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GS-4JUDICIAL ETHICS

Speaking for the Constitution, Not for the Verdict: The Line Justice Bhuyan's Speech Tests

Justice Ujjal Bhuyan's NALSAR address on mass disenfranchisement, delivered on 4 October 2026 amid litigation over Special Intensive Revisions of electoral rolls, drew criticism from former CJI B.R. Gavai and retired judges and a defence from former Supreme Court judges. It reopened the debate on the limits of judicial speech.

Sub TopicLIMITS OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SPEECH BY SITTING JUDGES ON…SourceTHE HINDU, INDIAN EXPRESS…
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GS-4EQUALITY BEFORE LAW AND POLICE IMPARTIALITY

A Judge's Son, a Dead Rider and a Station at 3 a.m.: Where Procedure Must Do What Courage Cannot

A fatal crash in Kochi on 25 October 2026, involving a judge's minor son, drew public outrage after police initially granted station bail without producing the boy before the Juvenile Justice Board. Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala intervened, leading to the addition of BNS Section 105 and action against the father under Section 199A of the MV Act.

Sub TopicPOLICE HANDLING OF A FATAL CRASH BY A JUDGE'S MINOR SON…SourceTHE HINDU, INDIAN EXPRESS, TRUE…
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GS-4INHERITED MORAL RESPONSIBILITY

You Did Not Do It, But You Still Have It: The Ethics of Inherited Advantage

An AFP report carried by The Hindu describes how members of the Heirs of Slavery group, descendants of British families enriched by Caribbean plantations, are endorsing reparations demands by Caribbean nations, setting their voluntary apologies and payments against the UK government's refusal of formal reparations.

Sub TopicDESCENDANTS OF BRITISH SLAVE-OWNING FAMILIES BACKING…SourceTHE HINDU, UCL LEGACIES OF…
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