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GS-2PLACES OF WORSHIP ACT & MEDIATED DISPUTE RESOLUTION

A Court Ordered Mediation. Nobody Came. That Silence Is the Real Verdict on ADR Here.

The Supreme Court had set up a three-member mediation committee, under its SAMADHAN SAMAROH initiative, to explore an amicable settlement in the Gyanvapi dispute ahead of a Special Lok Adalat. Both parties formally declined to participate, confirming the case will proceed through ordinary judicial adjudication rather than court-facilitated compromise.

Sub TopicTHE STRUCTURAL MISMATCH BETWEEN ADR'S PREMISE OF MUTUAL…SourceINDIAN EXPRESS
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GS-2INDIA-CANADA RELATIONS & TRANSNATIONAL CRIME

India's Careful Words on the Nijjar Indictment Concede Nothing About Jurisdiction

The Ministry of External Affairs issued its first public remarks after the US indicted jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and aide Goldy Brar for ordering Hardeep Singh Nijjar's 2023 killing and after Canada's RCMP stated there is no evidence linking Indian officials. The statement matters because it recalibrates a diplomatic rupture that began with Canada's 2023 allegation of Indian state involvement.

Sub TopicDIPLOMATIC RECALIBRATION THROUGH THE LANGUAGE OF…SourceMINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
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GS-2UT GOVERNANCE & ARTICLE 371 FEDERALISM

Ladakh's Seven Councils Race Ahead of the Constitution That Was Supposed to Unite Them

The Ladakh administration announced new Autonomous Hill Development Councils in five newly created districts, expanding the LAHDC model from two councils to seven. The Apex Body Leh and Kargil Democratic Alliance say the decision was taken unilaterally, without consultation and undermines the parallel demand for a unified UT-level legislature under Article 371.

Sub TopicAUTONOMOUS HILL DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS AND THE SEQUENCING…SourceINDIAN EXPRESS
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GS-2THREE-LANGUAGE FORMULA & FEDERALISM

Can English Be "Indian"? SC's Question Exposes a Definition NEP 2020 Never Settled

The case surfaces a genuine definitional gap at the heart of NEP 2020's language mandate: neither the Constitution's Eighth Schedule nor any statute defines what makes a language "Indian" for this purpose, leaving CBSE's administrative circular to draw a line the courts themselves aren't sure is defensible - while the underlying implementation crunch (teachers, textbooks, timelines) sits mostly unaddressed.

Sub TopicNEP 2020 IMPLEMENTATION - DEFINING "INDIAN LANGUAGE" AND…SourceSUPREME COURT OF INDIA
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GS-2RELIGION-BASED RESERVATION CLASSIFICATION

Bengal's 77-Community OBC List Is Dead - What Replaced It Tells the Real Story

This is one of the few instances where a High Court has struck down an entire reservation category for failing constitutional scrutiny on the specific ground that religion alone drove the classification - and the political aftermath, not just the legal ruling, is what makes it worth studying: a change in government produced an active choice to replace 77 communities with 66, not to rebuild the list on a corrected methodology.

Sub TopicARTICLE 15(4)/16(4) BACKWARD CLASS IDENTIFICATION & THE…SourceTHE HINDU
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GS-2JUDICIAL ACCESS & ARTICLE 21

SC Weighs 24x7 SOP for Life-and-Liberty Cases - But Whose Job Is It to Build One?

The petition surfaces a structural gap in Article 21 enforcement that technology has made avoidable but institutions haven't yet closed: courts now have e-filing and virtual hearing infrastructure, but no uniform framework requiring anyone to use it after hours. The case will test whether "access to justice" is treated as a continuously available guarantee or a discretionary courtesy dependent on which judge happens to be…

Sub TopicINSTITUTIONALISING EMERGENCY JUDICIAL ACCESS - SOP FOR…SourceTHE HINDU
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GS-2PLACES OF WORSHIP ACT & RELIGIOUS SITE DISPUTES

Bhojshala Order: When "Interim" Relief Quietly Becomes Permanent Ground Reality

The order is the latest flashpoint in a wider pattern of courts allowing scientific "ascertainment" surveys of religious sites despite the Places of Worship Act, 1991, which was meant to freeze such disputes at their 1947 status. Bhojshala follows Gyanvapi and Shahi Idgah down the same legal path, making this an active test of how much protection the 1991 Act actually offers once a High Court has ruled.

Sub TopicINTERIM JUDICIAL RELIEF, STATUS QUO DOCTRINE & SECTION…SourceSUPREME COURT OF INDIA
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