👀DAILY HINDU EDITORIAL WORD BYTES - 1 --> 23 APRIL👀

💥Daily Word Bytes - 1  from editorial - Unprecedented Crisis - On Independence Of Judiciary💥

unprecedented (adjective) – not done or experienced before.
Hindu Editorial usage : Unprecedented crisis: on independence of the judiciary 

compromise (verb) – undermine, weaken, damage.
Hindu Editorial usage : The accountability and independence of the judiciary must not be compromised

confrontation (noun) – conflict, tussle, face-off.
Hindu Editorial usage : These are extraordinary times for the judiciary. From signs of a confrontation with the executive over judicial appointments to an unpleasant rift among Supreme Court judges, it has seen much turmoil recently.

the executive (noun) – administration, authority, directorate.
Hindu Editorial usage : These are extraordinary times for the judiciary. From signs of a confrontation with the executive over judicial appointments to an unpleasant rift among Supreme Court judges, it has seen much turmoil recently.

rift (noun) – division, disagreement, conflict.
Hindu Editorial usage : These are extraordinary times for the judiciary. From signs of a confrontation with the executive over judicial appointments to an unpleasant rift among Supreme Court judges, it has seen much turmoil recently.

turmoil (noun) – confusion, commotion, disruption.
Hindu Editorial usage : These are extraordinary times for the judiciary. From signs of a confrontation with the executive over judicial appointments to an unpleasant rift among Supreme Court judges, it has seen much turmoil recently.

impeach (verb) – indict, charge, accuse (a public official) with a crime done while in office.
Hindu Editorial usage : The process initiated by major Opposition parties to impeach the Chief Justice of India is an unprecedented crisis. The motion

substance (noun) – significant subject, important matter/content, valid message.
Hindu Editorial usage : details of which cannot be revealed under Rajya Sabha rules until it is admitted, draws its substance and arguments mainly from the points raised by the four senior-most judges

dissent (noun) – disagreement, lack of agreement, difference of opinion/argument.
Hindu Editorial usage : whose dissent brought simmering differences to the fore.

simmering (adjective) – fuming, seething, intensed/severe.
Hindu Editorial usage : whose dissent brought simmering differences to the fore.

to the fore (phrase) - to a most important position/situation.
Hindu Editorial usage : whose dissent brought simmering differences to the fore.

ramifications (noun) – consequence, result/outcome, aftermath.
Hindu Editorial usage : Their main charge, that CJI Dipak Misra selectively assigns cases to Benches of his choice, had some dark ramifications, including insinuations about the way he dealt with a petition by a medical college on the judicial and administrative side

insinuation (noun) – hint, suggestion, implication/indication.
Hindu Editorial usage : Their main charge, that CJI Dipak Misra selectively assigns cases to Benches of his choice, had some dark ramifications, including insinuations about the way he dealt with a petition by a medical college on the judicial and administrative side

stick to (phrasal verb) – abide by, adhere to, hold to (a rule, a commitment).
Hindu Editorial usage : The CJI has stuck to his position that as ‘master of the roster’ he has the prerogative to allot cases. Are the senior judges who question this entirely wrong?

roster (noun) –  a list of the people of a team/organisation. 
Hindu Editorial usage : The CJI has stuck to his position that as ‘master of the roster’ he has the prerogative to allot cases. Are the senior judges who question this entirely wrong?

prerogative (noun) – rights, claim, privilege.
Hindu Editorial usage : The CJI has stuck to his position that as ‘master of the roster’ he has the prerogative to allot cases. Are the senior judges who question this entirely wrong?

collegium system (noun) – The collegium system is the one in which the Chief Justice of India and a forum of four senior most judges of the Supreme Court recommend appointments & transfers of judges. There is no mention of the collegium in the Constitution of India.
Hindu Editorial usage : While putting in place the collegium system for judicial appointments, the Supreme Court said “consultation with the Chief Justice” meant “consultation with a plurality of judges”.

plurality (noun) – diversity.
Hindu Editorial usage : While putting in place the collegium system for judicial appointments, the Supreme Court said “consultation with the Chief Justice” meant “consultation with a plurality of judges”.

put in place (phrase) – initiate, usher in, bring in.
Hindu Editorial usage : But this still raises the question: could the CJI have better addressed his colleagues’ concerns and put in place an informal consultative system, so the damage the institution has suffered could have been avoided?

under someone’s thumb (phrase) – under someone’s control.
Hindu Editorial usage :  it is the internal rift or the executive’s attempt to keep it under its thumb that poses the greater danger to the judiciary. 

weigh (verb) – consider, contemplate, think about/mull over.
Hindu Editorial usage : The Rajya Sabha Chairman will have to weigh one question before admitting the motion: what will cause greater damage to the institution, pursuing the process or rejecting it outright? 

pursue (verb) – engage in, follow, conduct.
Hindu Editorial usage : The Rajya Sabha Chairman will have to weigh one question before admitting the motion: what will cause greater damage to the institution, pursuing the process or rejecting it outright? 

outright (adverb) – completely, entirely, totally.
Hindu Editorial usage : The Rajya Sabha Chairman will have to weigh one question before admitting the motion: what will cause greater damage to the institution, pursuing the process or rejecting it outright? 

imperil (verb) – endanger, jeopardise, put in danger/put at risk.
Hindu Editorial usage :  Some may say any inquiry into the CJI’s conduct will imperil judicial independence, and others may argue that ignoring the allegations will be more dangerous.

envisage (verb) – foresee, predict, imagine/envision.
Hindu Editorial usage : The Constitution advisedly envisages the impeachment of superior court judges as a rigorous political process driven by Parliament. 

dispense (verb) – discard, throw away; give up.
Hindu Editorial usage : The intention is to provide for both accountability and independence of the judiciary. Neither of these objectives can be dispensed in favour of the other.

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