UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — SC extends tenure of panel to help heal Manipur

Q1. Who chairs the all-woman three-member Supreme Court-appointed committee on relief and rehabilitation in violence-affected Manipur, whose tenure was extended in January 2026?

  • A. Justice Gita Mittal, former Chief Justice of the Jammu & Kashmir High Court
  • B. Justice Shalini Phansalkar Joshi, former judge of the Bombay High Court
  • C. Justice Asha Menon, former judge of the Delhi High Court
  • D. Justice Hima Kohli, former judge of the Supreme Court of India

Q2. In constitutional terms, the Justice Gita Mittal Committee on Manipur is best described as:

  • A. A statutory tribunal established under a specific parliamentary enactment dealing with internal disturbance
  • B. A judicial monitoring committee deriving its authority from the Supreme Court's plenary powers under Articles 32 and 142
  • C. A statutory commission of inquiry constituted under the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952
  • D. A constitutional body coextensive with the National Human Rights Commission for the State of Manipur

Q3. The Supreme Court order of January 2026 extending the tenure of the Justice Gita Mittal Committee on Manipur till 31 July 2026 was passed by a Bench headed by which Chief Justice of India?

  • A. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud
  • B. Justice Sanjiv Khanna
  • C. Justice Surya Kant
  • D. Justice B.R. Gavai

Q4. With reference to the Supreme Court-appointed three-member committee on Manipur relief and rehabilitation (tenure extended in January 2026), consider the following retired judges: 1. Justice Gita Mittal — former Chief Justice, Jammu & Kashmir High Court 2. Justice Shalini Phansalkar Joshi — former judge, Bombay High Court 3. Justice Asha Menon — former judge, Delhi High Court 4. Justice Indu Malhotra — former judge, Supreme Court of India Which of the above is/are correctly identified as members of the committee?

  1. Justice Gita Mittal — former Chief Justice, Jammu & Kashmir High Court
  2. Justice Shalini Phansalkar Joshi — former judge, Bombay High Court
  3. Justice Asha Menon — former judge, Delhi High Court
  4. Justice Indu Malhotra — former judge, Supreme Court of India
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 2 and 4 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4