UPSC LAW OPTIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS – DECEMBER 2025

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UPSC LAW OPTIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS – DECEMBER 2025

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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

● Labour Rights & Work–Life Balance - India’s Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025– Digital work culture & overtime – Articles 21, 19(1)(g), 42, 43

● Gender Equality in Legal Profession - 30% Women’s Representation in State Bar Councils – Yogamaya M.G. v. Union of India (2025) - Continuous mandamus – Articles 14, 15(3), 19(1)(g), 21, 38

● Governance & Federal Administration - Union Cabinet Approval for Census of India 2027 – Digital Census & self-enumeration – Articles 73, 246 (Entry 69), 14, 21

● Parliamentary Practice - Winter Session of Parliament, 2025 – Bills introduced, passed, referred – Legislative productivity

● Right to Life & Essential Services - Electricity as a Fundamental Right under Article 21 – Shri Maiki Jain v. BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd. – Tenant’s right to electricity – Electricity Act, 2003 – Articles 21, 19(1)(e), 226

● Reservation Law & Social Justice - Scheduled Caste Status Based on Mother’s Caste – Social reality test – Articles 15(4), 16(4), 21, 46

● Linguistic & Cultural Rights - Release of Constitution of India in Santali (Ol Chiki Script) – Eighth Schedule language – 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003 – Article 29(1)

● Fundamental Rights vs Extra-Constitutional Bodies - Caste Panchayat Ban on Smartphone Use by Married Women (Rajasthan) – Gender discrimination & digital rights – Articles 14, 15, 19(1)(a), 19(1)(d), 21 – Void nature of social diktats

INTERNATIONAL LAW

● International Trade & Ethical Governance - India to Assume Chairpersonship of the Kimberley Process (2026) – Conflict diamonds – Articles 51(c), 253

● WTO Dispute Settlement - China v. India – WTO Dispute on Solar Cells & IT Goods (DS644) – GATT Articles I, II, III – SCM Agreement, TRIMs

● International Claims & War Reparations - International Claims Commission for Ukraine – Council of Europe Convention – State responsibility & compensation – Act of aggression

LAW OF CRIMES

● Sentencing & Public Servant Interpretation - Stay on Suspension of Life Sentence – Unnao rape incident – Section 389 CrPC – IPC vs POCSO interpretation – Article 21

● National Security & Counter-Terrorism - Anti-Terrorism Conference 2025 (NIA) – National security grid – ATS, NATGRID, NIDAAN – Organized crime & terrorism

Cybercrime & Federal Criminal Jurisdiction - Pan-India CBI Probe into ‘Digital Arrest’ Scams – CBI jurisdiction under DSPE Act – IT Act, IPC – Article 246 & federal balance

CONTEMPORARY LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS

● Environmental Law & Sustainable Development - Protection of Aravalli Hills – Controversial definition - Landscape-level ecological protection – Mining ban - Articles 21, 48A, 51A(g)

● Technology Law & Spectrum Regulation - National Frequency Allocation Plan, 2025 (NFAP-2025) – 5G, 6G, satellite broadband – Alignment with ITU norms – Interface with IT & telecom law

Wildlife & Environmental Governance - Parvati–Arga Bird Sanctuary Declared as Eco-Sensitive Zone – Ramsar Site – ESZ framework – Articles 21, 48A, 51A(g) – Environment (Protection) Act, 1986