{"id":52155,"date":"2023-07-25T12:20:25","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T06:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/?p=52155"},"modified":"2023-07-25T12:20:25","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T06:50:25","slug":"the-hindu-editorial-vocabulary-july-25-2023-day-441","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/the-hindu-editorial-vocabulary-july-25-2023-day-441\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary\u2013 July 25, 2023; Day 441"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Difficult Word\/ Phrase<\/td><td>Contextual Sense<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Saga&nbsp;<\/td><td>a long series of events<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wrangling&nbsp;<\/td><td>An instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tussle&nbsp;<\/td><td>Disorderly fighting<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Perpetual&nbsp;<\/td><td>Continuing forever, or for an indefinitely long time<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Contours&nbsp;<\/td><td>A defining line<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Promulgate&nbsp;<\/td><td>State or announce<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Scrutinise&nbsp;<\/td><td>To look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nullify&nbsp;<\/td><td>Declare invalid<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Remit&nbsp;<\/td><td>the area of authority or responsibility of an individual or a group<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ambit&nbsp;<\/td><td>An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Invalidate&nbsp;<\/td><td>Declare invalid<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stipulate&nbsp;<\/td><td>Make a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Concede&nbsp;<\/td><td>Be willing to admit or forced to agree<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Delineate&nbsp;<\/td><td>Show the form or outline of<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Abrogate&nbsp;<\/td><td>Revoke formally<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Never-ending <strong>saga (a long series of events)<\/strong>: on the legal <strong>wrangling (An instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)) <\/strong>between the Centre and the Government of the National Capital Territory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Another round of legal <strong>tussle (Disorderly fighting) <\/strong>awaits the <strong>perpetual (Continuing forever, or for an indefinitely long time) <\/strong>dispute over governing Delhi<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The legal wrangling between the Centre and the Government of the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi over the <strong>contours (A defining line) <\/strong>of their respective powers is a never-ending saga. In the latest round, the legality of the recent ordinance <strong>promulgated (State or announce) <\/strong>by the President of India to create a new scheme to regulate services in Delhi will be <strong>scrutinised (To look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail) <\/strong>by a Constitution Bench. It will be the third such five-member Bench to examine the respective powers of the two warring entities in the last few years. The crux of the issue is that the ordinance has sought to <strong>nullify (Declare invalid) <\/strong>a recent Constitution Bench verdict that ruled that the subject of \u2018Services\u2019, covered under Entry 41 (State List), will fall under the executive and legislative domains of the Delhi government, and not that of the Centre. The Court\u2019s earlier reasoning was simple: Article 239AA, which governs the affairs of the NCT of Delhi, excluded only three subjects from the Delhi government\u2019s purview \u2014 police, public order and land \u2014 and that it could exercise control over the remaining subjects. As \u2018Services\u2019 was not one of the excluded subjects, it upheld the Delhi government\u2019s <strong>remit (the area of authority or responsibility of an individual or a group) <\/strong>over appointments, postings and transfers. It ruled that any attempt to expand the Centre\u2019s <strong>ambit (An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control) <\/strong>by excluding the subject of services would go against the constitutional scheme of Delhi\u2019s governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The three-judge Bench that referred the ordinance matter to a Constitution Bench has noted that the creation of a new \u2018Authority\u2019 to regulate \u2018services\u2019 effectively amends Article 239AA of the Constitution because it becomes a fourth subject in the list of excluded ones. However, this may not necessarily <strong>invalidate (Declare invalid) <\/strong>it. Clause 7 of Article 239AA allows Parliament to enact laws \u201cfor giving effect to, or supplementing\u201d the Article. Further, it <strong>stipulates (Make a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement) <\/strong>that such a law would not be deemed an amendment to the Constitution, even if it has such an effect. While the Court has <strong>conceded (Be willing to admit or forced to agree) <\/strong>Parliament\u2019s power to enact such a law, it has indicated that it can examine whether the exercise of such power is valid, especially when it has the effect of excluding \u2018services\u2019 completely from the elected Delhi regime\u2019s ambit. The Court has also noted a contradiction: while it appears from one clause that the existing governance structure of Delhi cannot be altered, another clause seems to allow this. This, it says, requires a ruling. On the legal side, the larger Bench may be able to <strong>delineate (Show the form or outline of) <\/strong>the contours of Parliament\u2019s power to make laws under Clause 7, and rule whether while exercising such a power, it can <strong>abrogate (Revoke formally) <\/strong>the governance principles of Delhi. However, the tussle involving politics and personalities is unlikely to end soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to improve your vocabulary further?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/vocabulary\/the-hindu-editorial-vocabulary-download-free-pdf\/\">Download the Lists of Word-Meanings of Previous Months here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you want to update your vocabulary on an ongoing basis? 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