Daily Bulletin

The new criminal laws—Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA)—came into force nationwide on July 1, 2024. To facilitate the transition, the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) trained 83,740 officers centrally. Supplementing this, State and UT governments have trained 15,72,863 police personnel, 50,588 prison staff, and 20,825 judicial officers to ensure a smooth implementation of the new legal framework.

The Union Government informed the Lok Sabha that the Constitution of India has been amended eight times in the last twelve years. Key amendments include the 101st Amendment (Goods and Services Tax), the 103rd Amendment (Economically Weaker Sections reservation), and the 105th Amendment, which restored the power of states to identify Socially and Educationally Backward Classes. The most recent, the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023, provides for one-third reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) is conducting a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls nationwide, a process upheld by the Supreme Court as being within the ECI's constitutional mandate. To prevent disenfranchisement, the ECI has instituted safeguards including mandatory door-to-door verification by Booth Level Officers and publication of draft rolls for public scrutiny. The state of Andhra Pradesh has recently completed its house-to-house verification drive as part of this exercise.

The eCourts Mission Mode Project Phase-III, with a financial outlay of ₹7,210 crore for 2023-2027, is accelerating judicial digitalisation. Key achievements include conducting over 4.15 crore hearings via video conferencing and digitizing over 734 crore pages of court records. As part of this initiative, the e-Filing 3.0 system has been successfully implemented across all District Courts in Punjab to enhance judicial efficiency.

The Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for the Development of Infrastructure Facilities for Judiciary has been extended until September 30, 2026, to augment state resources for constructing court halls and residential units. The Union Budget 2026 allocated ₹810 crore to this scheme. For the financial year 2026-27, a mother sanction of ₹8.79 crore has been issued to Andhra Pradesh, which has received a total of ₹104.29 crore over the last five years.

The Union government has assured that any future legislation concerning tribunals will be framed in alignment with Supreme Court judgments to uphold their judicial independence. This commitment follows the Supreme Court's judgment on November 19, 2025, in the Madras Bar Association vs. Union of India case, which struck down certain provisions of the Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021.

The procedure for transferring High Court judges is governed by Article 222 of the Constitution, requiring consultation between the President and the Chief Justice of India. As per the Memorandum of Procedure, the proposal is initiated by the Chief Justice of India in consultation with the four senior-most Supreme Court judges, and the views of the Chief Justices of the concerned High Courts are also taken into account.

As of July 2026, the judiciary in Rajasthan is facing significant vacancies, with 11 posts for Judges vacant in the High Court against a sanctioned strength of 50. In the subordinate judiciary, 205 posts of judicial officers and 7,606 posts of court staff are currently vacant, as per data provided by the High Court of Rajasthan.