{"id":71693,"date":"2023-12-12T16:10:26","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T10:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/?p=71693"},"modified":"2023-12-12T16:10:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T10:40:27","slug":"the-hindu-editorial-vocabulary-december-12-2023-day-509","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/the-hindu-editorial-vocabulary-december-12-2023-day-509\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary\u2013 December 12, 2023; Day 509"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Difficult Word\/ Phrase<\/td><td>Contextual Sense<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Imperil&nbsp;<\/td><td>Pose a threat to; present a danger to<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Abrogation&nbsp;<\/td><td>an official or legal cancellation<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Deference&nbsp;<\/td><td>polite behaviour that you show towards somebody\/something, usually because you respect him\/her<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Audacious&nbsp;<\/td><td>willing to take risks or do something shocking<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Subversion&nbsp;<\/td><td>the act of trying to destroy or damage an established system or government<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Potent&nbsp;<\/td><td>Having great influence<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Unconscionable&nbsp;<\/td><td>Greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Enunciate&nbsp;<\/td><td>Express or state clearly<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mala fide&nbsp;<\/td><td>In bad faith; dishonestly<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Envisage&nbsp;<\/td><td>to think of something as being possible in the future; to imagine<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Underpinning&nbsp;<\/td><td>The underlying support or justification of something<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bolster&nbsp;<\/td><td>Support and strengthen<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Court\u2019s judgment on Article 370 and J&amp;K\u2019s special status<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In upholding the removal of Jammu and Kashmir\u2019s special status and its downgrading, the Supreme Court of India has <strong>imperilled (Pose a threat to; present a danger to) <\/strong>the rights of States and weakened the limits on the Union\u2019s power<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Supreme Court of India\u2019s verdict upholding the <strong>abrogation (an official or legal cancellation) <\/strong>of Jammu and Kashmir\u2019s special status under Article 370 of the Constitution represents not merely judicial <strong>deference (polite behaviour that you show towards somebody\/something, usually because you respect him\/her)<\/strong>, but a retreat from the Court\u2019s known positions on federalism, democratic norms and the sanctity of legal processes. It is undoubtedly a political boost to the ruling BJP and an endorsement of its <strong>audacious (willing to take risks or do something shocking) <\/strong>move in August 2019 to strip Kashmir of its special status and bring it on a par with other States. However, it is also a verdict that legitimises the <strong>subversion (the act of trying to destroy or damage an established system or government) <\/strong>of federal principles, fails to appreciate historical context and undermines constitutional procedure. The most <strong>potent (Having great influence) <\/strong>attack on federal principles is the Court\u2019s <strong>unconscionable (Greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation) <\/strong>conclusion that Parliament, while a State is under President\u2019s Rule, can do any act, legislative or otherwise, and even one with irreversible consequences, on behalf of the State legislature. This alarming interpretation comes close to undermining a basic feature of the Constitution as <strong>enunciated (Express or state clearly) <\/strong>by the Court itself and may have grave implications for the rights of States, permitting a range of hostile and irrevocable actions in the absence of an elected body. The government and its supporters have much to cheer about as the Constitution Bench has endorsed its stand and rejected strong arguments from the petitioners, especially the point that the government had acted in a <strong>mala fide (In bad faith; dishonestly)<\/strong> manner by imposing President\u2019s Rule preparatory to the intended abrogation of special status without the need to involve any elected representative from J&amp;K.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government had adopted a complicated process to give effect to the ruling BJP\u2019s long-cherished ambition of removing the State\u2019s special status. It had gone on to divide and downgrade it into two Union Territories (UT). It began with a Constitutional Order on August 5, 2019 applying the whole of the Constitution to J&amp;K and changing some definitions so that the State\u2019s Legislative Assembly could recommend the abrogation instead of its now-dissolved Constituent Assembly, as originally <strong>envisaged (to think of something as being possible in the future; to imagine) <\/strong>in Article 370(3). Ultimately, the Court ruled that parts of the August 5 order were unconstitutional as they, in effect, amounted to amending Article 370 itself, which was impermissible; but, in a peculiar twist, it held the consequential notification on August 6 declaring Article 370 as valid and that the President was empowered to do so even without the legal <strong>underpinnings (The underlying support or justification of something) <\/strong>of the previous day\u2019s notification that sought to <strong>bolster (Support and strengthen) <\/strong>the validity of the action. The President could remove the State\u2019s special status without any recommendation.<\/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>Want to know the meanings of difficult words published in the editorial of December 12, 2023? 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