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GS-2FEDERALISM & MINERAL RESOURCE GOVERNANCE

Can Parliament Out-Legislate a Nine-Judge Bench? The MMDR Bill Says Yes

The Lok Sabha's passage of the MMDR Amendment Bill, 2026 is significant because it uses Parliament's ordinary legislative power under Entry 54 of the Union List to nullify the practical fiscal consequence of a nine-judge Supreme Court constitutional bench ruling delivered barely two years earlier, reopening a live question about how far legislative competence can be used to answer a judicial verdict Parliament disagrees with.

Sub TopicMMDR AMENDMENT BILL 2026 VS MINERAL AREA DEVELOPMENT…SourceLOK SABHA
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GS-2CRIMINAL PROCEDURE & BNSS

The Custody Window That Moved: What BNSS Section 187(2) Actually Changed

The Supreme Court ruled in The State of Andhra Pradesh v. Suda Suresh Veera Venkata Naga Raju that a magistrate cannot impose an absolute, non-extendable limit on police custody, since that would block the investigating agency's statutory right under Section 187(2) of the BNSS to seek further custody later in the investigation. The Court permitted seven additional days of police custody in the case, while modifying High…

Sub TopicPOLICE CUSTODY UNDER SECTION 187(2) BNSSSourceSUPREME COURT OF INDIA
UPSC Relevance9/10
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GS-2RESERVATION POLICY & INSTITUTIONAL OVERSIGHT

Vacant by Design: The Post Two Institutions Are Fighting Over

At its June 4, 2026 Full Commission meeting, the NCSC formally resolved to audit three years of Centre-originated de-reservation proposals, citing a "recurring issue" where proposals arrive without evidence that alternate efforts were made to fill reserved posts. The NCSC has launched a comprehensive review of all central government proposals from the past three years seeking to de-reserve quota posts into unreserved…

Sub TopicNCSC'S THREE-YEAR AUDIT OF CENTRAL DE-RESERVATION…SourceTHE HINDU
UPSC Relevance8/10
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GS-2EXAMINATION INTEGRITY & GOVERNANCE

The Recommendation Chain That Leaked a National Exam

The chargesheet, filed on July 28, 2026 and taken cognisance of by Special Judge Ajay Gupta on August 12, exposed through witness testimony that NTA experts recommended friends and acquaintances into critical roles with no written appointment letters or documented vetting, directly enabling the leak.

Sub TopicNEET-UG PAPER LEAK - STRUCTURAL FAILURE IN NTA'S…SourceCENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION…
UPSC Relevance9/10
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GS-2JUDICIAL ACCOUNTABILITY

The Judge Who Resigned but Was Still Found Guilty

The Judicial Inquiry Committee headed by Supreme Court Justice Aravind Kumar submitted its findings to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, who tabled the report in both Houses on August 12, 2026, months after Varma's resignation had led many to assume the process had become moot. A parliamentary inquiry committee has found former High Court Judge Yashwant Varma guilty on three charges relating to unaccounted cash found at his…

Sub TopicJUSTICE YASHWANT VARMA INQUIRY REPORT - DOES RESIGNATION…SourceLOK SABHA
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