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Wednesday, 11 November 2026

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The Supreme Court said Uttar Pradesh must ensure that undertrials granted bail do not remain in custody because they cannot meet release conditions.

Polity & GovernanceGS 2

Bail Without Release: Supreme Court on State Responsibility and Undertrial Liberty

The Supreme Court has held that Uttar Pradesh must ensure that undertrial prisoners granted bail are not left in custody because they cannot meet release conditions. It requested suitable modification of bail conditions and directed legal services authorities not to deny assistance merely because a prisoner has private counsel, linking effective release to personal liberty under Article 21.

Reference view of the Supreme Court of India. A seven-judge Constitution Bench closed the longstanding reference, reiterating that a surcharge calculated on sales tax payable is additional sales tax, not a separate tax on tax.

Polity & GovernanceGS 2 & 3

Sales Tax Surcharge: Supreme Court Clarifies State Taxing Powers and Fiscal Federalism

A seven-judge Supreme Court Constitution Bench has reiterated that a surcharge calculated on sales tax payable is an additional sales tax, not an unconstitutional separate tax on tax. It closed the longstanding reference because the principle was already settled in S. Kodar (1974), clarifying the distinction between the subject of taxation and its method of calculation. The dispute concerns pre-GST laws and has limited prospective significance after the narrowing of State List Entry 54.

The Supreme Court expressed a prima facie view that commercial crop cultivation in forests cannot itself justify occupation under the Forest Rights Act, distinct from eligible communities’ livelihood and minor forest produce rights.

Environment & EcologyGS 2 & 3

Supreme Court on FRA: Forest Livelihood Rights Versus Commercial Plantation Claims

The Supreme Court has expressed a prima facie view that planned or promoted commercial crop cultivation inside forests cannot itself justify occupation under the Forest Rights Act, 2006. In a case concerning silk cotton cultivation in the Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve, it distinguished such claims from the livelihood and minor forest produce rights of eligible forest-dwelling communities.

Reference view of an RBI building, illustrating the institution responsible for regulatory intervention in cooperative banks; not a photograph of the board-supersession decision.

EconomyGS 3

Abhyudaya Bank Board Supersession: RBI Powers, Governance and Depositor Protection

The RBI has extended the supersession of Abhyudaya Co-operative Bank’s board for another year, effective November 24, 2026, citing public interest after a review. The decision continues administrator-led management and highlights the importance of statutory intervention, accountable governance and depositor protection in cooperative banking.