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By – Damini MAssistant Professor of Law Introduction The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2026 (also known as the MCA New Amendment Bill or Corporate Laws Amendment Bill, 2026) seeks to decriminalise more than 60 parts of the Companies Act, 2013, improve ease of doing business, and streamline compliance. It emphasises updated merger criteria, increased regulatory power […]

By Saumya VermaAssistant Professor of Law, Soundarya College of Law,Bengaluru (Aff. KSLU, Hubbali), India;saumyaverma@soundaryainstitutions.in On February 11, 2026, the Lok Sabha introduced the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill, 2026. The Lok Sabha passed the Bill on February 12, 2026. The Industrial Relations Code, 2020, which entered effect on November 21, 2025, replaced three laws: the Trade