👀DAILY HINDU EDITORIAL WORD BYTES - 1-> 14 MAY👀
💥Daily Word Bytes - 1 from editorial - Collective Assertion 💥
assertion (noun) – declaration, statement, contention.
Hindu Editorial usage : Collective assertion — On Justice Joseph’s elevation
elevation (noun) – promotion, upgrading, advancement.
Hindu Editorial usage : Collective assertion — On Justice Joseph’s elevation
propriety (noun) – morality, correctness, decency.
Hindu Editorial usage : The propriety of the Centre holding back names from the collegium’s list is in question
hold back (phrasal verb) – withhold, delay, refuse to disclose/act.
Hindu Editorial usage : The propriety of the Centre holding back names from the collegium’s list is in question
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 : The propriety of the Centre holding back names from the collegium’s list is in question
unanimously (adverb) – without opposition, agreed to by everyone involved.
Hindu Editorial usage : The five-member collegium has unanimously agreed, in principle,
in principle (phrase) – in general, by and large, on the whole.
Hindu Editorial usage : The five-member collegium has unanimously agreed, in principle,
reiterate (verb) – repeat, say again, restate.
Hindu Editorial usage : The five-member collegium has unanimously agreed, in principle, to reiterate its recommendation to appoint the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court as a judge of the Supreme Court.
bound to (adjective) – obliged, compelled, required.
Hindu Editorial usage : When reiterated unanimously, the Centre is bound to act on the collegium resolution, going by the law laid down by the Supreme Court in the Third Judges Case of 1998.
lay down (phrase) – formulate, stipulate, frame/prescribe.
Hindu Editorial usage : When reiterated unanimously, the Centre is bound to act on the collegium resolution, going by the law laid down by the Supreme Court in the Third Judges Case of 1998.
quash (verb) – cancel, reverse, repeal.
Hindu Editorial usage : The Centre, which denies that its objection had anything to do with Justice Joseph’s decision in 2016 to quash the imposition of President’s Rule in Uttarakhand
imposition (noun) – enforcement, execution, implementation.
Hindu Editorial usage : The Centre, which denies that its objection had anything to do with Justice Joseph’s decision in 2016 to quash the imposition of President’s Rule in Uttarakhand
reiteration (noun) – the process of repeating something (some action) for clarity/emphasis.
Hindu Editorial usage : However, it is puzzling that the collegium didn’t send its reiteration to the Centre immediately
puzzle (verb) – confuse, perplex, bewilder.
Hindu Editorial usage : However, it is puzzling that the collegium didn’t send its reiteration to the Centre immediately
ground (noun) – reason, basis, factor.
Hindu Editorial usage : While objecting to Justice Joseph’s appointment on the ground that he was not senior enough
peculiar (adjective) – strange, unusual, odd.
Hindu Editorial usage : In a judge-recommended system of appointments, one that is peculiar to India,
ought to (modal verb) – must, should.
Hindu Editorial usage : but it ought to be possible for the two sides to minimise these differences and act expeditiously.
expeditiously (adverb) – quickly and efficiently.
Hindu Editorial usage : but it ought to be possible for the two sides to minimise these differences and act expeditiously.
onus (noun) – responsibility, duty, burden.
Hindu Editorial usage : The onus is more on the government of the day to ensure it is not seen as blocking the appointment of anyone the judges themselves have found fit and deserving.
augur well (verb) – bode/portend, predict, indicate/signify (a good outcome/result).
Hindu Editorial usage : It does not augur well for the institution if the present consultative process, admittedly not an ideal one for a diverse democracy, is seen to be vitiated by executive intransigence.
vitiate (verb) – spoil, impair, destroy.
Hindu Editorial usage : It does not augur well for the institution if the present consultative process, admittedly not an ideal one for a diverse democracy, is seen to be vitiated by executive intransigence.
intransigence (noun) – refusal to change opinion.
Hindu Editorial usage : It does not augur well for the institution if the present consultative process, admittedly not an ideal one for a diverse democracy, is seen to be vitiated by executive intransigence.
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elevation (noun) – promotion, upgrading, advancement.
Hindu Editorial usage : Collective assertion — On Justice Joseph’s elevation
Hindu Editorial usage : The propriety of the Centre holding back names from the collegium’s list is in question
Hindu Editorial usage : The propriety of the Centre holding back names from the collegium’s list is in question
Hindu Editorial usage : The propriety of the Centre holding back names from the collegium’s list is in question
Hindu Editorial usage : The five-member collegium has unanimously agreed, in principle,
Hindu Editorial usage : The five-member collegium has unanimously agreed, in principle,
Hindu Editorial usage : The five-member collegium has unanimously agreed, in principle, to reiterate its recommendation to appoint the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court as a judge of the Supreme Court.
Hindu Editorial usage : When reiterated unanimously, the Centre is bound to act on the collegium resolution, going by the law laid down by the Supreme Court in the Third Judges Case of 1998.
Hindu Editorial usage : When reiterated unanimously, the Centre is bound to act on the collegium resolution, going by the law laid down by the Supreme Court in the Third Judges Case of 1998.
Hindu Editorial usage : The Centre, which denies that its objection had anything to do with Justice Joseph’s decision in 2016 to quash the imposition of President’s Rule in Uttarakhand
Hindu Editorial usage : The Centre, which denies that its objection had anything to do with Justice Joseph’s decision in 2016 to quash the imposition of President’s Rule in Uttarakhand
Hindu Editorial usage : However, it is puzzling that the collegium didn’t send its reiteration to the Centre immediately
Hindu Editorial usage : However, it is puzzling that the collegium didn’t send its reiteration to the Centre immediately
Hindu Editorial usage : While objecting to Justice Joseph’s appointment on the ground that he was not senior enough
Hindu Editorial usage : In a judge-recommended system of appointments, one that is peculiar to India,
Hindu Editorial usage : but it ought to be possible for the two sides to minimise these differences and act expeditiously.
Hindu Editorial usage : but it ought to be possible for the two sides to minimise these differences and act expeditiously.
Hindu Editorial usage : The onus is more on the government of the day to ensure it is not seen as blocking the appointment of anyone the judges themselves have found fit and deserving.
Hindu Editorial usage : It does not augur well for the institution if the present consultative process, admittedly not an ideal one for a diverse democracy, is seen to be vitiated by executive intransigence.
Hindu Editorial usage : It does not augur well for the institution if the present consultative process, admittedly not an ideal one for a diverse democracy, is seen to be vitiated by executive intransigence.
Hindu Editorial usage : It does not augur well for the institution if the present consultative process, admittedly not an ideal one for a diverse democracy, is seen to be vitiated by executive intransigence.
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