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<p>India's Supreme Court has made the 'right against adverse effects of climate change' a part of the right to life, in an unprecedented leap forward to recognise the impact of climate change on human life in the world's most populous democracy.&nbsp;</p>

<p>While the Supreme Court bench presided by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and composed of Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra&nbsp;gave the ruling on March 21, the detailed order was only uploaded over the weekend. The top court was hearing a petition to protect the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) from losing its habitat due to power transmission lines.</p>

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<p>"Article 48A of the Constitution provides that the State shall endeavour to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country. Clause (g) of Article 51A stipulates that it shall be the duty of every citizen of India to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wildlife, and to have compassion for living creatures. Although these are not justiciable provisions of the Constitution, they are indications that the Constitution recognises the importance of the natural world,” a three-judge bench presided by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>"The importance of the environment, as indicated by these provisions, becomes a right in other parts of the Constitution. Article 21 recognises the right to life and personal liberty while Article 14 indicates that all persons shall have equality before law and the equal protection of laws. These Articles are important sources of the right to a clean environment and the right against the adverse effects of climate change," it said.</p>

<p>"Despite governmental policy and rules and regulations recognising the adverse effects of climate change and seeking to combat it, there is no single or umbrella legislation in India which relates to climate change and the attendant concerns,” the court noted. “However, this does not mean that the people of India do not have a right against the adverse effects of climate change," it added.</p>

<p>On the right of citizenry to a clean environment, the court said: "Without a clean environment which is stable and unimpacted by the vagaries of climate change, the right to life is not fully realised. The right to health (which is a part of the right to life under Article 21) is impacted due to factors such as air pollution, shifts in vector-borne diseases, rising temperatures, droughts, shortages in food supplies due to crop failure, storms and flooding. The inability of underserved communities to adapt to climate change or cope with its effects violates the right to life (Article 21) as well as the right to equality (Article 14)."</p>

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<p>On April 19, 2021, a Supreme Court bench ordered restrictions on the setting-up of overhead transmission lines in an area of about 99,000 square kilometres.</p>

<p>The Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change, Ministry of Power, and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy later sought modification in the top court's directions.&nbsp;</p>

<p>It argued that given New Delhi's international commitments to transition to non-fossil fuels and reduction of emissions, building up the country’s solar and wind energy potential is important. It added that putting high-voltage power lines underground was technically not feasible.</p>

<p>The Supreme Court last week allowed the government's request while recognising technical and land acquisition challenges and prohibitive costs in implementing its April 2021 order.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The court set up a nine-member committee of experts to "assess the feasibility of undergrounding power lines in specific areas, considering factors such as terrain, population density and infrastructure requirements". It also asked the committee "to complete its task and submit a report to this court through the Union Government on or before July 31, 2024".</p>


India's Supreme Court has made the 'right against adverse effects of climate change' a part of the right to life, in an unprecedented leap forward to recognise the impact of climate change on human life in the world's most populous democracy.

India's Supreme Court has made the 'right against adverse effects of climate change' a part of the right to life, in an unprecedented leap forward to recognise the impact of climate change on human life in the world's most populous democracy. While the Supreme Court bench presided by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and composed of Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra gave the ruling on March 21, the detailed order was only uploaded over the weekend. The top court was hearing a petition to protect the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) from losing its habitat due to power transmission lines. Also watch | Climate change endangers wine production worldwide × "Article 48A of the Constitution provides that the State shall endeavour to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country. Clause (g) of Article 51A stipulates that it shall be the duty of every citizen of India to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wildlife, and to have compassion for living creatures. Although these are not justiciable provisions of the Constitution, they are indications that the Constitution recognises the importance of the natural world,” a three-judge bench presided by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said. Also read | Climate change-threatened Maldives receives Tibetan glacier water from China "The importance of the environment, as indicated by these provisions, becomes a right in other parts of the Constitution. Article 21 recognises the right to life and personal liberty while Article 14 indicates that all persons shall have equality before law and the equal protection of laws. These Articles are important sources of the right to a clean environment and the right against the adverse effects of climate change," it said. "Despite governmental policy and rules and regulations recognising the adverse effects of climate change and seeking to combat it, there is no single or umbrella legislation in India which relates to climate change and the attendant concerns,” the court noted. “However, this does not mean that the people of India do not have a right against the adverse effects of climate change," it added. On the right of citizenry to a clean environment, the court said: "Without a clean environment which is stable and unimpacted by the vagaries of climate change, the right to life is not fully realised. The right to health (which is a part of the right to life under Article 21) is impacted due to factors such as air pollution, shifts in vector-borne diseases, rising temperatures, droughts, shortages in food supplies due to crop failure, storms and flooding. The inability of underserved communities to adapt to climate change or cope with its effects violates the right to life (Article 21) as well as the right to equality (Article 14)." Bid to save Great Indian Bustard's habitat: What is the matter? On April 19, 2021, a Supreme Court bench ordered restrictions on the setting-up of overhead transmission lines in an area of about 99,000 square kilometres. The Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change, Ministry of Power, and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy later sought modification in the top court's directions. It argued that given New Delhi's international commitments to transition to non-fossil fuels and reduction of emissions, building up the country’s solar and wind energy potential is important. It added that putting high-voltage power lines underground was technically not feasible. The Supreme Court last week allowed the government's request while recognising technical and land acquisition challenges and prohibitive costs in implementing its April 2021 order. The court set up a nine-member committee of experts to "assess the feasibility of undergrounding power lines in specific areas, considering factors such as terrain, population density and infrastructure requirements". It also asked the committee "to complete its task and submit a report to this court through the Union Government on or before July 31, 2024".

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<p>A man, identified by officials as Sahab Singh, lost his life in a tragic hit-and-run case in the north Indian state of Haryana. The incident took place on Saturday (Apr 8) in Karnal. The man was accompanied by his sister-in-law and niece. They were reportedly out on a post-dinner walk when a speeding car hit him.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The gruesome accident left his body reportedly in over a dozen pieces. Officials said that the body parts were assembled and sent for post-mortem. According to the local police, the victims were out for a walk on Assandh Road.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Local reports mentioned that the passersby informed the police when they heard the woman scream.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The sister-in-law suffered a dismembered leg and the niece was found in a nearby field. Both were rushed to a hospital and are receiving treatment.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Police located the car, which reportedly had Haryana's number. The driver appeared to have fled the scene. The vehicle was abandoned.&nbsp;</p>

<p>While speaking to media, Sahab Singh's elder brother claimed that it was family members, who picked the body parts at the accident site.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>His brother told the Times Of India, "They were taking a stroll after dinner when the speeding car struck them."&nbsp;</p>

<p>"We recovered 17 fragments of his body from the scene. My wife lost her leg, and my daughter sustained a fracture," he added.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The family of the victim also alleged that the police deliberately did not arrest the accused driver. However, police denied all the allegations, and said that probe is underway.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;</em></p>


A man, identified by officials as Sahab Singh, lost his life in a tragic hit-and-run case in the north Indian state of Haryana. The incident took place on Saturday (Apr 8) in Karnal.

A man, identified by officials as Sahab Singh, lost his life in a tragic hit-and-run case in the north Indian state of Haryana. The incident took place on Saturday (Apr 8) in Karnal. The man was accompanied by his sister-in-law and niece. They were reportedly out on a post-dinner walk when a speeding car hit him. The gruesome accident left his body reportedly in over a dozen pieces. Officials said that the body parts were assembled and sent for post-mortem. According to the local police, the victims were out for a walk on Assandh Road. Local reports mentioned that the passersby informed the police when they heard the woman scream. Also read: Man from India's Delhi dies after taking slide at water park in Noida, probe launched: Report The sister-in-law suffered a dismembered leg and the niece was found in a nearby field. Both were rushed to a hospital and are receiving treatment. Police located the car, which reportedly had Haryana's number. The driver appeared to have fled the scene. The vehicle was abandoned. While speaking to media, Sahab Singh's elder brother claimed that it was family members, who picked the body parts at the accident site. Also read: CBI takes over probe into death of Kerala veterinary student, who endured assault for 29 hours Watch: India mulls expansion of NavIC satellite range × His brother told the Times Of India, "They were taking a stroll after dinner when the speeding car struck them." "We recovered 17 fragments of his body from the scene. My wife lost her leg, and my daughter sustained a fracture," he added. The family of the victim also alleged that the police deliberately did not arrest the accused driver. However, police denied all the allegations, and said that probe is underway. (With inputs from agencies)

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<p>J S Sidharthan, a second-year veterinary student at the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University in Pookode, Wayanad, was reportedly subjected to severe ragging and assault, allegedly by SFI leaders. Sidharthan was found hanging in his hostel bathroom on February 18. The SFI, however, has refuted these allegations.</p>

<p>The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has initiated an inquiry into the death of J S Sidharthan, whose body was found within the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU) campus in Pookode, Wayanad.</p>

<p>According to information provided by Kerala police in the case file transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the veterinary student from Kerala had endured continuous assault for nearly 29 hours from seniors as well as classmates prior to his suicide.</p>

<p>Central government had issued a notification for a CBI investigation into Sidharthan's death. The CBI issued a notification announcing that they are taking over the case following a directive from the Kerala High Court.</p>

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<p>Upon receiving the notification, the agency re-registered the FIR filed at the Vythiri police station in Waynad against 20 individuals. The accused face charges under various sections of the IPC, including abetment to suicide, criminal conspiracy, wrongful restraint, voluntarily causing hurt, and Kerala’s anti-ragging law.</p>

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<p>Sidharthan’s father, Jayaprakash, has been summoned by the CBI to provide his statement.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Sub-inspector Prashobh P V of Vythiri police station, in a document pertaining to the case,&nbsp;wrote that&nbsp;Sidharthan was&nbsp;“physically and mentally tortured”.</p>

<p>“…They assaulted Sidharthan on February 16 from 9 am to 2 pm till February 17 continuously with hand and using a belt and subjected him to cruel ragging. This made him in an utter stage of mental stress and feeling that he can neither continue study in the Institute and complete this course nor go home dropping the course. As he is so mentally stressed, he felt that there is no option for him other than suicide, he committed suicide by hanging himself in the bathroom of men’s hostel in between 12.30 pm and 13.45 pm on February 18,” the report had added.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


J S Sidharthan, a second-year veterinary student at the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University in Pookode, Wayanad, was reportedly subjected to severe ragging and assault, allegedly by SFI leaders.

J S Sidharthan, a second-year veterinary student at the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University in Pookode, Wayanad, was reportedly subjected to severe ragging and assault, allegedly by SFI leaders. Sidharthan was found hanging in his hostel bathroom on February 18. The SFI, however, has refuted these allegations. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has initiated an inquiry into the death of J S Sidharthan, whose body was found within the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU) campus in Pookode, Wayanad. According to information provided by Kerala police in the case file transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the veterinary student from Kerala had endured continuous assault for nearly 29 hours from seniors as well as classmates prior to his suicide. Central government had issued a notification for a CBI investigation into Sidharthan's death. The CBI issued a notification announcing that they are taking over the case following a directive from the Kerala High Court. Also Read | Delhi government announces dry days for religious festivals and Lok Sabha polls. See the complete list Upon receiving the notification, the agency re-registered the FIR filed at the Vythiri police station in Waynad against 20 individuals. The accused face charges under various sections of the IPC, including abetment to suicide, criminal conspiracy, wrongful restraint, voluntarily causing hurt, and Kerala’s anti-ragging law. Also Read | Lok Sabha elections: Congress vows to conduct wealth redistribution survey if voted to power Sidharthan’s father, Jayaprakash, has been summoned by the CBI to provide his statement. WATCH | India's space prowess and possibilities - ISRO Chief Dr S Somanath × Sub-inspector Prashobh P V of Vythiri police station, in a document pertaining to the case, wrote that Sidharthan was “physically and mentally tortured”. “…They assaulted Sidharthan on February 16 from 9 am to 2 pm till February 17 continuously with hand and using a belt and subjected him to cruel ragging. This made him in an utter stage of mental stress and feeling that he can neither continue study in the Institute and complete this course nor go home dropping the course. As he is so mentally stressed, he felt that there is no option for him other than suicide, he committed suicide by hanging himself in the bathroom of men’s hostel in between 12.30 pm and 13.45 pm on February 18,” the report had added. (With inputs from agencies)

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