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1 November 2026
State Focus Current Affairs — 1 November 2026, Evening
29 October 2026
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has imposed costs of Rs 1,00,000 on an officer of the Indore Municipal Corporation for passing an order under provisions that no longer exist.
The case is Bafgna Hospital v. Indore Municipal Corporation, reported as 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 436.
Sections 143, 146 and 153 of the Municipal Corporation Act had been omitted in 2020, but the officer relied on them while issuing an order and a ledger report.
Of the costs, Rs 75,000 is to be deposited with the Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority and Rs 25,000 paid to the petitioner as litigation costs.
The Corporation agreed to withdraw both the order and the ledger report.
The Court said the withdrawal did not excuse the error, which it described as utter ignorance of the law and a waste of judicial time.
It said the costs were being imposed as an example to statutory authorities, because such litigation is funded by public money.
Costs:
Rs 1,00,000
Citation:
2026 LiveLaw (MP) 436
Why it matters for exams: It states the principle that an order under a repealed or omitted provision is bad in law, and names the State Legal Services Authority.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
SLSA State Legal Services Authority — The body constituted under the Legal Services Authorities Act to provide free legal aid in a State.
26 October 2026
Seven advocates have been cleared by the Supreme Court Collegium for appointment as judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
The recommendation was approved at the Collegium's meeting held on 26 October 2026.
A High Court judge is appointed by the President under Article 217 of the Constitution, on the Collegium's recommendation routed through the Union government.
Advocates and judicial officers are the two streams from which High Court judges are drawn, and this set is from the Bar.
The Collegium for High Court appointments is made up of the Chief Justice of India and the two senior-most judges of the Supreme Court.
Separately, the Collegium has also recommended five judicial officers of the State for elevation to the same High Court.
Advocates recommended:
7
Collegium meeting:
26 October 2026
Why it matters for exams: Article 217, the Collegium's composition and the two streams of High Court appointment are standing Polity questions.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
Collegium Collegium of the Supreme Court — The group of senior judges that recommends appointments to the higher judiciary.
28 October 2026
A by-election is being held for one Rajya Sabha seat from Madhya Pradesh. The seat fell vacant on 14 October 2026 when L. Murugan resigned; the term attached to it runs to 2 April 2030. The notification was issued on 26 October, nominations close on 2 November, scrutiny is on 3 November and withdrawal on 5 November. Polling is on 12 November from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with counting the same day from 5 p.m., and the process is to be completed before 16 November. The Bharatiya Janata Party's Central Election Committee approved Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri as its candidate on 28 October, and he filed his nomination on 31 October. Members of the Rajya Sabha from a State are elected by the elected members of that State's Legislative Assembly, by a single transferable vote.
Polling day:
12 November 2026
Term of the seat:
up to 2 April 2030
Why it matters for exams: How a Rajya Sabha member from a State is elected, and what term a by-election fills, are standing Polity facts.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
STV Single Transferable Vote — The system of proportional representation by which Rajya Sabha members from States are elected.