Daily Analysis of 'The Hindu' - 14th March, 2020 | Additional Study Material for UPSC PDF Download

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People over profit 
?Sports and celebrations are the antithesis of social 
distancing. 
?No guarantee protection against a malevolent virus 
?Social distancing and cancellation of public events 
are necessary. 
? BCC I ’ s hand was forced after the Sports M in ist r y ’ s 
missive about staging events without an audience and 
the g o v e r n m e n t ’ s refusal of visas to foreigners till 
April 15.  
?The situation is still fluid and it all depends on how 
the epidemic shapes up in the coming weeks. 
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People over profit 
?Sports and celebrations are the antithesis of social 
distancing. 
?No guarantee protection against a malevolent virus 
?Social distancing and cancellation of public events 
are necessary. 
? BCC I ’ s hand was forced after the Sports M in ist r y ’ s 
missive about staging events without an audience and 
the g o v e r n m e n t ’ s refusal of visas to foreigners till 
April 15.  
?The situation is still fluid and it all depends on how 
the epidemic shapes up in the coming weeks. 
Dominion over territory 
?The verdict by a Division Bench of the Madras High 
Court on the respective roles of the elected regime 
in Puducherry and the Administrator appointed by 
the President. 
?The Bench has done well to say that its role is not to 
lay down who has residual control — whether it is the 
Council of Ministers or the Administrator — but to 
highlight the existing legal framework under which 
their powers are defined. 
?The Bench has set aside a single j u d g e ’ s 2019 order 
that the Lieutenant-Governor should not interfere 
in the day-to-day administration of Puducherry. 
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People over profit 
?Sports and celebrations are the antithesis of social 
distancing. 
?No guarantee protection against a malevolent virus 
?Social distancing and cancellation of public events 
are necessary. 
? BCC I ’ s hand was forced after the Sports M in ist r y ’ s 
missive about staging events without an audience and 
the g o v e r n m e n t ’ s refusal of visas to foreigners till 
April 15.  
?The situation is still fluid and it all depends on how 
the epidemic shapes up in the coming weeks. 
Dominion over territory 
?The verdict by a Division Bench of the Madras High 
Court on the respective roles of the elected regime 
in Puducherry and the Administrator appointed by 
the President. 
?The Bench has done well to say that its role is not to 
lay down who has residual control — whether it is the 
Council of Ministers or the Administrator — but to 
highlight the existing legal framework under which 
their powers are defined. 
?The Bench has set aside a single j u d g e ’ s 2019 order 
that the Lieutenant-Governor should not interfere 
in the day-to-day administration of Puducherry. 
It became French colony in 1673  
Indian Union took place in the year 1963 
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People over profit 
?Sports and celebrations are the antithesis of social 
distancing. 
?No guarantee protection against a malevolent virus 
?Social distancing and cancellation of public events 
are necessary. 
? BCC I ’ s hand was forced after the Sports M in ist r y ’ s 
missive about staging events without an audience and 
the g o v e r n m e n t ’ s refusal of visas to foreigners till 
April 15.  
?The situation is still fluid and it all depends on how 
the epidemic shapes up in the coming weeks. 
Dominion over territory 
?The verdict by a Division Bench of the Madras High 
Court on the respective roles of the elected regime 
in Puducherry and the Administrator appointed by 
the President. 
?The Bench has done well to say that its role is not to 
lay down who has residual control — whether it is the 
Council of Ministers or the Administrator — but to 
highlight the existing legal framework under which 
their powers are defined. 
?The Bench has set aside a single j u d g e ’ s 2019 order 
that the Lieutenant-Governor should not interfere 
in the day-to-day administration of Puducherry. 
It became French colony in 1673  
Indian Union took place in the year 1963 
?To this extent, it is a shot in the arm for L-G Kiran 
Bedi, but it also contains a note of caution against 
the Centre going beyond its constitutional 
limitations. 
 
?An interesting facet of the case is that both last 
y e a r ’ s judgment by Justice R. Mahadevan, and the 
one overruling it by a Bench comprising Chief 
Justice A.P. Sahi and Justice Subramonium 
Prasad, rely on the exposition of the law by the 
Supreme Court in relation to the National Capital 
Territory of Delhi. 
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People over profit 
?Sports and celebrations are the antithesis of social 
distancing. 
?No guarantee protection against a malevolent virus 
?Social distancing and cancellation of public events 
are necessary. 
? BCC I ’ s hand was forced after the Sports M in ist r y ’ s 
missive about staging events without an audience and 
the g o v e r n m e n t ’ s refusal of visas to foreigners till 
April 15.  
?The situation is still fluid and it all depends on how 
the epidemic shapes up in the coming weeks. 
Dominion over territory 
?The verdict by a Division Bench of the Madras High 
Court on the respective roles of the elected regime 
in Puducherry and the Administrator appointed by 
the President. 
?The Bench has done well to say that its role is not to 
lay down who has residual control — whether it is the 
Council of Ministers or the Administrator — but to 
highlight the existing legal framework under which 
their powers are defined. 
?The Bench has set aside a single j u d g e ’ s 2019 order 
that the Lieutenant-Governor should not interfere 
in the day-to-day administration of Puducherry. 
It became French colony in 1673  
Indian Union took place in the year 1963 
?To this extent, it is a shot in the arm for L-G Kiran 
Bedi, but it also contains a note of caution against 
the Centre going beyond its constitutional 
limitations. 
 
?An interesting facet of the case is that both last 
y e a r ’ s judgment by Justice R. Mahadevan, and the 
one overruling it by a Bench comprising Chief 
Justice A.P. Sahi and Justice Subramonium 
Prasad, rely on the exposition of the law by the 
Supreme Court in relation to the National Capital 
Territory of Delhi. 
?The main ground on which the single j u d g e ’ s 
verdict has been set aside is that it was based on 
an inappropriate parallel sought to be drawn 
between a ‘Union Territory ’ and a ‘State ’. 
?The apex court had emphasised on the need for 
constitutional morality and constitutional trust 
among high dignitaries, implying that Lt. 
Governors and Chief Ministers must work in 
unison as far as possible. 
?In the event of an unresolved difference of 
opinion, the L-G should refer it to the President for 
a decision.