Constitutional Court grants 19 judicial review petitions in first half of 2026
The Constitutional Court (MK) held 11 sessions to pronounce rulings and decrees during the period from January to June 2026, granting 19 petitions for judicial review of laws. According to the MK’s official Instagram account in Jakarta on Monday, the 19 granted petitions included reviews of the Higher Education Law, the Press Law, the Flats Law, the Criminal Procedure Code, the Law on Persons with Disabilities, and the Law on the Eradication of Corruption. Other laws reviewed included the Election Law, the Advocates Law, the Law on the Development and Strengthening of the Financial Sector, the Government Administration Law, and the Health Law.
Among the 19 petitions granted by the MK was petition number 128/PUU-XXIV/2026 concerning women’s representation in elections of at least 30 per cent. Another was ruling number 139/PUU/XXIII/2025 regarding the payment of pension benefits, in which the MK decided that voluntarily paid pension benefit funds may be disbursed in a lump sum or in stages.
The following is a detailed list of the 19 petitions granted by the MK during the January–June 2026 period:
Ruling number 60/PUU-XXIII/2025 on the judicial review of Law Number 20 of 2003 on the National Education System and Law Number 12 of 2012 on Higher Education, pronounced on 19 January 2026.
Ruling number 145/PUU-XXIII/2025 on the judicial review of Law Number 40 of 1999 on the Press, pronounced on 19 January 2026.
Ruling number 198/PUU-XXXIII/2025 on the judicial review of Law Number 20 of 2011 on Flats, pronounced on 19 January 2026.
Ruling number 231/PUU-XXIII/2025 on the judicial review of Law Number 8 of 1981 on the Criminal Procedure Code, pronounced on 19 January 2026.
Ruling number 111/PUU-XXII/2024 on the judicial review of Law Number 17 of 2023 on Health, pronounced on 30 January 2026.
Ruling number 182/PUU-XXII/2024 on the judicial review of Law Number 17 of 2023 on Health, pronounced on 30 January 2026.
Ruling number 235/PUU-XXIII/2025 on the judicial review of Law Number 8 of 1999 on Consumer Protection, pronounced on 2 February 2026.
Ruling number 71/PUU-XXIII/2025 on the judicial review of Law Number 31 of 1999 on the Eradication of Corruption in conjunction with Law Number 20 of 2001 on the Amendment to Law Number 31 of 1999 on the Eradication of Corruption, pronounced on 2 March 2026.
Ruling number 130/PUU-XXIII/2025 on the judicial review of Law Number 8 of 2016 on Persons with Disabilities, pronounced on 2 March 2026.
Ruling number 191/PUU-XXIII/2025 on the judicial review of Law Number 12 of 1980 on the Financial/Administrative Rights of Leaders and Members of the Highest/High State Institutions and Former Highest/High State Institutions, pronounced on 16 March 2026.
Ruling number 123/PUU-XXIII/2025 on the judicial review of Law Number 31 of 1999 on the Eradication of Corruption, pronounced on 16 March 2026.
Ruling number 66/PUU-XXIV/2026 on the judicial review of Law Number 30 of 2014 on Government Administration, pronounced on 29 April 2026.
Ruling number 70/PUU-XXIV/2026 on the judicial review of Law Number 19 of 2019 on the Second Amendment to Law Number 30 of 2002 on the Corruption Eradication Commission, pronounced on 29 April 2026.
Ruling number 74/PUU-XXIV/2026 on the judicial review of Law Number 37 of 2004 on Bankruptcy and Suspension of Debt Payment Obligations, pronounced on 29 April 2026.
Ruling number 128/PUU-XXIV/2026 on the judicial review of Law Number 7 of 2017 on General Elections as last amended by Law Number 7 of 2023 on the Enactment of Government Regulation in Lieu of Law Number 1 of 2022 on Amendments to Law Number 7 of 2017 on General Elections, pronounced on 25 May 2026.
Ruling number 181/PUU-XXIII/2025 on the judicial review of Law Number 37 of 2004 on Bankruptcy and Suspension of Debt Payment Obligations, pronounced on 25 May 2026.
Ruling number 126/PUU-XXIV/2026 on the judicial review of Law Number 18 of 2003 on Advocates, pronounced on 17 June 2026.
Ruling number 139/PUU-XXIII/2025 on the judicial review of Law Number 4 of 2023 on the Development and Strengthening of the Financial Sector, pronounced on 29 June 2026.
Ruling number 164/PUU-XXIII/2025 on the judicial review of Law Number 4 of 2023 on the Development and Strengthening of the Financial Sector, pronounced on 29 June 2026.