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A Supreme Court-appointed committee has questioned relaxations given for the upgrade of a —– km road (Laldhang-Chillarkhal road) in the buffer zone of —-Tiger Reserve, in Uttarakhand and sought replies from
the Centre and Uttarakhand government. The relaxation for measurement of roads was approved by the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL). NBWL is the apex agency to clear projects in and around protected areas. (According to the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act of —-, a tiger reserve must have a core or critical habitat and a buffer zone peripheral to it.)
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Rajaji
2006
—–, a home-made rice wine of Assam’s Dimasa tribe has become the first traditional brew in all
of northeast to bag a Geographical Indication (GI) tag. It is the first beverage from the north-east to
get a GI tag. it is a rice wine made from sticky rice (glutinous rice called Bora), which is steamed
and mixed with traditional herbs called Thembra (Acacia pennata). This is the second product from
the hill districts of Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao to get GI tag, 1st being Karbi Anglong ginger was the first GI label given in —–.
Judima, 2007
The Supreme Court division bench of Justices —– and MM Sundresh gave judgment on an appeal filed by the Uttar Pradesh’ government challenging the 2018 Allahabad High Court verdict holding that Regulation 101 framed under The Intermediate Education Act, —- is unconstitutional. The bench which setting aside the decision of HC, laid down that government aid to an institution is a matter of policy and it is not a fundamental right. Article —- of the Constitution of India (dealing with rights of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions) is subject to its own restrictions being reasonable.
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The Ministry of —– has launched an airspace map of India for drone operations, which shows red, yellow and green zones across the country. It will allow civilian drone operators to check the demarcated no-fly zones or where they need to undergo certain formalities before flying one.
Earlier, the ‘Liberalised Drone Rules, —-’ based on “trust, self-certification and non-intrusive
monitoring” was unveiled and also the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for the drone
industry was announced
min of Civil Aviation
2021 rules
A Supreme Court’s division bench of Justice SK Kaul and Justice MM Sundresh, gave judgment
helding one Rajiv Dahiya, managing director of Rajasthan-based NGO Suraz India Trust, guilty of
contempt of court, and further held that the power to punish for contempt is a constitutional power
vested in this court which cannot be abridged or taken away even by legislative enactment. Article
142 (2) states that “subject to the provisions of any law made in this behalf by Parliament” the
Supreme Court shall have all and every power to make any order on punishment of any contempt of
itself. However, Article — lays down that the Supreme Court shall be a court of record, and shall
have all the powers of such a court, including the power to punish for contempt.
Contempt of Courts Act, —-
Article 215: Grants every High Court the power to punish for contempt of itself.
Contempt of Courts Act 1971, amneded in 2006
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Article 215: Grants every High Court the power to punish for contempt of itself.
Article 142(2): Enables the Supreme Court to investigate and punish any person for its contempt.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to freeze the election symbol of the Lok Janshakti
Party (LJP). The decision came amid the tussle between the two factions. Both factions have been
barred from using the name of the party or its symbol ‘–’ till the dispute between the rivals
groups is settled by the poll panel. The Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, —-
empowers the Election Commission to recognise political parties and allot symbols.
Bunglow
1968
A bench of the — High Court, led by acting Chief Justice of the HC gave verdict giving West Bengal Assembly Speaker, Biman Banerjee a deadline to pass an order in the defection case involving a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) – Mukul Roy. The bench said that the disqualification petition pending before the Speaker was not a “mere irregularity” but “it is a case of blatant illegality”.
Calcutta
The Supreme Court (SC)’s full bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Vikram Nath and B.V. Nagarathna, has questioned the methodology adopted by the government in fixing Rs. – lakh as the annual income limit to identify the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) for providing 10% quota in public jobs and educational institutions.
Further, the —th Constitutional Amendment of 2019, which introduced the 10% EWS quota, is itself under challenge before a larger Bench. (The 10% EWS quota was introduced under the Constitution (Amendment) Act, 2019 by amending Articles 15 and 16. It inserted Article 15 (6) and Article 16 (6).)
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One Hundred and Thir / 103rd amendment
Article 15(6): Nothing in this article or sub-clause (g) of clause (1) of Article 19 or clause (2) of Article 29 shall prevent State from making:
(a) any special provision for the advancement of any economically weaker sections of citizens other than the classes mentioned in clauses (4) and (5); and
(b) any special provision for the advancement of any economically weaker sections of citizens other than the clauses mentioned in clauses (4) and (5) insofar as such special provisions relate to their admissions to educational institutions including private educational institutions, whether aided or unaided by the State, other than the minority educational institutions referred to in clause (1) of Article 30, which in the case of reservation would be in addition to the existing reservations and subject to a maximum of ten per cent of the total seats in each category.
Explanation.— For the purpose of this article and Article 16, “economically weaker sections” shall be such as may be notified by the State from time to time on the basis of family income and other indicators of economic disadvantages.
Article 16(6): Nothing in this article shall prevent the State from making any provision for the reservation of appointments or posts in favour of any economically weaker sections of citizens other than the classes mentioned in clause (4), in addition to the existing reservation and subject to a maximum of ten per cent of the posts in each category.
The Government has notified new rules under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2021. The 2021 Act was passed to amend the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, —- The gestational limit for termination of a pregnancy has been increased from 20 to — weeks for certain categories of women. The —- (how many)specific categories are: Survivors of sexual assault or rape or incest, Minors, Change of marital status during the on-going pregnancy (widowhood and divorce), Women with physical disabilities, Mentally ill women, Foetal malformation that has a substantial risk of being incompatible with life or if the child is born, he/ she may suffer from serious physical or mental abnormalities and Women with pregnancy in humanitarian settings or disaster or emergency situations. Further, A state-level medical board will be set up to decide if a pregnancy may be terminated after 24 weeks in cases of foetal malformation.
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The Ministry of —- has issued a notification to widen the jurisdiction of Border Security Force (BSF) for seizure, search and arrest up to 50km from the international border in Assam, West Bengal and Punjab. This notification replaces a 2014 order under the BSF Act, —-, which also covered the States of Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya. It also specifically mentions the two newly created Union Territories- J&K and Ladakh.
Home Affairs
1968
A Supreme Court bench led by Justice – said farmers had the right to protest, but roads cannot be blocked indefinitely, impeding the right of citizens to commute without hindrance. Although the Right to Protest is not an explicit right under the Fundamental rights, it can be derived from the Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression under Article 19
K Kaul
The — / full form (CEC), constituted by the Supreme Court, has asked the Assam government to take action on illegal construction in the identified wildlife corridors of the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve. CEC Member-Secretary —- took the action asking for the action report in 4 weeks. Further, CEC had taken note of an inspection report submitted by Hemen Hazarika (Scientist) and Head of the Guwahati-based Integrated Regional Office of the Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
Central Empowered Committee
Amarnatha Shetty
A nine judge bench of the Supreme Court of –, led by the Chief Justice —, delivered a verdict by 5:4 majority in the case of City of Toronto v. Attorney General of Ontario, held that unwritten constitutional principles cannot be used as the basis for invalidating legislation. It further observed that unwritten principles like democracy are part of the Constitution, in the sense that they form part of the context and backdrop to the Constitution’s written terms
Canada
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