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GS-4STATE DUTY OF CARE TOWARD DISPLACED PERSONS

640 Deaths, 20 Post-Mortems: What the Gap Actually Measures

A three-judge bench led by CJI Surya Kant expressed sharp displeasure that the Manipur government had not furnished information the Gita Mittal Committee first sought on June 11 and again on July 4, calling one sexual-assault-linked death "very, very shocking." The bench ordered a comprehensive affidavit, directed the State Legal Services Authority to register FIRs in all unnatural death cases and sought explanations for the…

Sub TopicSTATE'S DUTY OF CARE TOWARD INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS…SourceSUPREME COURT OF INDIA, THE…
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GS-4POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY & CUSTODIAL DIGNITY

The Man in Handcuffs, Paraded Through His Own Neighbourhood

Government Pleader G H Virk informed a Division Bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice D N Ray that disciplinary proceedings had been set in motion against the officer, in a PIL filed by advocate Utkarsh Dave over the July 14 incident. The case has renewed scrutiny of "instant justice" policing tactics that continue despite decades-old Supreme Court safeguards against custodial abuse.

Sub TopicPOLICE ACCOUNTABILITY, CUSTODIAL DIGNITY & DUE PROCESSSourceINDIAN EXPRESS
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GS-4CIVIL SERVICE NEUTRALITY VS. PERSONAL EXPRESSION

Assalamu Alaikum and the Transfer Order: What "Neutrality" Is Really Asking Of Officers

The transfer, framed officially as "routine" and "in public interest," followed almost immediately after a fringe group's complaint about the officer's choice of greeting in a private, personal video - not any act of official partiality. The government has not explained the transfer, which has intensified scrutiny of whether the decision was a response to majoritarian pressure rather than any breach of service conduct.

Sub TopicCIVIL SERVANT NEUTRALITY VS. PERSONAL RELIGIOUS/CULTURAL…SourceINDIAN EXPRESS, WION, ALT NEWS…
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