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The Foreign Contribution Regulation Amendment Bill, headed for a vote in Parliament's monsoon session, would let a government-appointed authority seize a nonprofit's foreign-funded bank accounts and property the moment its registration lapses — with no court review first.
Two Bombay High Court petitions are asking India's tax authority to treat same-sex partners as spouses under a gift-tax exemption — a narrow, practical fight born out of the Supreme Court's 2023 refusal to legalize marriage equality.
New Delhi has asked the Supreme Court to revisit 'constitutional morality' — the doctrine behind the 2018 ruling that decriminalized gay sex. Nobody expects recriminalization, but activists warn the foundation for every future LGBTQ+ right could crack.
President Murmu signed the Transgender Persons Amendment Bill 2026, which introduces medical board approval requirements and criminalizes 'compelling' someone to present as transgender — drawing condemnation from Amnesty International and India's own courts.
India's parliament passes an amendment to the Transgender Persons Act that removes self-perceived gender identity from the law and requires medical certification — a move critics say contradicts the Supreme Court and erases the community it claims to protect.
The Transgender Persons Amendment Bill 2026, now signed by India's president, replaces self-identification with medical certification and narrows the legal definition of who counts as transgender. Human rights groups are calling it a massive step backward.
