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Current affairsNational Tribunals Commission Rules 2026: Independent Oversight Body for India's 16 Quasi-Judicial TribunalsThe Ministry of Law and Justice notified the National Tribunals Commission and Qualification, Selection and Conditions of Service of Chairperson and Members of Tribunals Rules, 2026 on September 30, 2026, published in the Official Gazette on October 3. These rules operationalise the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2026, which established an independent National Tribunals Commission (NTC) to replace the Central Government's role in tribunal appointments and oversight — a direct response to Supreme Court rulings that struck down executive dominance in the 2021 tribunal reform framework. Current affairsSupreme Court Collegium Approves 12 Additional Judges as Permanent in Four High CourtsOn September 23, 2026, the Supreme Court Collegium comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Vikram Nath and B.V. Nagarathna approved the confirmation of 12 Additional Judges as Permanent Judges across the High Courts of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Uttarakhand, and Gauhati — reinforcing the collegium-driven judicial appointment mechanism that has governed India's higher judiciary since 1993. Current affairs18th BRICS Summit 2026, New Delhi: India's Chairship, Theme, Agenda and What to Expect on September 12–13India hosts the 18th BRICS Summit on September 12–13, 2026, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi — India's fourth BRICS chairship. The theme is "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability." Over 350 BRICS meetings were held across 25+ cities under India's 2026 presidency. The expanded BRICS+ grouping now includes nine members, making this summit the largest in the bloc's history. Current affairsTribunals Reforms Bill, 2026: National Tribunal Commission, 16 Tribunals Covered, and India's Judicial Independence ArchitectureParliament passed the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026 (Lok Sabha: August 10; Rajya Sabha: August 11), creating an independent National Tribunal Commission (NTC) to govern appointments and administration across 16 tribunals in India. The Bill repeals the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021, whose key provisions were struck down by the Supreme Court in November 2025 for violating judicial independence and the separation of powers doctrine. Current affairsTribunals Reforms Act 2026: National Tribunals Commission Ends Executive Control — Judicial Independence RestoredThe Tribunals Reforms Act, 2026 received Presidential assent on August 13, 2026, after passing both Houses of Parliament within a single day. It repeals the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021 — key provisions of which the Supreme Court had struck down for violating separation of powers — and establishes a National Tribunals Commission (NTC) as an independent institutional mechanism for appointments, performance review, and oversight of tribunals across India.
In previous-year questions
- Which Article of the Indian Constitution contains the Directive Principle on promotion of international peace and security and maintenance of just and honourable relations between nations — the constitutional basis for India's active multilateral engagement through forums like BRICS?UPSC · Current Affairs
- Which Directive Principle of State Policy (DPSP) in the Indian Constitution directs the State to separate the judiciary from the executive in public services — a principle that the National Tribunals Commission (NTC) seeks to implement for quasi-judicial bodies?UPSC · Current Affairs