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March 10Th-12Th, 2021 Law, Policy and Governance Yor mi re! Daily News Page March 10th-12th, 2021 Law, Policy and Governance Daily snippets 1. Over 72% rise in UAPA cases registered in 2019 - There has been over 72% increase in the number of persons arrested under the UAPA (Unlawful Activities [Prevention] Act) in 2019 compared to year 2015, data provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in the Lok Sabha show. As many as 1,948 persons were arrested under the UAPA in 1,226 cases registered across the country in 2019. 2. SC questions delay in setting up environment regulator - The Supreme Court asked the government to explain why it had not set up an “independent environment regulator” to oversee green clearances. The lapse was highlighted by advocate Prashant Bhushan, who said the top court had ordered the setting up of a national environment regulatory body to ensure independent oversight of green clearances way back in July 2011 in Lafarge Umiam Mining Private Limited v. Union of India, commonly known as the ‘Lafarge mining case’. 3. Wear masks properly or get off plane: Delhi HC - Flight passengers who exhibit stubborn reluctance to wear their masks properly, could now get offloaded immediately or be placed in the “no fly” list, as per a fresh guidelines issued by the Delhi High Court. Justice Shankar said he was constrained to pass the order because of an alarming situation, which he witnessed during the Air India flight from Kolkata to New Delhi on March 5, 2021. 4. Delhi HC seeks response on petition against new IT Rules - The Delhi High Court sought a response from the Centre on a petition challenging the new IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, claiming it seeks to regulate online news portals by imposing government oversight and a vaguely worded ‘Code of Ethics’. The Plea was filed by Foundation for Independent Journalism - The plea stated that the IT Rules, 2021, introduced two distinct sets of regulations - one, due diligence norms to be followed by ‘intermediaries’ and two, ‘Code of Ethics’ ought to be adhered to by ‘publishers’, along with a three tier compliance mechanism. 5. Kerala HC restrains Centre on IT rules - The Kerala High Court restrained the Centre from taking coercive action against Live Law Media Private Ltd., which owns a legal news portal, for not complying with Part III of the new IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The court issued notice to the Centre on a petition filed by the firm challenging the rules regulating digital news media, curated content (OTT platforms), and social media intermediaries. 6. Stick to code, Karnataka HC tells media - The Karnataka High Court ordered issue of notices to the Centre and the State government and 70 media platforms, including newspapers, on a petition filed by a lawyer and BJP member, seeking a direction to the authorities to take steps to safeguard the right to privacy of individuals and ensure that media outlets don’t invade the privacy of individuals by breaching law. - Acting on the directions of the Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant has issued a general order prohibiting all television channels from airing programmes that are not in conformity with the “Programme Code” notified under the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995. The order also stated that any violation of the order is liable for prosecution under Section 16 of the Act. 7. No proposal to release caste data: MHA - The Ministry of Home Affairs informed the Rajya Sabha that there was “no proposal at present to release the report of the caste census” carried out in 2011 (SECC). The SECC 2011 data, excluding the caste data, had been finalised and published by the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (HUPA). 8. Gender discrimination alleged in NDA admission - The Supreme Court asked the government to respond to a plea alleging discrimination against women by barring them from taking the exam for admission to the prestigious National Defence Academy and the Naval Academy. - A Bench led by Chief Justice of India Sharad A. Bobde issued notice to the government and the Union Public Service Commission on a petition filed by advocate Kush Kalra, who said eligible and willing women who aspire for a career in the Armed Forces are prohibited entry into these centres of excellence solely on the ground of gender. 9. Plea to include mental illness in list of comorbidities - A petition has been filed before the Delhi High Court to include severe mental illness in the list of specified comorbidities to enable getting priority COVID -19 vaccination. The plea also sought direction to frame a policy to provide COVID- 19 vaccination to homeless, mentally ill persons wandering on the streets. 10. Petition in HC seeks expansion of ambit of electric vehicles scheme - A petition filed before the Delhi High Court has sought direction to expand the ambit of the FAME (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles) India Phase- II scheme to the hydrogen energy infrastructure. The petition filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar sought direction to the government to allocate a part of the unutilised funds from the FAME India Phase- II Scheme for promoting and incentivising demand for hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles and construction and operation of hydrogen refuelling stations. 11. PM’s photo removed from COVID vaccine certificates - The Health Ministry informed the Election Commission (EC) that the “necessary filters” were added to the Co-WIN platform in the four poll bound States and one Union Territory, removing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s photo from the COVID -19 vaccine certificates in those regions. The EC had taken up the issue after the Trinamool Congress complained that publishing Mr. Modi’s photo on the certificates was a violation of the model code. - What are the moral code of conducts 12. Javadekar meets digital media outlets - After severe criticism over not holding consultations with digital media publishers before bringing in the new IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar held a meeting with members of the Digital News Publishers Association. Minister, Mr. Javadekar reiterated at the meeting that the new rules placed certain responsibilities on digital news publishers. 13. Lok Sabha gives approval for National Capital Territory Bill - The Lok Sabha passed the National Cap ital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Bill, 2021 that seeks to regularise unauth orised colonies that existed in the National Capital Terri tory of Delhi as on June 1, 2014, and had seen develop ment up to 50% as on Janu ary 1, 2015. Delhi MP Meenakshi Lek hi, said that a large number of people living in unauthor ised colonies in Delhi were not receiving proper ameni ties and that this Bill provided ownership rights to those living in these colonies. It would facilitate access to in stitutional credit and also improve the basic amenities. The bill was passed by voice vote. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National News/ Interventions Daily snippets 1. Uttarakhand political crises - Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat tendered his resig nation to Governor Baby Ra ni Maurya. There were complaints from his own party MLAs and oth ers about his style of func tioning and administration. From being tardy in im plementing the ‘Chardham yatra’ projects to not being accessible to his own party men, to facing a corruption charge wherein the Uttarak hand High Court had ord ered a CBI inquiry against him (later stayed by the Supreme Court). - Garhwal MP Tirath Singh Rawat will take over as the new CM of Uttarakhand. Mr. Tirath, 57, who was the Uttarakhand BJP chief from 2013 to 2015, was a mem ber of the Uttar Pradesh Le gislative Council, before the creation of Uttarak hand, during the period 1997 -2002. He was an MLA in Utta rakhand from 2012 to 2017, and previously held the post of Education Minister from 2000 to 2002. 2. Parliamentary Committee on meagre pensions - The Centre must increase the “meagre” pensions prov ided for poor senior citi zens, widows and disabled people, said the Parliament ary Standing Committee on Rural Development in its report submitted to the Lok Sabha. The panel also slammed the government’s laxity in raising the amount. “The Committee is baffled to observe the meagre amount of assistance ranging from ₹200 to ₹500 per month under the different components of this Scheme,” it said. - The panel pointed out that it had previously urged the increase of these minis cule pensions in its reports on the Department of Rural Development’s (DoRD) de mand for grants in 2019- 20 and 2020- 21. The panel also pulled up the DoRD for delays and dispar ities in the payment of wage s and unemployment allow ances under the flagship MGNREGA scheme. Another issue with MGNREGA is the disparity in wages in different States. 3. Delhi government presents 69k crores 'Deshbhakti Budget' - Delhi government presented a ₹69,000 crore ‘Deshbhakti Budget’ for the 2021 22 fiscal replete with provisions seek ing to inspire patriotism in the run up to the 75th Inde pendence Day, free COVID vaccination, and a vision for “India at 2047”. Manish Sisodia, the finance minister also announced that the Delhi government aims to bid for hosting the 2048 Olympic Games. “Our aim for 2047 should be that the per capita income of Delhi is equal to that of Singapore. For that, we will have to increase the per capita income 16 fold, and we will do whatever it takes to achieve that,” he said. - The education sector got the lion’s share of funds - ₹16,377 crore (24%) - in the 2021- 22 budget, followed by the health sector at ₹9,934 crore (14%).
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