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It explains Form 17C and its legal basis and purpose in recording vote totals while discussing privacy and data concerns. It summarizes Supreme Court powers under Article 142 for complete justice, and introduces INS Nipun with its mission, class, origin, and key technologies. 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CBI investigates major economic offences and corruption cases under the DSPE Act, 1946; Lokpal and Lokayuktas handle inquiries into corruption allegations against high public functionaries under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":118,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":90,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":120,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":122,"site_id":62},318855,1789941385,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":125},{"doc_id":122,"user_id":126,"nickname":87,"user_avatar":127,"doc_module":4,"category_id":39,"category_name":40,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":128,"file_id":129,"file_url":130,"file_type":131,"file_size":132,"view_count":4,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":24,"language":133,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":134,"faqs":135,"seo_title":136,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":123,"read_time":137},8796095461610,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_276721f389ce27ea32af1340a28f341c","2 September 2026  \nForm 17C  \nThe Supreme Court is seeking the Centre's response on the use of 'totalisers' to consolidate EVM votes to protect voter privacy, while the Election Commission warns it could mask individual machine data recorded in Form 17C.  \no Form 17C: It is the primary statutory document recording the absolute number of votes cast at a specific polling station.  \no Legal Basis: It is governed by Rules 49S and 56C of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961 outlining electoral procedures.  \no Account of Votes: It mathematically calculates participating voters minus those who formally refused or were disqualified under election protocols.  \no Different Forms:  \n\n| Feature | Form 17C | Form 17A |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Purpose | Records the exact mathematical account of votes\u003Cbr>cast. | Serves as the official registry of attending voters. |\n| Stage of\u003Cbr>Election | Prepared at polling close and updated during counting. | Prepared continuously throughout active polling hours. |\n| Main Authority | Presiding Officer and authorized counting supervisor. | Polling Officer reporting to the Presiding Officer. |\n\nArticle 142 of the Constitution  \nThe Supreme Court invoked its extraordinary powers under Article 142 to do complete justice by quashing criminal cases and FIRs registered against student protesters nationwide.  \no Article 142: It grants the Supreme Court unique residuary power to pass any decree necessary for doing complete justice.  \no Only for the Supreme Court: This extraordinary constitutional authority is exclusively vested in the apex court, not the subordinate courts.  \no Scope: This power is wide and elastic, operating as a constitutional safety valve where existing laws remain silent.  \no Applicable to: Decrees passed under this provision are enforceable throughout the territory of India.  \no Effect on Fundamental Rights: Decrees issued under this provision cannot violate explicit fundamental rights enshrined in Part III of the Constitution.  \no Limitation: While extraordinary, this judicial power cannot be used to expressly override substantive provisions of enacted parliamentary statutes.  \nINS NIPUN  \nThe Indian Navy recently commissioned INS Nipun, the second Nistar-class Diving Support Vessel (DSV), at Mumbai's Naval Dockyard.  \no INS Nipun: It is a highly advanced indigenous Diving Support Vessel enhancing India’s deep-sea operational capabilities.  \no Mission: Its primary purpose is supporting saturation, air, and heliox diving alongside deep-sea salvage operations.  \no Class: It serves as the second dedicated vessel within the highly specialised Nistar-class of naval ships.  \no Nistar: It originates from Sanskrit. It literally translates to rescue, deliverance, liberation or salvatio  \no Builder: Indigenously designed and constructed by Hindustan Shipyard Limited in Visakhapatnam.  \no Technology: The vessel features advanced dynamic positioning systems, diving compression chambers, and self-propelled hyperbaric lifeboats.  \no Fleet: Along with its sister ship INS Nistar, it completes India's dedicated specialist diving support fleet.  \nCentral Vigilance Commission (CVC)  \nThe CVC annual report reveals that over 7,200 CBI corruption cases are currently pending trial.  \no CVC: The Central Vigilance Commission is the apex Indian governmental body to address governmental corruption.  \no Mission: To ensure good governance and combat corruption by promoting the values of ethics and integrity. The body primarily monitors inquiries into offenses alleged under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.  \n2 September 2026  \no Establishment: It was established in 1964 via an executive resolution based on the recommendations of the Santhanam Committee.  \no Statutory Status: The institution attained formal statutory backing following the enactment of the Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003.  \no Composition: It comprises a Central Vigilance Commissioner serving as the chairperson and a maximum of two Vigilance Co","cbCaijcaxgkRRGYL","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijcaxgkRRGYL","pdf",461601,"English","# Form 17C\n## Legal basis and purpose\n## Comparison with Form 17A\n# Article 142 of the Constitution\n## Scope and limitations\n# INS NIPUN\n## Mission, class, and technology\n# Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)\n## Annual report and pending cases\n## Establishment, status, composition, and independence\n# Anti-corruption bodies comparison\n## CVC vs CBI vs Lokpal\n# Article 17\n## Public ritual and constitutional debate","[{\"question\":\"What is Form 17C used for in election reporting?\",\"answer\":\"Form 17C is the primary statutory record that captures the absolute number of votes cast at a polling station.\"},{\"question\":\"What does Article 142 empower the Supreme Court to do?\",\"answer\":\"Article 142 grants the Supreme Court extraordinary residuary power to pass any decree necessary to do complete justice, enforceable across India.\"},{\"question\":\"How do CVC, CBI, and Lokpal differ in their roles and legal basis?\",\"answer\":\"CVC supervises central vigilance administration under the CVC Act, 2003; CBI investigates major economic offences and corruption cases under the DSPE Act, 1946; Lokpal and Lokayuktas handle inquiries into corruption allegations against high public functionaries under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013.\"}]","Lead IAS Daily Bulletin-02 September 2026 | PDF",13]