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GS-2JUDICIARY/CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Four Years, Two Witnesses, No Verdict

The rebuke came a day after the same bench imposed a ₹50,000 cost on the Superintendent of Police, Amritsar, for a similar trial delay in an NDPS case, signalling the Court is treating this as a systemic pattern rather than an isolated lapse - and it lands against the backdrop of undertrials making up over 75% of India's prison population, a figure the Court's own directive is now aimed squarely at addressing through a…

Sub TopicARTICLE 21 RIGHT TO SPEEDY TRIAL VERSUS STATE'S DEFAULT…SourceSUPREME COURT OF INDIA
UPSC Relevance9/10
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GS-2RELIGIOUS ENDOWMENTS GOVERNANCE

Two Temples, Two Opposite Governance Failures

The Ayodhya case has triggered Congress and AAP political mobilisation demanding accountability from the Centre, alongside three separate Supreme Court petitions listed for July 13 covering a CBI probe demand, preservation of CCTV evidence and public disclosure of the trust's finances including foreign contributions. Maharashtra's Ramtek Bill, introduced by Minister of State Ashish Jaiswal, moves in the opposite direction…

Sub TopicARTICLE 25-26 RELIGIOUS AUTONOMY VERSUS STATE OVERSIGHT…SourceBOTH - HINDU + IE
UPSC Relevance8/10
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GS-2INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

What India Was Actually Buying By Not Answering Dhaka's Letters

This is Hasina's first live interview during her exile and the first time she has set out a concrete return timeline, coming as Dhaka's interim government has repeatedly invoked the 2013 India-Bangladesh Extradition Treaty and as Hasina continues actively reorganising the banned Awami League from Indian soil through online meetings covering 125 of Bangladesh's 300 constituencies - activity that visibly strains the "neutral…

Sub TopicINDIA-BANGLADESH RELATIONS, EXTRADITION TREATY…SourceTHE HINDU, INDIAN EXPRESS…
UPSC Relevance9/10
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GS-2CIVIL SOCIETY REGULATION

The FCRA Bill's Undefined Word That Could Sink a Charity

The FCRA Amendment Rules, 2026, notified on June 22, require NGOs to declare their activities under five fixed categories and list 16 permitted religious activities, while expressly excluding "proselytisation" without defining it. The pending FCRA Amendment Bill separately proposes a Designated Authority with civil-court-like powers to seize NGO assets once FCRA registration is cancelled, suspended or not renewed - a…

Sub TopicFCRA AMENDMENT BILL AND REGULATION OF FAITH-BASED NGOSSourceTHE HINDU
UPSC Relevance9/10
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GS-2POLITY/CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

Removed Before Convicted: The Trigger the JPC Couldn't Fix

The JPC, chaired by BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi and boycotted by most Opposition parties, submitted its draft report recommending five changes to the Bill, including softening "removal" to "suspension" with an automatic reversal on acquittal or discharge, while leaving the fundamental custody-based trigger untouched - reviving debate sharpened by the earlier prolonged detentions of sitting Chief Ministers Arvind Kejriwal and…

Sub Topic130TH CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT BILL - ARREST-BASED…SourcePARLIAMENT OF INDIA
UPSC Relevance9/10
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