CLAT 2027 Current Affairs October 26 | KPSC Row, Form 7, Operation Trident, CMRL Case, Oskar Klein Medal

1. Former Kerala Governor Recommends Removal of KPSC Chairperson

In the news: Former Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar has reportedly asked the President to remove Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) chairperson M.R. Baiju. He is said to have sent it a week before leaving office. The reason is alleged irregularities in the running of the body. A Crime Branch probe into a PSC exam for some posts in the State Planning Board is still on.

The CPI(M) and Pinarayi Vijayan called the move "unconstitutional" and "unlawful". They said Article 317 sets the process for removal.

What CLAT 2027 aspirants should know

• Article 315: Provides for Public Service Commissions for the Union and States.

• Article 316: The Governor appoints the chairperson and members of a State PSC.

• Article 317: The President can remove a chairperson or member for "misbehaviour". This can happen only after the Supreme Court inquires and reports that the person should be removed.

• The Governor cannot remove a State PSC member. The Governor can only suspend one, and only after a reference is made to the Supreme Court.

• Tenure: Six years or until age 62, whichever is earlier.

MCQs

Q1: Which Article lets the President remove a PSC chairperson for misbehaviour?
 A. Article 315
 B. Article 316
 C. Article 317
 D. Article 324

Answer: C

Q2: Who appoints the chairperson of a State Public Service Commission?
 A. The President
 B. The Governor
 C. The Chief Minister
 D. The Chief Justice of the High Court

Answer: B

Q3. Whose inquiry and report is needed before a PSC member is removed for misbehaviour?
 A. Supreme Court
 B. Parliament
 C. High Court
 D. Union Public Service Commission

Answer: A

2. Karnataka SIR: Election Officials Filed Over 61,000 Form 7s Without Reasons

In the news: The Hindu found that of about 1.82 lakh Form 7s in Karnataka's SIR claims phase, election officials filed 61,059 with no reason stated. Software auto-generated them for voters marked "ineligible". 

Over 53,000 of these forms were filed in the last week before the October 22 disposal deadline. Most were filed after the claims and objections period ended on September 23. In sampled cases, the names had already been deleted. The final roll is due on October 27.

What CLAT 2027 aspirants should know

• Form 7: Used to object to a name or to seek its deletion. The Registration of Electors Rules, 1960 require the reason to be stated.

• Rule 17: A claim or objection filed late, or not in the prescribed form and manner, shall be rejected.

• Notice and hearing: A voter must be heard before deletion, except in death cases.

• ERO and AERO: Electoral Registration Officer and Assistant Electoral Registration Officer. They were named as the objectors in these forms.

• ASDDO: Absent, Shifted, Duplicate, Dead and Others, the categories checked during enumeration.

MCQs

Q1: How many Form 7s were filed by officials in Karnataka according to the report?
 A. About 6,000
 B. About 16,000
 C. About 61,000
 D. About 1.8 lakh

Answer: C

Q2: Which rules require a reason to be stated in an objection?
 A. Conduct of Election Rules, 1961
 B. Registration of Electors Rules, 1960
 C. Representation of the People Rules, 1951
 D. Delimitation Rules, 2002

Answer: B

Q3: On which date is Karnataka's final electoral roll due?
 A. October 22
 B. October 23
 C. October 27
 D. November 1

Answer: C

3. Operation Trident: 38 Raids, 18 Arrests, ₹100 Crore Hawala Traced

In the news: On October 23, the NCB, ED and State police raided 38 locations in Assam, Mizoram and Manipur against an international narco-hawala network. Results: 18 arrests, 1,424 bank accounts frozen, ₹17.82 crore assets attached, 500 detonators and ₹12 lakh cash seized.

Drugs came from Myanmar, and proceeds were settled through Champhai (Mizoram) hawala accounts. The ED acted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. Home Minister Amit Shah repeated the target of ending every drug network by December 31, 2029.

What CLAT 2027 aspirants should know

• NCB: The central drug-law enforcement agency, working under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It operates under the NDPS Act, 1985.

• Hawala: An informal system of moving money without using banks.

• PMLA, 2002: Allows the ED to freeze and attach proceeds of crime.

MCQs

Q1: Which agency led Operation Trident?
 A. CBI
 B. NCB
 C. NIA
 D. BSF

Answer: B

Q2: Under which Act did the ED act?
 A. NDPS Act
 B. PMLA, 2002
 C. FEMA
 D. UAPA

Answer: B

Q3: In which three States were the raids held?
 A. Assam, Mizoram, Manipur
 B. Punjab, Haryana, Delhi
 C. Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha
 D. Gujarat, Rajasthan, Goa

Answer: A

4. Kerala High Court to Hear Pinarayi Vijayan’s Plea Against FIR in CMRL-Exalogic Case

In the news: A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court will hear a plea on Monday by Pinarayi Vijayan and others. They are challenging a Single Judge’s order to register an FIR in the CMRL-Exalogic pay-off case. The Single Judge acted on a petition by lawyer K.M. Shajahan, who objected to the State’s decision to hold only a preliminary inquiry.

The Single Judge also quashed the State’s decision to form a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to look into details in a letter from the ED. Last week, the Supreme Court gave Mr. Vijayan a favourable order and stayed the probe for 10 days. The ED has booked Mr. Vijayan’s daughter T. Veena and son-in-law P.A. Mohamed Riyas for money laundering and hawala transactions.

What CLAT 2027 aspirants should know

• FIR: First Information Report, which starts a police investigation into a cognisable offence.

• Section 175(4), BNSS: Deals with orders for investigation against a public servant. The Supreme Court held that the public servant’s participation is mandatory before an FIR is registered.

• Preliminary inquiry: A step before registering an FIR to check whether a cognisable offence is made out.

• SIT: A Special Investigation Team formed to probe a particular case.

MCQs

Q1. Which court will hear Pinarayi Vijayan’s plea on Monday?
 A. Supreme Court Constitution Bench
 B. Kerala High Court Division Bench
 C. Kerala High Court Single Judge
 D. Special PMLA Court

Answer: B

Q2. Under which BNSS provision did the Supreme Court say the public servant’s participation is mandatory before an FIR?
 A. Section 163
 B. Section 175(4)
 C. Section 47
 D. Section 126

Answer: B

Q3. For how many days did the Supreme Court stay the probe?
 A. 3 days
 B. 5 days
 C. 10 days
 D. 30 days

Answer: C

5. Ashoke Sen Wins 2026 Oskar Klein Medal

In the news: Theoretical physicist Ashoke Sen has won the 2026 Oskar Klein Medal and is the first Indian to do so. The medal is given by Stockholm University and the Nobel Committee for Physics of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Dr Sen is the ICTS-Infosys Madhava Chair Professor at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS), Bengaluru.

He delivered the memorial lecture in Stockholm on October 22, titled “Gravity from Strings and Strings from Gravity”. He is known for his work on string theory, S-duality and the Sen conjectures of 1999. He has also worked on black holes.

What CLAT 2027 aspirants should know

• The Oskar Klein Medal and Memorial Lectures began in 1988 to honour Swedish physicist Oskar Klein (1894-1977).

• Kaluza-Klein theory: Klein built on Theodor Kaluza’s work and explored an extra dimension of space to link electromagnetism and gravity.

• String theory: An attempt to describe matter and all fundamental forces, including gravity, in one framework called quantum gravity.

• Dr Sen’s earlier honours: S.S. Bhatnagar Prize (1994), Padma Shri (2001), Infosys Prize (2009), Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012), Padma Bhushan (2013) and Dirac Medal (2014).

MCQs

Q1: Ashoke Sen is the first Indian to win:
 A. Nobel Prize
 B. Oskar Klein Medal
 C. Dirac Medal
 D. Abel Prize

Answer: B

Q2: Which theory is Sen best known for working on?
 A. Big Bang
 B. String theory
 C. Plate tectonics
 D. Relativity

Answer: B

Q3: Where is Sen based in India?
 A. TIFR Mumbai
 B. IISc Bengaluru
 C. ICTS Bengaluru
 D. IIT Kanpur

Answer: C

October 26, 2026 Current Affairs: Quick Revision

Candidates can revise these key facts for quick CLAT 2027 current affairs revision:

• KPSC row: Article 317 lets the President remove a PSC member only after a Supreme Court inquiry

• Article 316: The Governor appoints State PSC members

• Karnataka SIR: 61,059 Form 7s filed by officials, none with a reason; final roll due October 27

• Rule 17, Registration of Electors Rules, 1960: Late or improper objections are to be rejected

• Operation Trident: NCB-led raids at 38 locations in Assam, Mizoram and Manipur; 18 arrests; 1,424 accounts frozen; ₹100 crore hawala traced

• PMLA, 2002: Used by the ED to freeze and attach proceeds of crime

• CMRL case: Kerala HC Division Bench hearing on Monday; Supreme Court stayed the probe for 10 days; Section 175(4) BNSS

• Oskar Klein Medal 2026: Ashoke Sen is the first Indian winner; the medal began in 1988