Parliamentary Agenda Shifts to Judicial and Administrative Reforms

The Monsoon Session enters a critical phase today as both Houses of Parliament prepare to debate sweeping legislative changes, ranging from judicial expansion to birth registration protocols. With the Lok Sabha focusing on the Supreme Court's capacity, the Rajya Sabha turns its attention to the evolving landscape of small-scale industry regulations.

Editorial·July 31, 2026·reads: 3,516

Parliamentary Agenda Shifts to Judicial and Administrative Reforms

In the Lower House, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is slated to move the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026, aimed at modernizing the 1969 Act. Simultaneously, Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal will present the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, for consideration. Lawmakers will also review requests to extend reporting deadlines for the Joint Committee regarding the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation and related constitutional amendments.

Across the aisle in the Rajya Sabha, Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi will introduce the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026, designed to revise the existing 2006 framework. The day's schedule includes the tabling of committee reports and ministerial statements on the status of parliamentary recommendations. This follows a high-tension Thursday session where the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, secured passage despite an Opposition walkout, and recent legislation criminalizing insults to the national song, 'Vande Mataram', cleared the floor.