UPSC LAW OPTIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS – FEBRUARY 2026

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UPSC LAW OPTIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS – FEBRUARY 2026

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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Judicial Diversity in Higher Judiciary – private member bill – social representation in courts – SC/ST/OBC/women inclusion – Articles 124, 217, 224 – caste census debate – regional benches of Supreme Court – access to justice.

Labour Law Consolidation Reform – Industrial Relations Code Amendment 2026 – repeal clarification – Trade Unions Act 1926 – Industrial Disputes Act 1947 – Industrial Employment Act 1946 – Section 104 amendment – labour law codification.
Inter-State River Water Dispute – Tamil Nadu vs Karnataka – Pennaiyar river conflict – Article 131 original jurisdiction – Article 262 tribunal mechanism – Inter-State River Water Disputes Act 1956 – federal resource sharing.
Electoral Governance Coordination – national conference of State Election Commissioners – Election Commission of India – Article 324 – electoral administration reforms – centre-state institutional coordination.
Regulating Political Party Election Spending – PIL before Supreme Court – money power in elections – Representation of the People Act, 1951 – candidate vs party expenditure – Article 19(1)(a) free speech debate – electoral transparency.
Supreme Court Registry Transparency – listing inconsistency controversy – duplicate - constitutional challenge – judicial discipline – Articles 32, 136, 137 – administrative reform in case listing.
Constitution in Regional Languages – release of Tamil and Gujarati editions – International Mother Language Day – legal accessibility – Article 29 cultural rights – Article 350 linguistic representation.
Removal of Lok Sabha Speaker – no-confidence notice against Speaker – Article 94(c) removal procedure – Article 96 prohibition on presiding – effective majority requirement – absence of Deputy Speaker constitutional vacuum.
Governor–Cabinet Constitutional Conflict – Karnataka legislative address dispute – Governor refusing cabinet speech portions – Article 163 aid and advice – Article 176 governor’s address – limits of gubernatorial discretion.
Challenge to Anti-Conversion Laws – PIL against state religion laws – voluntary conversion vs inducement – Articles 21 and 25 religious freedom – multiple state freedom of religion acts – constitutional limits on regulation.
Prisoner’s Right to Perform Last Rites – emergency parole case – dignity after incarceration – Article 21 humane treatment – Article 226 writ jurisdiction – Delhi Prison Rules 2018 parole limits.
Aadhaar and Citizenship Debate – identity vs nationality distinction – electoral roll verification – Article 142 judicial directions – Aadhaar Act 2016 – Citizenship Act 1955 authority.
Revocation of President’s Rule in Manipur – Article 356 constitutional breakdown – restoration of elected government – ethnic conflict background – federal emergency governance.
Judicial Criticism in School Textbooks – Supreme Court ban on NCERT book – corruption in judiciary debate – Article 19(1)(a) academic freedom – Contempt of Courts Act 1971 – institutional dignity.
Renaming a State: Kerala to Keralam – Union Cabinet approval – Article 3 procedure – First Schedule amendment – state assembly resolution – linguistic identity politics.

CONTEMPORARY LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS

Digital Platform Regulation – IT Intermediary Rules Amendment 2026 – Section 87 IT Act – stricter due diligence – deepfake regulation – grievance redressal obligations.
India’s Counter-Terrorism Strategy PRAHAAR – national policy framework – intelligence coordination – UAPA – PMLA – deradicalisation strategy – hybrid terrorism threats.
Personality Rights in the AI Era – Shatrughan Sinha deepfake case – right to publicity – Article 21 identity protection – Trade Marks Act passing off – Copyright Act performer rights.