[UPSC Interview 2025] – Transcript #24: Sheel Vardhan Singh Board, LLB, social media addiction

Date of Interview: 10 December 2025
Board: Sheel Vardhan Singh
Background: BA LLB
Key words: BA LLB hons, competition law, social media addiction, BRICS, thrifting event for sustainable fashion

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Chairman

1. Assess the role of the Competition Commission of India. How has its impact been on the ground?
2. FPIs are pulling out of India while Indian markets remain inflated due to heavy retail participation. Why?
3. Who is likely to face a problem in the future? Who do you think is wrong, and why?

Member 1

4. What is the principle of natural justice? Why is it called natural justice? Are there other kinds of justice?
4. What is the difference between Rule of Law and Rule of Majority?
5. If Rule of Majority is prevailing, how will the courts decide?
6. What is the hierarchy of sources of law in India?
7. If the government or courts violate this hierarchy, how should we view it? Courts are also allowing this. What is your opinion on this?

Member 2

8. You attended the BRICS Summit. How was your experience? What did you learn?
9. What are the three new criminal laws? Why were they brought into force?
10. How do the new criminal laws help reduce pendency of cases?
11. How is forensic evidence placed in the IPC/BNS framework, and what needs to be done now?

Member 3

12. asked me how spurt in pli and its impact.. I thought production linked incentive and answered.
Later he said I meant PIL (public interest litigation) How has PIL increased and how do you see it?
13. How should India balance between BRICS, QUAD, and other strategic groupings?

Member 4

14. What is social media addiction?
15. Why is social media addiction happening?
16. What is its impact on health?
17. What is the solution to this problem?
18. You organised a thrifting event on sustainable fashion. Why did you organise it, and what exactly did you do?

What were your lessons from organising a cricket tournament for visually impaired women ?