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Bihar Vidhansabha election 2020 में बेहतर काम के लिए 29 पुरस्कारों की घोषणा, ये लोग किए गए नामित

Bihar Vidhansabha election 2020 में बेहतर काम के लिए 29 पुरस्कारों की घोषणा, ये लोग किए गए नामित

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16-02-2020

We provide you with the latest news updates and daily current affairs from The Hindu. Indian Express, Live Mint, PIB, Etc,… #studywithDs #UPSC #SSC #RAILWAYS #CurrentAffairs #DailyCurrentAffairs #DEEPIKASINGAMSETTY #DEEPIKA #GOVTEXAMCURRENTAFFAIRS 1. Former Jet Airways' CEO Vinay Dube Appointed CEO Of GoAir 2. India's Fuel Demand Fell 0.6% In January: Report 3. Myntra Appoints Raghu Krishnananda As Chief Technology Officer 4. UEFA Bans Manchester City From Champions League For 2 Seasons 5. 1st Phase Of Census-2021 To Be Conducted In Haryana From May 1-June15 6. Arvind Sawant Appointed As Head Of Maharashtra Parliamentary Panel 7. Souvik Banerjee Conferred With Indo-Global Research Excellence Award 2020 8. India - Portugal Sign 14 Agreements In Areas Including Defence, Culture & Yoga 9. SC Lifts Ban On Construction Activities In Delhi-NCR Between 6 Pm-6 Am 10. India & Portugal Sign MoU To Build Maritime Heritage Complex In Gujarat 11. Turkey - Pakistan Sign MoU For Cooperation On Trade, Customs 12. Odisha Govt & HDFC Bank Sign MoU To Help Start-Ups 13. FICCI-NATHEALTH Sign MoU To Strengthen Healthcare Systems 14. Radhakishan Damani Becomes India's 5th Richest Person 15. Akshay Kumar Appointed Brand Ambassador For Kurkure 16. Odisha Lalit Kala Academy Announces Dharmapada Award Winners 2009-15 17. G B Pattnaik Conferred With Dharmapada Award For 2009 18. Asim Basu Conferred With Dharmapada Award For 2010 19. Dr. D P Das Conferred With Dharmapada Award For 2011 20. Sudarshan Sahoo Conferred With Dharmapada Award For 2012 21. Jatin Das Conferred With Dharmapada Award For 2013 22. Dinanath Pathy Conferred With Dharmapada Award For 2014 23. Raghunath Mahapatra Conferred With Dharmapada Award For 2015 24. Manoj Jain Assumed Charge As CMD Of GAIL (India) 25. PAN Will Become Inoperative After March 31 If Not Linked With Aadhaar 26. Odisha Govt Announced A Hike In 5% For Dearness Allowance 27. USTR Removes India From Developing Country List 28. National Workshop On e-Office Held In New Delhi 29. Amazon Web Services To Invest $1.6 Billion For 2 Data Centres In India 30. Dr. Carl H June Conferred With Genome Valley Excellence Award Of BioAsia 2020 31. Dr. Vasant Narsimhan Conferred With Genome Valley Excellence Award Of BioAsia 2020 32. Bihar Govt Launches ' Pyaar ka Paudha ' Campaign To Encourage Planting Trees 33. Rajendra Indraman Singh & Dr. Sohini Sastri Won Indian Achievers Award 2020 34. Feminist scholar & Activist Gita Sen Wins Dan David Prize 2020 35. G Narayanan Elected Chairman Of New Space India Limited 36. UP Govt To Replace Yash Bharti Awards With State Cultural Award 37. Elvis Zhou Appointed As The New President Of OPPO India 38. Bhawna Jat Qualifies For Tokyo In 20km RaceWalk Event 39. Gokulam Kerala Win 4th Indian Women’s League (IWL) Title. Read the full article

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Complete information including 120 general knowledge questions and answers

Question 1. Apart from India, on August 15, Independence Day and which country are celebrated? Answer: Korea

Question 2. Which is the country which has not been the slave of anyone till date? Answer: Nepal

Question 3. How many countries are the world? Answer: 195

Question 4. Which is the largest mosque in the world? Answer: Almalvaya (Iraq)

Q. 5. In which country does the world have no temple? Answer: Saudi Arabia

Question 6. Which is the world's largest ocean? Answer: Pacific Ocean

Question 7. Which country is the most strict law in the world? Answer: Saudi Arabia

Question 8. What is the world's largest wall? Answer: Great Wall of China (China Wall)

Question 9. Which President gets the highest salary in the world? Answer: US President

Question 10. Which is the country where the country does not have a name on the postage stamp? Answer: Great Britain

Question 11. What is the national flower of India? Answer: Lotus

Question 12. Teacher's Day is celebrated? Answer: 5 September

Question 13. When was the atom bomb dropped on Japan? Answer: 1945

Question 14. When World War was fought? Answer: 1914-1918 AD

Prashan 15. Who was the author of the National Anthem "Jana Gana Mana" of India? Answer: Mr. Rabindranath Tagore

Question 16. Who was the author of the famous epic "Mahabharata"? Answer: Mr. Vedavas

Question 17. Which two places does the Himsagar Express run? Answer: From Jammu to Kanyakumari

Question 18.  "General" is an official post of which army? Answer: Army

Question 19. In which Indian state is the holy pilgrimage "Amarnath" located? Answer: Jammu and Kashmir

Question 20. Famous tourist destination "Gulmarg" is situated in which Indian state? Answer: Kashmir

Question 21. What is the width of the narrow gauge of the rail path? Answer: 2 '6 "

Question 22. Where does the "land of the rising sun" go? Answer: Japan

Question 23. Which city is the capital of Madhya Pradesh? Answer: Bhopal

Question 24. Which city is the capital of Afghanistan? Answer: Kabul

Question 25. Which city is the capital of Japan? Answer: Tokyo

Question 26. Which animal is called the ship of the desert? Answer: camel

Question 27. In which year Mahatma Gandhi was born? Answer: 1869

Question 28. What is the width of the meter gauge of the rail path? Answer: 1 meter

Question 29. Which country is the world's largest continent? Answer: Asia

Question 30. Which country is the world's largest country? Answer: Russia

Question 31. Which is the longest animal in the world? Answer: Giraffe

Question 32. Which is the highest mountain peak in the world? Answer: Everest

Question 33. Who was the first President of the Indian Republic? Answer: Mr. Rajendra Prasad

Question 34. Who was the first person to climb Mt. Everest? Answer: Teenging Norge,  Edmund Hillary

Q. 35. Which state is Kargil town? Answer: Jammu and Kashmir

Question 36. What was the first war of Panipat fought between? Answer: Between Babar and Imbrahim Lodi

Question 37. Ajmer is related to Sufi saint? Answer: Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti

Question 38. Which Mughal king established the religious sect "Din-i-Elahi"? Answer: Akbar

Question 39. What is the monsoon winds? Answer: Rainy Season Winds

Question 40. Which of the world is famous for Siberia in Russia? Answer: For its very cold climate

Question 41. The largest circle on earth? Answer: Equator

Question 42. Which Indian leader is known as "Iron Man of India"? Answer: Shri Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

Question 43. In the memory of which rock memorial (rock monument) was dedicated to Kanyakumari? Answer: Swami Vivekananda

Prashan 44. The Jallianwala Bagh is situated in which city? Answer: Amritsar

Question 45. What is the national bird of India? Answer: Peacock

Question 46.  Who gave the slogan of "Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan"? Answer: Lal Bahadur Shastri

Question 47. The famous evolution 'who gave the government to the public, to the public, to the public'? Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Question 48. Which religion is associated with Bodh Gaya? Answer: Buddhism

Question 49. Who was the founder of Sikh religion? Answer: Gurunanak Dev

Question 50. When was the first train in India? Answer: April 16, 1853

Question 51. The longest road in India? Answer: Yes . T. Road

Question 52. India is the most educated state? Answer: Kerala

Prison 53. Which part of the body makes urea? Answer: Liver

Question 54.  Who first gave the slogan of "Inquilab Zindabad"? Answer: Sardar Bhagat Singh

Question 55. Which is the highest award of India? Answer: Bharat Ratna

Question 56. Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly constituted to constitute the Constitution of India? Answer: Mr. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Question 57. Indian film actor, 'Shatrughan Sinha' belongs to which state? Answer: Bihar

Question 58. Aligarh is the product for which product? Answer: To make locks

Question 59. In which Indian state is the "Visakhapatnam" port located? Answer: Andhra Pradesh

Question 60. How many planets are there in our solar family? Answer: 8 (eight)

Question 62. Which religion celebrates the "Baisakhi" festival ? Answer: Sikhism

Question 63. Which river arises from Nasik of Maharashtra? Answer: Godavari

Question 64. Where is the oil refinery factory? Answer: Eyelash

Question 65. Under whose leadership did the US gain independence in 1776? Answer: George Washington

Question 66. What type of trees are found in Rajasthan? Answer: Little

Question 67. Anju Bobby George is related? Answer: Athletic ration

Question 68. Which line is parallel to the equator? Answer: Latitude

Question 69. When did Plassey fight? Answer: 1757 AD

Question 70. With whose support Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi rebelled in Gwalior in the rebellion of 1857 AD? Answer: Tatya Tope

Question 71. Where was the death of the last Mughal ruler Bahadur Shah Zafar? Answer: Rangoon

Question 72. What was the name of Mahatma Gandhi's wife? Answer: Kasturba Gandhi

Question 73. Who was the founder of the Indian National Congress? Answer: A. O Hume

74. Who was the first Indian Governor General of India? Answer: C. Rajagopalachari

Question 75. Who founded the prayer society? Answer: Atmaram Pandurang

Question 76. What was the main feature of Chola administration? Answer: Rural autonomy

Question 77. What is the food item of silk worms? Answer: Mulberry leaf

Question 78. Which ruler made Grand Truck Road? Answer: Sher Shah Suri

Question 79. Where is the port of Indus Valley Civilization located? Answer: Lothal

Question 80. Which is the largest state in the North-Eastern state? Answer: Arunachal Pradesh

Prison 81. China is located in which direction of Assam? Answer: North direction

Question 82. Which state of Madhya Pradesh additional India touches the boundaries of seven states? Answer: Assam

Question 83. Where is the Kanchan Ganga mountain peak situated? Answer: Sikkim

Question 84. What is the closest home to the sun? Answer: Mercury

Prashan 85. Where is the headquarters of the North-East Frontier Railway? Answer: Maligaon

Question 86. Is found in sugar found in domestic use? Answer: Sucrose

Question 87. Who was the creator of the first Indian film "Raja Harishchandra"? Answer: Dada Saheb Phalke

Question 88. Which person of Assam has been the President of India? Answer: Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

Question 89. Book "War and Peace" is a writer? Answer: Leo Tolstoy

Question 90. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner? Answer: President

Question 91.  Who wrote the patriotic song "A Logo of my Vatana "? Answer: Pradeep

Question 92. What is the pressure of air caused by it? Answer: Density

Question 93. What is the measure of the atmospheric dob measurement? Answer: Barometer

Question 94. How many shells (cells) are there in Amoeba? Answer: 1 (one)

Prashan 95. When did Nagaland become the duly state of India? Answer: 1963 AD

Question 96. Which is the largest railway station in the north east frontier railway station? Answer: Maligaon

Question 97. Who appoints the Chief Minister? Answer: Governor

Question 98. Which gas is used in the refrigerator? Answer: Frian

Q. 99. Who were the discoveries of electrons? Answer: J. J. Thomson

Question 100. Who was the author of the first book printed in Assamese language? Answer: Atmaram Sharma

Question 101. Apart from the National Anthem of India, which other national anthem was written by Rabindranath Tagore? Answer: Bangladesh country

Question 102. What is the wire made of a heater? Answer: Nichrome

Question 103. Which is such a tree in which there is no wood? Answer: banana tree

Question 104. The world's largest river island "Majuli" is located in which of Assam? Answer: Patala Pura

Question 105. What is the maximum speed of sound? Answer: steel

Question 106. Who is called the future metal? Answer: Titanium

Question 107. Which element is found in independent realm? Answer: Sulfur

Question 108.  "Whole state of temples" is a state of which is called India? Answer: Tamil Nadu

Question 109. Who was the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra? Answer: Y. B. Chauhan

Question 110. Who is called "Manchester of India"? Answer: Ahmedabad

Question 111. Which river is called the bereavement of Bihar? Answer: Koshi

Question 112. On what date has India been declared a republic? Answer: January 26, 1950

Question 113. Where are the temples of Khajuraho located? Answer: Madhya Pradesh

Prashan 114. Where is the Hawa Mahal located? Answer: Jaipur

Question 115. Where is the big imambara located? Answer: Lucknow

Question 116. What is the Chetak horse related to? Answer: Maha Rana Pratap

Question 117. Who is known for his special contribution in the field of algebraic? Answer: Bhaskar

Question 118. What is the oldest instrument? Answer: Veena

Question 119. The initial specimen of which big temple was constructed and in the state period of Suryavarman II? Answer: Temple of Ankorvata

Question 120.  Where is Amravati Buddhist Stupa? Answer: Andhra Pradesh

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by Indians, for Indians, of Indian

Geography: Prof. Majid Husain (Roorkee) M.A. in Geography (Gold Medalist), LL.B and a PhD DR Khullar Physical Geography: Arthur Newell Strahler was a geoscience professor at Columbia University who in 1952 developed the Strahler Stream Order system for classifying streams according to the power of their tributaries. Wikipedia Born: 20 February 1918, Kolhapur Died: 6 December 2002, New York City, New York, United States Education: Columbia University Notable student: Marie Morisawa

Polity: M. Laxmikanth (Hyderabad), Masters from Osmania University (’89). Director, Laxmikanth’s IAS in Hyderabad

Economics: Ramesh Singh (Delhi) Alumnus, Delhi School of Economics; Director, Civils India-Karol Bagh

Art & Culture: Nitin Singhania

Modern History: Bipin Chandra (1928-2014,Kangra, Himachal Pradesh) Rajiv Ahir, Ramachandra Guha (Dehradun),  Mridula Mukherjee (1950, Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New Delhi) Sumit Sarkar is an Indian historian of modern India. He is the author of Swadeshi Movement. Wikipedia Born: 1939 (age 79 years) Education: University of Calcutta, Presidency University, Kolkata Upinder Singh is a historian and the head of the History Department at the University of Delhi. She is also the recipient of the inaugural Infosys Prize in the category of Social Sciences. Wikipedia Parents: Manmohan Singh, Gursharan Kaur Siblings: Daman Singh Education: McGill University, St. Stephen's College, Delhi Grandparents: Amrit Kaur, Gurmukh Singh Uncles: Surinder Singh Kohli, Surjeet Singh Kohli, Daljit Singh Kohli Mohammad Tarique (JMI, New Delhi)

Medieval History: Satish Chandra (1922-2017, Meerut, Allahabad),  B.A. (1942), M.A. (1944), and D.Phil (1948) under R.P. Tripathi. His doctoral thesis was on the Parties and Politics in 18th century India.  Satish Chandra belonged to the group of historians, along with Romila Thapar, R. S. Sharma, Bipan Chandra and Arjun Dev, who are sometimes referred to as "left-leaning" or "influenced by Marxist approach to history." In 2004 his textbook was reintroduced in the national curriculum after a hiatus of six years.

Prof. Irfan Habib (1931, Vadodara, Aligarh)  following the approach of Marxist historiography. He is well known for his strong stance against Hindu and Islamic communalists. He has authored a number of books, including Agrarian System of Mughal India, 1556–1707.  Irfan's wife Sayera Habib (née Siddiqui) was Professor of Economics at Aligarh Muslim University. The couple have three sons and a daughter. The elder son is a scientist in America. The third son, Amber Habib, is head of the department of mathematics at Shiv Nadar University, and is married to Abha Dev Habib, a professor at Delhi University. Irfan's second son, Faiz Habib, is a cartographer at the Center of Advanced Study in History. His daughter, Saman Habib, is a scientist.  He is an Elected Corresponding Fellow of the British Royal Historical Society since 1997.

Ancient HIstory: Prof. Ram Sharan Sharma (1919-2011, Barauni is an industrial town situated on the bank of the river Ganges in Begusarai, Bihar). He was an eminent historian and academic of Ancient and early Medieval India. He taught at Patna University and Delhi University (1973–85) and was visiting faculty at University of Toronto (1965–1966). He also was a senior fellow at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He was a University Grants Commission National Fellow (1958–81) and the president of Indian History Congressin 1975. Romila Thapar is an Indian historian whose principal area of study is ancient India. She is the author of several books including the popular volume, A History of India, and is currently Professor Emerita at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. Wikipedia Born: 30 November 1931 (age 86 years), Lucknow Parents: Daya Ram Thapar Education: University of London, SOAS, University of London, Panjab University, Chandigarh, Panjab University Awards: Padma Bhushan, Kluge Prize Siblings: Ramesh Thapar Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi was an Indian mathematician, statistician, philologist, historian and polymath who contributed to genetics by introducing Kosambi map function. Wikipedia Born: 31 July 1907, Portuguese India Died: 29 June 1966, Pune Parents: Dharmananda Damodar Kosambi Children: Meera Kosambi Education: Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, Harvard University Ramesh Chandra Majumdar was a historian and professor of Indian history. Wikipedia Born: 4 December 1884, Faridpur District, Bangladesh Died: 11 February 1980, Kolkata Succeeded by: Mahmud Hasan Education: Presidency University, Kolkata, University of Calcutta Dwijendra Narayan Jha is an Indian historian, specialising in ancient and medieval India. He was a professor of history at Delhi University and a member of the Indian Council of Historical Research. Wikipedia Born: 1940 (age 78 years) Known for: Authoring books about Indian history Arthur Llewellyn Basham was a noted historian and Indologist and author of a number of books (incl. The Wonder That Was India [A.L. Basham] ). As a Professor at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London in the 1950s and the 1960s, he taught ... Wikipedia Born: 24 May 1914, Loughton, United Kingdom Died: 27 January 1986, Kolkata Education: SOAS, University of London

Policymaking: Dr. Saumitra Mohan, (Kolkata), IAS’2002.  PhD (Int’l Org) from JNU. MJMC from IIMC, New Delhi and M.Ed. from IGNOU. Before joining IAS, he has worked with PTI, New Delhi as a Journalist, as a Lecturer with the Meerut University and as an Assistant Regional Director with IGNOU.

Sociology: M. Senthil Kumar (Chennai), Director of Times IAS Academy, Chennai, holds an MA in Sociology along with BSc. and MCA.

Int’l Relations: Prof. Pushpesh K. Pant (1947, Bhimtal, Kumaon, Uttarakhand, Delhi) Author, India: The Cookbook, International Relations in 21st Century. Professor of International relations from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. Pavneet Singh (Delhi), MA, MBA(Marketing)-International Management Institute, Delhi

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Sarvashreshtha Mantri Awards at Vigyan Bhawan by Fame India

New Delhi: Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey and Chief Scout For India Dr. Sandeep Marwah conferred the ‘Sarvashreshtha Mantri 2019’ to 21 ministers chosen from across 29 states here in a ceremony organized at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. The third edition of the award ceremony was organized on November 9 to felicitate the best ministers chosen in various categories through a survey conducted by Fame India Magazine and Asia Post.

“The awards aim to recognize and honour the outstanding performing ministers from various states. Twenty-one categories have been finalized so far. The list includes ministers from all governments across party and political lines,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah also Chancellor of AAFT University.

“In our eight-year journey of positive journalism, Fame India has experienced that even a few encouraging words expressed to our worthy people of society working towards positive change, adds a pair of new wings to their performance,” said US Sonthalia, Editorial Director, Fame India.

At the ‘Sarvashreshtha Mantri 2019’ awards ceremony Kirit Premjibhai Solanki, Member of Parliament (LS), Rana Yashwant, Founder-Editor, The Front were also present at the stage. Here is the list of ministers awarded at the ceremony:

Sudhir Mungantiwar, Fmr. Cabinet Minister of Finance & Planning and Forests, Govt of Maharashtra, Nand Kishore Yadav, Minister Road Construction Department, Govt of Bihar, Madan Kaushik, Minister urban development, housing, census, election and reorganisation departments, Govt of Uttarakhand, CP Singh, Minister Urban Development, Parliamentary Affairs and Housing Development, Govt of Jharkhand, Jitu Patwari, Minister of Higher Education, Sports and Youth Affairs, Govt of Madya Pradesh, Tamradhwaj Sahu, Minister of Home, PWD, Tourism and Jail, Govt of Chhattisgarh, Bedu Singh Pant, Minister for Tourism & Civil Aviation and Commerce & Industries, Govt of Sikkim, Pratap Jena, Minister for Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water, Law, Housing & Urban Development, Govt of Odisha, Mahendra Singh, Minister of Ministry of Jal Shakti, Uttar Pradesh, Vipul Goel, Minister for Industries and environment, Haryana and Chowna Mein, Deputy Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh,

The other ministers awarded were Pradeep Singh Jadeja, Home Minister, Govt of Gujarat, Himanta Biswa Sarma, Minister for Finance, Health & Family Welfare, PWD, Transformation & Development, Govt of Assam, Firhad Hakim, Minister in Charge – Urban Development & Municipal Affairs Govt of West Bengal, Manish Sisodia, Deputy Chief Minister, Govt of NCT Delhi, Dr Thomas Issac, Minister of Finance, Govt of Kerala, Manpreet Badal, Minister for Finance & Planning, Govt of Punjab, Vishwajeet Rane, Minister for Health, Industries, Trade & Commerce, Women & Child Development, Skill Development, Govt of Goa Raghu Sharma, Minister of Medical and Health, Medical Education, Ayurveda and DIPR, Govt of Rajasthan, Dr C Vijaybhaskar, Minister of Health, Govt of Tamilnadu and Keshav Prasad Maurya, Deputy Chief Minister, Govt of Uttar Pradesh.

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CERC | Electricity Transmission Agreement – Successful bidder can claim relief only if conditions stipulated in agreement are followed

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC): The coram of P.K Pujari (Chairperson) and Dr M.K. Iyer (Member) allowed a petition filed by a successful bidder seeking an extension of time for implementation of project awarded to him.

In the instant case, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) was created in the name of petitioner company (DMTCL) for the implementation of a scheme for transmission of electricity in the eastern region. Accordingly, a Transmission Service Agreement (TSA) was entered into between the petitioner and Long Term Transmission Customers (LTTCs) who were beneficiaries under the said agreement.

The instant petition was filed under Sections 61, 63 and 79 of the Electricity Act, 2003 seeking an extension of the scheduled date of commercial operation (COD) and increase in transmission charges, due to change in law and certain unforeseen events. Respondent objected to the petition contending that as per the Transmission Service Agreement (TSA), petitioner was required to notify the change in law and force majeure events if it wished to claim any relief for the same. Since no such notice was ever served, no relief could be claimed.

The Commission noted that as per TSA, the affected party was mandatorily required to give notice to the other party of any event of force majeure as soon as reasonably practicable, but not later than seven days of the commencement of force majeure event. Petitioner had issued appropriate intimation to LTTCs under Articles 11 and 12 of TSA qua the ‘force majeure’ and ‘change in law’ events as soon as it became aware of the same. The occurrence and impact of these events were also intimated through petitioner’s monthly progress reports.

Petitioner’s claim in respect of unexpected expenditure incurred on account of obtaining forest clearance and an increase in taxes and duties was allowed holding that it was a ‘change in law’. However, new ROW compensation guidelines did not qualify as ‘change in law’ because, in a competitive bidding project, such contingent expenditure is expected to be factored in. Further, demonetization was also not a ‘change in law’ as it did not constitute any enactment, adoption, promulgation, amendment, modification or repeal of any law.

The Commission refrained from making any observations on merits regarding force majuere events such as prohibition on sand mining in Bihar due to NGT order, flooding of Gandak river, kidnapping of project staff, manhandling of officials, delay in railway crossing work due to public agitations, delay due to Assembly Elections in Bihar, delay due to supply of material, etc. However, it was held that the petitioner was prevented from discharging its obligations under TSA on account of delay in grant of forest clearance, and such delay was covered under force majeure.

In view of the above, COD was extended and the petitioner’s claims were partly allowed.[Darbhanga-Motihari Transmission Co. Ltd. v. Bihar State Power Transmission Co. Ltd., Petition No. 238/MP/2017, Order dated 29-03-2019]

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Because we all have a hidden hero inside!

Dr. Aneel Kashi Murarka, thorough his foundation Ample Missiion, presents The Shoorveer Awards 2018 which is being organized for the 4th consecutive year. The Shoorveer Awards is a unique initiative that honours common men and women who have achieved uncommon goals, from across the country. It honours brave-hearted individuals who have known no fear and have persuaded extraordinary acts of bravery, often at the expense of their own lives! The event held at the Bombay Stock Exchange, was attended by a bevy of celebrities from the corporate world, film and the television industry, and the social field. Besides, hosts Dr. Aneel Kashi Murarka and Siddhant Murarka, mention may be made of Roop Kumar Rathod and Sunali Rathod, Padmini Kolhapure, Kashi Murarka, Mickey Mehta, Ashish Shelar, Vinod Shelar, Shaina NC, designer Sangeeta Murarka, Vastu & Numerologist Basannt R Rasiwasia, Sooraj Thapar, Akashdeep Saigal, Audiologist-Speech Therapist Devangi Dalal, Gurpreet Kaur Chadha, Yogesh Lakhani, Ashok Lokhande, Krishna Bharadwaj, VIP, Writer-Director Anusha Srinivasan Iyer, Aarti Nagpal, Jiten Lalwani among many others. The award ceremony was also marked by live performances by singers Meghna Mishra (of Secret Superstar) and Aaman Trikha among others. The awards also saw a ramp walk by transgender women, signifying gender equality.

Some of the awardees include Anoop Khanna, Rekha Mishra, Insia Dariwala, Aarefa Johari, Saumya Chandra and Nagesh Ahir, Major P Singh, Aaman Trikha, Rajan Kumar, Dr. Habib Z Shaikh, Salma Memon, Aanasaheb Jadhav, Subarna Ghosh, Dr. Satendra Singh, Meghna Mishra, Shams Alam, Nagraj Gowda among others.

The ShoorVeer 2018 awardees...

ANOOP KHANNA

‘DadikiRasoi’ in Noida sector 29 has gained immense popularity overtime. 'DadikiRasoi' is an initiative that was started by Anoop Khanna (social activist). It aims at providing quality food to poor and needy people at just Rs 5. DadikiRasoi serves food to more than 500 people per day, which is simply amazing.

REKHA MISHRA

Rekha Mishra's daring exploits to save children, often battling great odds, feature in the Maharashtra State Board's Class 10 textbook this year. The woman is RPF Sub-Inspector Rekha Mishra, 32, posted with the Central Railway. She is credited with rescuing hundreds of destitute, missing, kidnapped or runaway children from various railway stations on the network in the past few years. Currently posted at the famed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT). She has helped 953 children till date.      

INSIA DARIWALA

Insia Dariwala is an award-winning international filmmaker and one of the founder members of Sahiyo, an organization against FGM. Insia Dariwala, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, creates awareness to help similar victims through her films and her organisation, which address difficult issues of women and children. Her award winning debut film ‘The Candy Man’, followed by another hard-hitting film ‘Cock-Tale’, delved into topics like child sexual abuse, and sexual violence on omen. Insia also started ‘The Hands of Hope Foundation’, which diligently focuses on sexual violence on women & children.

AAREFA JOHARI

Aarefa Johari is a journalist and an anti-FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) activist based in Mumbai. She began her career with a four year stint as a reporter for the Hindustan Times. For the past three years, she has been working at Scroll.in, an online news publication. Ms Johari is also a co-founder of Sahiyo along with Insia Dariwala, a non-profit organisation working to end female genital mutilation among the Dawoodi Bohra and other South-Asian communities.

SAUMYA CHANDRA & NAGESH AHIR

While most children their age would panic in the face of an emergency, they remained calm. When their friend fell into a deep water tank, they rushed to help him. Having learnt disaster management, they caught onto his collar and saved his life. We salute their bravery and quick thinking.

MAJOR D. P. SINGH

Major D P Singh – India’s First Blade Runner who was once blown apart by a mortar on the Kargil battlefield! The army surgeon declared him dead on arrival after being blown by a mortar bomb and sent his wrecked body to a makeshift mortuary. But 25-year-old Major Singh was not ready to die. The story of how he wins over death sounds incredible when you see him today, full of vitality. Today, at 39, the Indian Blade Runner has run close to 20 marathons. He is also a motivational speaker, inspiring amputees across India. He manages a support group called The Challenging Ones.

AAMAN TRIKHA

For someone who was qualified enough to pursue a career in engineering, life could have been a lot easier, but he chose a rather unusual route. Aaman Trikha is the voice behind popular BJP anthem 'Achchhey Din Aane Wale Hain', which became quite a hit during the run-up to the Lok Sabha Elections of 2014. Aaman’s father studied Urdu from Jamia Milia Islamia University, the same place where Shah Rukh Khan did his Mass Media course. When Aaman embarked on a singing career, his father told him he has to sing for SRK one day. He fulfilled his father’s dream when the actor sang the song ‘Butterfly’ for King Khan himself in the film, ‘When Harry Met Sejal’.

RAJAN KUMAR

Rajan Kumar is an Indian actor, born and brought up in Munger, Bihar, India. He is the first Indian actor who has been portraying British actor and first Hollywood comedian Charlie Chaplin for as maximum as about 12000 hours in 4000 shows in India and abroad for which he got many awards and accolades such as Guinness and Limca Books of World Records and shone to fame as Charlie Chaplin–II.

DR. HABIB Z SHAIKH

In one of the densely populated slums, Dr Habib Z Shaikh has been serving the poor patients without charging them any fee since the last 20 yrs. The doors of his Kamili Clinic is open 24x7 to the sick and needy slum dwellers of Hari Nagar in the western suburbs of Mumbai. He is a household name there and his patients get the best treatment possible from the experienced hands of this Doctor who is nothing less than a Messiah for them. He is an unsung hero who shies away from any media glare, leading by example and being true to his profession.

SALMA MEMON

Salma Memon, indeed is no ordinary girl but is truly, ‘UMEED - A ray of hope for a better tomorrow'. Every step from childhood was challenging for Salma. Her journey motivated her to take up education of underprivileged children as a cause. Her passion and hard-work took its roots two years ago when she launched her dream initiative "Project UMEED" which supports education of underprivileged and orphan children.

ANNASAHEB JADHAV

Annasaheb Jadhav is a young Deputy Superintendent of Police was posted few years back in the Naxalite prone area of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. During his tenure, he performed his duties with bravery par excellence. That is not all. He set up a library for the poor & underprivileged students, counselling centre for educational guidance and various other activities to help their economic growth. This year, they have come together again to help 250 students of Gadchiroli with school stationary. He is selected for the President Medal this Independence Day honors.

SUBARNA GHOSH

Delivering a baby through a C-section without any medical emergency is a norm these days, still nobody raises any questions. Today we have a voice who is questioning this practice, reflecting the collective agony of so many women tricked in to undergoing unnecessary surgery. This is the voice of Subarna Ghosh, who has filed a petition through change.org (which received 1.5 lakh signatures till date) to urge hospitals to declare the number of C-sections conducted. Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi has supported this petition urging the health ministry to make necessary policy changes to curb C-sections in the country.

DR. SATENDRA SINGH

Dr. Satendra Singh is a medical doctor at the University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital, Delhi. A physiologist by profession, he contracted poliomyelitis at the age of 9 months but went on to complete MBBS, MD Physiology. He is the first ever Indian to win the prestigious Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards given to extraordinary leaders in global disability community. He is a noted disability activist especially for his sustained efforts in making public places accessible for disabled persons.

MEGHNA MISHRA

The path for a young achiever could be strewn with numerous difficulties, but the right approach is the key to success. Singing Sensation Meghna Mishra discovered by Actor Aamir Khan and Music Director Amit Trivedi, may have achieved huge success, at 16 and she’s a star already. She is the voice for actress Zaira Wasim's and won the Filmfare for Best Female Playback Singer for her song Nachdi Phira in Secret Superstar, but the teenager from Mumbai is determined to not allow success go into her head and ensure she keeps her feet firmly on the ground.

SHAMS ALAM

Mohammad Shams Alam Shaikh, a mechanical engineer by profession, was also a passionate black belt karate player. But life had different plans for him.After getting diagnosed with spine tumour and undergoing multiple operations in 2010, Shams was left paraplegic. But he didn’t give up, Shams took to swimming and won bronze in the 12th Para Swimming Championship in Chennai. He won four gold medals at the championship that was held in Indore and was also awarded a trophy for best swimmer. Shams is the first Indian to have successfully finished 6 km of open sea swimming organised by the Indian Navy.

NAGRAJ GOWDA

Nagraj Gowda always dreamed of setting an example for others, and wondered how to do it. Since he had a passion for cycling, he hit upon the idea to go on a Solo Cycling expedition across India with social message for people. There were many issues he strongly believed and wanted to advocate it to the masses. Nagraj Gowda a resident of Mumbai started his all India Cycle Yatra on December 3, 2017 to spread the message of World Peace, Communal Harmony, National Integration, Save Water etc. So far he had peddled over 6000 kms. He aims to accomplish this extraordinary feat and hopes to get an endorsement in the Record books.

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2019 SCC Vol. 2 March 7, 2019 Part 4

Education Law — Medical and Dental Colleges — Closure/Derecognition/De-affiliation of medical college: Until S. 10-A IMC Act permission and affiliation is granted, students would not be permitted to sit in first year MBBS examination. Directions issued for grant of said permission/affiliation. Police directed to immediately seal premises until State Government takes over. All litigation regarding said college can only be made before Supreme Court. [Sourabh Brala v. Union of India, (2019) 2 SCC 486]

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — S. 11(6) — Appointment of arbitrator: Appointment of arbitrator in exercise of power under S. 11(6), not permissible when an arbitrator is already appointed by one of the parties to the agreement in terms of arbitration agreement. Appointment of arbitrator by office/post, as opposed to by name is permissible when agreement permits such appointment. [S.P. Singla Constructions (P) Ltd. v. State of H.P., (2019) 2 SCC 488]

Government Grants, Largesse, Public Property and Public Premises — Writ jurisdiction — Scope of interference by High Court: Determination of factual question(s) by High Court and entering into comparative assessment of suitability of different candidates for allotment, not permissible. [Sanjay Kumar Jha v. Prakash Chandra Chaudhary, (2019) 2 SCC 499]

Constitution of India — Arts. 226 and 136 — PIL — Interference in policy matters: Elected Government has to take care of policy matters unless they are in contravention of Constitution. Individual ideals cannot supersede policy formulating elected bodies. [Janhit Manch v. State of Maharashtra, (2019) 2 SCC 505]

Penal Code, 1860 — S. 302 r/w Ss. 34 and 148: As acquittal by trial court was justified on probable view, interference by High Court on ground that a different view is possible, is not permissible. Presumption of innocence gets strengthened by an order of acquittal. High Court did not demonstrate any perversity in judgment of trial court. [Mohd. Akhtar v. State of Bihar, (2019) 2 SCC 513]

Infrastructure Laws — Telecommunications Laws — Telecom Services/Market and Regulatory Authorities: TRAI, TDSAT, CCI and Other Authorities — Jurisdictions of TRAI and CCI: In this case, RJIL (new entrant into telcom market) filed information before CCI alleging anti-competitive agreement/cartel having been formed by three major telecom operators. Allegation were made against the respondents i.e. Incumbent Dominant Operators (IDOs) that they had through an anticompetitive agreement/cartel, limited the provision of services by delaying or denying POIs to RJIL, with a view to block its entry in the market. CCI took cognizance and came to a prima facie conclusion that a case for investigation was made out and directed the Director General to cause investigation in the case. The Supreme Court held that TRAI is, constituted for orderly and healthy growth of telecommunication infrastructure apart from protection of consumer interest and specific functions are assigned to TRAI, amongst other, including ensuring technical compatibility and effective inter-relationship between different service providers; ensuring compliance of licence conditions by all service providers; and settlement of disputes between service providers, and the purpose of CCI is to eliminate such practices which are having adverse effect on the competition, to promote and sustain competition and to protect the interest of the consumers and ensure freedom of trade, carried on by other participants, in India. Further, S. 27 empowers CCI to pass certain kinds of orders, stipulated in the said provision, after inquiry into the agreements for abuse of dominant position and also it is within the exclusive domain of CCI to find out as to whether a particular agreement will have appreciable adverse effect on competition within the relevant market in India. However, unless TRAI finds fault with the IDOs on the jurisdictional aspects, i.e. whether IDOs were under any obligation to provide POIs during test period, whether demand for POIs made by RJIL were reasonable or not, whether there was any delay/denial in provisioning of POIs etc., the matter cannot be taken further even if CCI has the jurisdiction to deal with the complaints/information filed before it. In the present case, held, balance is maintained by permitting TRAI in the first instance to deal with and decide the jurisdictional aspects which can be more competently handled by it and once that exercise is done and there are findings returned by TRAI which lead to the prima facie conclusion that the IDOs have indulged in anti-competitive practices, CCI can be activated to investigate the matter going by the criteria laid down in the relevant provisions of the Competition Act and take it to its logical conclusion. [CCI v. Bharti Airtel Ltd., (2019) 2 SCC 521]

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Ss. 386(b) and 374 — Appeal against conviction — Proper mode of disposal: As in this case, High Court did not discuss issues arising and urged, matter remanded to be decided on merits uninfluenced by observations made in present appeal. High Court directed to examine evidence of each prosecution witness on issues arising and record its finding thereon. [Kanubhai Bhagvanbhai Nayak v. State of Gujarat, (2019) 2 SCC 596]

Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Act, 2017 — Enactment of, by Parliament — Validity of: The expression “cess” means a tax levied for some special purpose, which may be levied as an increment to an existing tax and the scheme of the 2017 Act, indicates that the cess is with respect to goods and services tax. Further, there being no entry in Sch. VII Lists II and List III of the Constitution, referring to levying of cess in question, Parliament has power to make laws with respect to that matter/tax. Also, Sch. VII List I Entry 97 of the Constitution, pertaining to the “residuary power” leads to the same conclusion. Further, Art. 270 of Constitution and S. 18 of the Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016 empowers Parliament to provide for compensation to the States for loss of revenue by law/by cess. Therefore, the Compensation to States Act, 2017 is not beyond the legislative competence of Parliament. [Union of India v. Mohit Mineral (P) Ltd., (2019) 2 SCC 599]

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — S. 25-F(c): Notice of retrenchment to be sent to appropriate Government or notified authority, is only directory and not mandatory. [Manju Saxena v. Union of India, (2019) 2 SCC 628]

Constitution of India — Arts. 21, 39 and 41 — Rights of elderly persons/ senior citizens and their enforcement: Art. 21 in its expansive meaning encompasses various rights of elderly persons/senior citizens such as right to dignity, right to health, right to adequate pension and right to shelter. There is need to continuously monitor implementation of rights of elderly persons/ senior citizens. Thus a continuing mandamus is required to be issued in present case also as it is a well-recognised practice for enforcing social justice postulated by Preamble. Directions, thus, issued for enforcement of said rights and statutory rights under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (MWP Act) and other welfare schemes. [Ashwani Kumar v. Union of India, (2019) 2 SCC 636]

 Service Law — Appointment — Eligibility conditions/criteria: In this case, services of respondent were terminated on ground that he was holding certificate of competency as Master issued by Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore which was not equivalent to certificate granted by GoI. However, said objection was neither raised at time of appointment nor subsequently for about 4 years, nor advertisement indicated that candidates should have certificate of competency issued by authorities recognised by GoI. Besides, respondent had passed examination for issuance of pilot licence on 10-2-2009. Furthermore, in light of clarification given by Deputy Nautical Advisor, contention of appellants that CoC issued by Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore was not recognised by GoI is liable to be rejected. More so, in light of letter sent by appellants dt. 29-9-2008 expressing satisfaction over experience and knowledge of respondent in shipping operations. Impugned judgment directing reinstatement of respondent with back wages calls for no interference. However, considering that respondent had not worked since 2012, award of back wages restricted to 40%. [V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust v. Paul Nadar Bennet Singh, (2019) 2 SCC 654]

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