWARDS VULNERABLE PRISONERS

CITIZENSHIP WITHOUT ARBITRARINESS: FOREIGNERS TRIBUNALS, FAIR HEARINGS AND CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTY

📆 August 2026

AUGUST 2026: ROUND-UP INDIAN POLITY 360

WHO OWNS A STATE'S NAME? ARTICLE 3, REGIONAL IDENTITY AND THE LIMITS OF FEDERAL CONSENT

TRIBUNALS UNDER EXECUTIVE CONTROL? JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITS OF REFORM

DEMOCRACY IN PROTECTED TERRITORIES: TRIBAL SELF-GOVERNANCE AND THE URBAN LOCAL-BODY GAP

WHO AUDITS THE PROMISE OF DEVELOPMENT? CAG OVERSIGHT AND THE ACCOUNTABILITY GAP IN GOVERNMENT SCHEMES

CAN THE STATE TAKE LIFE WITH DIGNITY? CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS AND ARTICLE 21

📆 September 2026

SEPTEMBER 2026: ROUND-UP INDIAN POLITY 360

LEGISLATIVE PRIVILEGE VS FREEDOM OF THE PRESS: WHERE DOES THE CONSTITUTION DRAW THE LINE?

WHO CONTROLS THE TAXING POWER? STATE FISCAL AUTONOMY AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL DIVISION OF POWERS

WHO PROTECTS THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE DISTRICT JUDICIARY? APPOINTMENTS, SERVICE CONDITIONS AND ACCOUNTABILITY

WHEN DOES A JUDGMENT BECOME FINAL? CONSTITUTION BENCHES, PRECEDENT AND JUDICIAL CERTAINTY

CONSULTATION OR CONSENT? THE STATE'S ROLE IN HIGH COURT JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS