Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026: Decriminalization & Penalty Reforms
This Act aims to make laws less punitive, more facilitative, and citizen-friendly, while maintaining regulatory discipline.
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Delhi Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026: Decriminalization of Minor Offences & Rationalized Penalties
The Delhi Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 amends select Delhi laws to decriminalize minor offences and rationalize penalties.
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Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026: Changes to Delimitation, Representation and Women’s Reservation in UT Legislatures
The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 seeks to align key Union Territory—specific statutes with recent constitutional changes relating to delimitation, representation, and reservation in legislatures.
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Maharashtra Stamp (Amendment) Act, 2026: Key Changes to Section 52-A on Allowance for Duty
The Maharashtra Stamp (Amendment) Act, 2026 introduces significant changes to Section 52-A of the Maharashtra Stamp Act relating to Allowance for duty. The revisions aim to bring greater clarity, administrative efficiency, and hierarchy-based accountability in granting stamp duty allowances.
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RBI Guidelines 2026: Faster Cross-Border Inward Payments & Timely Credit
These Guidelines aims to reduce delays at the beneficiary stage, the guidelines require timely customer intimation, faster nostro account reconciliation, same-day or next-day credit of funds, adoption of straight-through processing, and development of digital platforms for foreign exchange transactions.
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Punjab Professional Tax Registration SOP with 14-Day Deemed Approval Timeline
The formulation of SOP and Timeline is a step to enhance transparency, streamline approval timelines, and improve ease of compliance for taxpayers.
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Legislation Roundup March 2026: Income Tax Changes, Transgender Bill, LPG Crisis & More
Discover the latest legislative updates from March 2026, including all updates on new Central Legislations, Rules, Notifications; and more.
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PNGRB (Consumer Protection) Regulations, 2025 — Consumer Rights & Grievance Redressal
These Regulations have been notified to strengthen consumer rights across India’s oil and gas sector. These Regulations ensure safety, quality supply, fair trade practices, timely grievance redressal, and consumer education, while preserving rights under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
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Income-tax Amendment Rules 2026: Key Changes in ITR Forms for AY 2026-27
On 30-3-2026, the Ministry of Finance notified a series of amendments to the Income-tax Rules, 1962, primarily updating various Income-tax Return (ITR) forms. These changes will apply to returns filed for Assessment Year 2026—27 and impact taxpayers across categories, including individuals, HUFs, firms, companies, and charitable entities.
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EPFO Clarification on PAN Linking to Establishment Profile & Manual Verification for Name Mismatch
EPFO has clarified the process for linking PAN with the establishment profile on the EPFO Unified Portal and introduced a new manual verification facility for cases involving minor name mismatches between EPFO records and the PAN database, easing compliance for employers.
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From Parent Care Leave to Free Education: 13 New Bills Introduced in Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha witnessed the introduction of 13 significant Bills aimed at creating new legislative frameworks across diverse sectors including agriculture, digital governance, urban development, education, labor welfare, and social justice.
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Bill introduced in Lok Sabha to revise the definition of “transgender person”
On 13-3-2026, 2 amendment Bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha—one to amend the law relating to the protection of transgender persons and the other to authorize additional government expenditure for the financial year 2025—26.
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Premium Speed Post announced: India Post introduces 24/48-hour services
The Ministry of Communications has notified a new set of premium services designed to speed up document and parcel delivery across metropolitan cities.
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LPG Amendment Order 2026: PNG Users Barred from Domestic LPG Connections
LPG Amendment Order bars PNG consumers from retaining or obtaining domestic LPG connections, mandating surrender and prohibiting dual connections by Government oil companies.
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FSSAI Licensing & Registration Amendment Regulations, 2026 — Key Changes Explained
The amendment redefines petty food businesses, streamline registration and licensing norms, introduce indefinite validity of licenses subject to compliance, and establish a risk-based system of inspections and audits, including third-party audits when directed by authorities.
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Companies Compliance Facilitation Scheme 2026: Key Features, Benefits & Fees Explained
The Companies Compliance Facilitation Scheme, 2026 offers a one-time chance for defaulting and inactive companies to file overdue annual documents at reduced fees. The scheme supports companies in completing pending filings, obtaining dormant status, or applying for strike-off with significant fee concessions and limited immunity for delayed submissions.
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Legislation Roundup February 2026: Union Budget, Draft Income-tax Rules 2026; and more
Discover the latest legislative updates from February 2026, including all updates on new Foreign Legislations, Rules, Notifications; and more.
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POSH Act Compliance Now Mandatory Across Legal Bodies: BCI Rolls Out Workplace Safety Guidelines
These Guidelines aim to promote a safe, respectful, and inclusive work environment for all members, including those in bar associations, law offices, State Bar Councils, and the Bar Council of India.
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DGCA notifies new airline ticket refund rules; faster refunds and 48-hour cancellation window introduced
To address growing passenger grievances over delayed refunds and opaque cancellation policies, the DGCA has issued new Civil Aviation Requirements prescribing mandatory refund timelines, a 48-hour “look-in” cancellation option, and full refund of statutory taxes across all fare categories.
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Draft Income-tax Rules 2026: Key Changes, Higher Allowances & Simplified Compliance Framework
The draft rules aim to reduce litigation, ease compliance, and eliminate obsolete provisions, while enhancing several employee allowances and exemptions. Key updates include higher limits for education, hostel, disability, armed forces allowances, expanded HRA coverage, and revised perquisite and reporting requirements.
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