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Syllabus: UPSC Mains GS4: Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude
Probity in governance for UPSC ethics: meaning, codes of ethics vs conduct, citizen's charters, RTI, public funds, corruption and 2nd ARC ideas.
Attitude for UPSC ethics: ABC model, functions, how attitudes form, attitude-behaviour gap, moral and political attitudes, social influence and persuasion.
In a judgment of 16 October 2026, a Supreme Court Bench of Justices S.V.N. Bhatti and N.V. Anjaria held that investigating a bribe demand by a public servant does not need prior approval under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Asking for a bribe, the court said, is not part of discharging official duties.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Sections 7, 7A, 17A and 19 of the PC Act. · Mains GS-II/GS-IV: honest officers versus accountability.
19 Oct 2026