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Study materialGovernment of India Acts 1909, 1919, and 1935: Constitutional EvolutionGovernment of India Acts of 1909, 1919, and 1935 represent the three major milestones of British constitutional concessions to Indian demands for self-governance — each act expanded legislative repres... Current affairsUPSC at 100: Centenary Celebrations Mark a Century of Constitutional Civil Service Recruitment in IndiaThe Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) completed 100 years on October 1, 2026 — exactly a century after the first Public Service Commission convened on October 1, 1926 under the Government of India Act, 1919. Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the milestone at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, releasing a commemorative coin, postage stamp, and a volume of 100 landmark judgements that shaped UPSC jurisprudence. Current affairsSupreme Court Directs States to Raise District Judges' Retirement Age: Pendency Crisis, Constitutional Framework, and Judicial ReformA Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant directed all States and Union Territories on September 1, 2026, to consider raising the retirement age of district judiciary judicial officers from 60 to 61/62 years, in the long-pending case All India Judges Association v. Union of India (W.P.(C) No. 1022/1989). The direction is driven by over 5.18 crore pending cases in district courts and 1,744 vacancies, and is contested by 10 States citing financial constraints. Current affairsSupreme Court Reduces Judicial Service Practice Requirement to 1 Year: Bhumika Trust Case 2026 — Complete UPSC GuideIn Bhumika Trust v. Union of India (August 21, 2026), a three-judge Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant reduced the mandatory law practice requirement for Civil Judge (Junior Division) recruitment from three years to one year, introduced a transitional waiver for notifications issued up to March 31, 2027, and mandated structured Academy training plus a two-year clerkship for all fresh appointees.
In previous-year questions
- Under which Article of the Indian Constitution is the recruitment to judicial service other than as District Judge (i.e., Civil Judge / Judicial Magistrate level) regulated?UPSC · Current Affairs
- The Public Service Commission of India held its first sitting on which date, as recommended by the Lee Commission?UPSC · Current Affairs
- The Lee Commission (Royal Commission on the Superior Civil Services in India, 1923–24) was chaired by whom, and its recommendations directly led to the establishment of India's Public Service Commission in 1926?UPSC · Current Affairs