CLAT PG 2027
Current affairs for
CLAT PG
— passage-ready.
CLAT PG doesn’t ask “what happened” — it gives you a legal passage and tests whether you understand the argument, principle, and inference. Crux structures every legal development with the passage-based comprehension angle built in.
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CLAT PG 2027 — Exam Facts
Notification Expected
July 2026
Exam Expected
December 2026
Seats (2026 cycle)
~1,600 LLM seats
Format
Passage-based MCQ
Duration
2 hours · 120 questions
Conducting body
Consortium of NLUs
Notification expected July 2026. CLAT PG tests current legal developments through passage comprehension — not rote recall. Start building the habit of reading legal current affairs analytically now.
What gets tested
Legal current affairs
Legal current affairs
through a passage.
CLAT PG gives you a legal passage and asks you to comprehend, infer, and apply. The news event is context — the legal principle is what the examiner tests.
Supreme Court Constitutional Judgments
Landmark SC rulings on fundamental rights, constitutional interpretation, judicial review, and separation of powers. The richest source of CLAT PG passages.
Article 21 — right to life expansions, recent SC rulings
Federalism — Centre-State disputes and SC interpretation
Judicial review — constitutional validity of recent laws
New Criminal Laws — BNS, BNSS, BSA
The three new criminal laws that replaced IPC, CrPC, and Evidence Act from July 1, 2024. High-priority for CLAT PG 2026 and 2027 — entirely new provisions to understand.
BNS — new offences, modified definitions vs IPC
BNSS — trial procedure changes, Zero FIR, UAPA
BSA — electronic evidence and admissibility changes
Legislation & Constitutional Amendments
New laws passed by Parliament, constitutional amendment bills, and landmark legislation that changes the legal landscape. Passage material with statutory interpretation angle.
Digital Personal Data Protection Act — key provisions
Competition Amendment Act — gun-jumping, combination
Forest Conservation Act amendments — tribal rights angle
Legal Aid & Access to Justice
Legal aid developments, NALSA schemes, fast-track courts, prison reform, and judicial infrastructure. Socio-legal current affairs with constitutional rights angle.
NALSA — legal aid schemes and outreach data
Undertrial prisoners — SC directions and prison reform
Fast-track courts — POCSO and SC/ST cases progress
Competition & Regulatory Law
CCI orders, SEBI enforcement actions, telecom regulation, and regulatory jurisprudence. Tests intersection of law and economic regulation.
CCI — significant penalty orders and market dominance
TDSAT — telecom regulatory disputes
Data protection regulator — DPDP Act implementation
International Law & India
ICJ cases, India’s treaty obligations, UNCLOS, WTO disputes, and extradition law. International legal developments that appear as CLAT PG comprehension passages.
ICJ — India-related cases and advisory opinions
UNCLOS — India’s maritime boundary positions
Extradition — fugitive economic offenders, bilateral treaties
See it in action
A real CLAT PG topic,
A real CLAT PG topic,
in all 4 layers.
This is what you get in the app — the legal development, the constitutional principle, the key facts, and the passage-based question angle.
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) — Replacing the IPC
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) replaced the Indian Penal Code (IPC) of 1860 with effect from July 1, 2024. The BNS contains 358 sections (vs 511 in IPC), introduces new offences including organised crime and terrorism as standalone provisions, and modifies several existing definitions. It is accompanied by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) replacing CrPC, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) replacing the Evidence Act.
The replacement of the three foundational criminal laws represents the most significant reform of India’s criminal justice system since independence. The IPC, CrPC, and Evidence Act were colonial-era statutes — the BNS, BNSS, and BSA are framed as indigenised replacements.
Key legal implications: sedition (Section 124A IPC) is replaced by a new provision on acts endangering national sovereignty (Section 152 BNS) — critics argue this broadens the scope rather than narrowing it. The BNSS introduces Zero FIR (filed at any station regardless of jurisdiction) and mandates timelines for investigation and trial. The BSA gives legal recognition to electronic evidence, including messages and emails, with modified admissibility rules. For CLAT PG, the question is not just what changed — but whether these changes align with constitutional rights under Articles 19, 20, and 21.
Key legal implications: sedition (Section 124A IPC) is replaced by a new provision on acts endangering national sovereignty (Section 152 BNS) — critics argue this broadens the scope rather than narrowing it. The BNSS introduces Zero FIR (filed at any station regardless of jurisdiction) and mandates timelines for investigation and trial. The BSA gives legal recognition to electronic evidence, including messages and emails, with modified admissibility rules. For CLAT PG, the question is not just what changed — but whether these changes align with constitutional rights under Articles 19, 20, and 21.
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BNS effective from July 1, 2024 — replaces IPC 1860
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BNS has 358 sections vs 511 in IPC
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Sedition replaced by Section 152 BNS — acts endangering national sovereignty
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Zero FIR — BNSS allows FIR at any police station regardless of jurisdiction
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BSA — gives statutory recognition to electronic evidence
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Three laws together: BNS + BNSS + BSA — replace IPC + CrPC + Evidence Act
CLAT PG — Passage Comprehension
The examiner gives you a passage comparing IPC Section 124A (sedition) with BNS Section 152, and asks inference questions — which provision is broader, what constitutional right is engaged, what the author’s argument implies. You need to read the passage and answer from it — not from background knowledge alone. But background knowledge helps you understand the passage faster and more accurately.
“Based on the passage, which of the following best describes the author’s position on the BNS provision replacing sedition? (a) It narrows the scope of sedition (b) It broadens the scope beyond colonial law (c) It is identical to IPC Section 124A (d) It renders the offence unconstitutional”
CLAT PG — Constitutional Law Application
Tests application of Article 19(1)(a) (freedom of speech) and Article 19(2) (reasonable restrictions). The passage will set up the tension between state security and free expression — you identify the correct constitutional principle from the options.
“The passage suggests that the new provision criminalising acts that ‘endanger sovereignty’ must be read in light of which constitutional provision to determine its validity? (a) Article 14 (b) Article 19(2) (c) Article 21 (d) Article 32”
CLAT PG preparation
Current affairs for CLAT PG
Current affairs for CLAT PG
is comprehension, not recall.
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The passage gives you the facts. You need the principle.
CLAT PG questions are always passage-based. The examiner provides the legal text — you need to understand the constitutional principle, the legal argument, and the correct inference. Crux’s Why layer gives you the constitutional angle for every legal development — which Article is engaged, which right is at stake.
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BNS/BNSS/BSA is an entire new corpus to understand
The three new criminal laws represent the biggest change to India’s criminal justice system in 160 years. Law graduates who understand the changes deeply will answer BNS-related passages far faster than those encountering them cold. Crux covers each significant BNS/BNSS/BSA provision as a current affairs topic with the constitutional implication built in.
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Supreme Court judgments — read analytically, not just factually
For CLAT PG, knowing that a judgment was delivered isn’t enough. You need to know what constitutional principle it applied, what it departed from, and what it implies. Crux’s Understand layer gives you the doctrinal context — not just the headline ruling.
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Notification in July — start the reading habit now
CLAT PG tests 12 months of legal current affairs. A 20-minute daily habit of analytically reading legal developments — using Crux’s passage-based angle — builds exactly the comprehension speed the exam rewards. Start now, and the notification in July finds you ready.
FAQ
CLAT PG current affairs — common questions.
What current affairs topics are most important for CLAT PG?↓
CLAT PG focuses on legal developments — Supreme Court constitutional judgments, landmark High Court decisions, new legislation (BNS, BNSS, BSA, DPDP Act), competition law, and legal aid developments. Questions are passage-based, testing comprehension and inference. Background knowledge helps you read the passage faster and identify the correct constitutional principle in the options.
How is CLAT PG different from CLAT UG in current affairs?↓
CLAT UG has a dedicated Current Affairs section testing general awareness. CLAT PG integrates current affairs into legal passages — a Supreme Court judgment, a new legislation, or a legal reform forms the passage, and you answer comprehension and inference questions from it. CLAT PG tests law graduates on the constitutional and doctrinal significance of legal developments, not just the events themselves.
When is CLAT PG 2027?↓
CLAT PG 2027 notification is expected in July 2026, with the exam in December 2026 — consistent with the annual cycle (CLAT 2026 was December 7, 2025). The Consortium of NLUs announces exact dates with the official notification. Starting current affairs preparation now gives you a full 6+ months before the notification drops.
Does the BNS/BNSS/BSA matter for CLAT PG 2027?↓
Yes, significantly. The three new criminal laws (BNS replacing IPC, BNSS replacing CrPC, BSA replacing Evidence Act) effective July 1, 2024, represent the biggest criminal law reform in India since independence. CLAT PG 2026 and 2027 will test understanding of these through passage-based questions. Key changes — new offences, modified procedure, electronic evidence rules — are high-priority topics. Crux covers each significant provision with constitutional law implications.
What Supreme Court judgments are important for CLAT PG?↓
Landmark SC judgments on constitutional interpretation are most important — especially those on Article 14 (equality), Article 19 (freedom of speech), Article 21 (right to life), federalism, separation of powers, and judicial review. Recent judgments from the last 12 months are more likely to appear in passages. Crux tracks all significant Supreme Court decisions with the constitutional principle and CLAT PG passage angle in the Why layer.
Notification in
July 2026.
Start reading legal current affairs analytically now. 6 months of daily habit means you read CLAT PG passages with the constitutional principle already loaded.
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