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Current affairsLadakh Bench of J&K High Court Inaugurated: Access to Justice in India's Highest UTChief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant inaugurated the Ladakh Bench of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Melongthang, Leh on October 18–19, 2026, ending years of geographic inaccessibility to justice for Ladakh's residents. The bench, approved by the Union Cabinet in August 2026, operates as a fully IT-enabled, paperless court and marks the culmination of judicial reforms triggered by the J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019. Current affairsProposed Article 371-K for Ladakh: MHA's Sui Generis Constitutional Safeguard for the Union TerritoryThe Ministry of Home Affairs has proposed inserting a new Article 371-K in the Constitution to provide Ladakh with an elected legislative body empowered over land, culture, language, forests, and natural resources — a constitutionally unprecedented move that would extend Article 371-type safeguards to a Union Territory for the first time. Current affairsMission Rangeen Machhli 2031: VP Radhakrishnan Launches Ornamental Fisheries Roadmap in Lakshadweep, Anchoring India's Blue EconomyVice President C.P. Radhakrishnan released 'Mission Rangeen Machhli 2031' in Agatti, Lakshadweep on 31 August 2026 — a strategic roadmap to develop India's ornamental fisheries (colourful fish for aquariums and ornamental ponds) into a globally competitive, organised industry. Lakshadweep, with over 300 ornamental fish species and a 4-lakh sq km EEZ, is the mission's focus island territory.
In previous-year questions
- Lakshadweep, where Mission Rangeen Machhli 2031 was launched, is a Union Territory without a legislature. Under which Article of the Constitution is the President empowered to make regulations for such Union Territories?UPSC · Current Affairs
- Under which Article of the Constitution of India can Parliament create a local legislature or Council of Ministers for certain Union Territories? (Note: This is the existing provision used for Puducherry and Delhi — distinct from the proposed Article 371-K for Ladakh.)UPSC · Current Affairs