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L. Ibomcha SinghFormer Secretary (Law)

On hearing the news of thenotification of the adaptation ofLaws (Amendment) order, 2019extending Inner Line in Manipur bythe Hon’ble President of Indianotified in the official gazette ofMinistry of Home Affairs,Government of India on December11,2019, the people of Manipur hadoverwhelming joy. However, onminute scrutiny of 5the adaptionorder, the said joy was short-lived.There is a serious legal flaws theadaption order made by the Hon’blePresident. It is a great pain andsorrow to see such legal loop holesin the said order. It seems that Union

Government had wrongly exercisesuch power to issued such orderunder clause (2) of Article 372 ofconstitution of India. For matterswhere the Hon’ble President has toexercise the legislative powers underthe constitution, such casualnessshould not be shown by the UnionGovernment.To point out such legal flaws in theadaptation order are not with mala-fide intention to tarnish the imageof the Hon’ble President and theunion Government, but to protectand uphold the h ighestconstitutional office of the Hon’blePresident. It is due to the UnionGovernment dealing with the matterin a hasty and casual mannerwithout consulting and seeking

proper legal advice from theappropriate legal experts.The fact is that the Adaptation oflaws (Amendment) order,2019 wasissued by the Hon’ble President on11th December,2019 in exercise ofpower conferred under clause (2)provides that the Hon’ble Presidentmay for the purpose of bringing theprovisions of any Law is force inthe territory of India into accordwith the provisions andmodifications of such law as maybe necessary or expedient andspecify the date from which thesame would be effective where upon such lawwill be effective there from, subjectto such adaptation andmodifications. However, in view of

the provisions of clause 3 (a) of thearticle 372, Hon’ble President canexercise the powers under clause (2)not beyond three years from thecommencement of the constitution,i.e. the twenty sixth day of November,1949. This is not an opinion but legalproposition based on factual legalprovisions. This is not an opinionbut legal proposition based onfactual legal provisions. In thiscontext, Hon’ble Supreme Court incivil appeal no .4918 of 1984 decidedon April 1994 (state of Sikkim vs.Surendra Prasad Sharma and others)observed that, “ Article 372 (3) (a)makes it clear that this specialpower conferred on the Presidentis transitory in nature and will notenure beyond three years from the

commencement of theconstitution”.In view of the above discussion,the Hon’ble President should nothave exercised his power under thesaid provision as per mandate ofthe constitution of India. Therefore,the present adaptation order forextension of ILP to Manipur isunconstitutional ,void and has noforce of law. what will be the fate ofthe action taken on the basis of thesaid impugned adaptation order isvery annoying.Now , the only alternative actionsto be taken by the uniongovernment to tide over from thepresent impasse is to introduce aBill in ILP in the current session ofthe Parliament for validating the

impugned adaptation order byinserting a validation clause forsaving all the actions taken underthe said impugned order from thedate of its notification.We want a strong ILP not a papertiger.For anything against the interest ofthe state Government and itspeople, we can’t remain as a mutespectator , we have to raise ourvoice to rectify such mistakes failingwhich our future generation will spiton our graveyards.It is my earnest appeal to all the civilsocieties and the stakeholders toremain clam without resorting toany agitations. We may have ourtrust and hope to the UnionGovernment.

Hon’ble President’s Adaptation of Law (Amendment) Order Extending ILP toManipur Needs A Review.

By Raju VernekarMumbai Feb 16

While anti-CAA agitations are goingin some part of the country or other,a massive anti-CAA-NRC-NPRmorcha, was organised byMaharashtra chapter”NationalAlliance against CAA-NRC-NPR” atAzad Maidan in South Mumbai onSaturday evening.Thousands of people, including alarge number of women, participatedin the morcha, amid recitation of Urdupoet Faiz Ahmad Faiz’s popular poem‘Hum Dekhenge’ and slogansagainst Prime Minister NarendraModi and Home Minister Amit Shah.The participants came to AzadMaidan from various parts ofMumbai and the extended suburbslike Navi Mumbai, Thane as well asother parts of Maharashtra. Wavingthe tricolour and holding bannersdenouncing the CAA-NRC-NPR intheir hands, the protesters raisedslogans like “Modi, Shah se Azadi”(freedom from PM Modi and AmitShah) and “freedom from the CAAand the NRC”.The pro testers resolved againstshowing any documents (during the

Yet another anti-CAA morcha in Mumbai

NPR exercise or otherwise), sayingthat they are citizens of India sincetime immemorial. Resolutionsagainst the CAA-NRC-NPR regimewere also passed on the occasion.They demanded that the newcitizenship law be repealed in thecurrent Parliament session. At thestage at Azad Maidan, speakersrecited noted Urdu poet FaizAhmad Faiz’s famous Urdu poem“Hum Dekhenge” (We will see),which has of late emerged as a kindof anthem for the anti-CAA protestsin the country.Women protesters raised sloganslike “Hum betiyan hain Jhanshi kirani ki aur Mata Jijau Ki”. Convener

of the protest, Justice (retired) KolsePatil, social activist Teesta Setalvad,actor Sushant Singh, SamajwadiParty leader Abu Asim Azmi etc.were present on the occasion.In related development womenprotestors continued their agitationat “Mumbai Baug” Nagpada in SouthMumbai demanding that the coalitiongovernment in Maharashtra mustpass a resolution in the statelegislature, that the state will notimplement the CAA/NCR.NPR. Tillnow verbal assurances have beengiven by the leaders including ChiefMinister Uddhav Thackeray.However the state is yet to bring inanything on paper.

DIPRImphal, Feb.16

Education Minister Dr. ThokchomRadheshyam yesterday visited theKasom Khullen High School,Kasom Khullen, in Kamjong Districtand inspected the schoolinfrastructure including building,classrooms and hostels of bothboys and girls.At the Kasom Khullen High Schoolcampus, the Minister interactedwith the students, where studentsraised various issues concerningthe school. Concerning up-gradation of the high school to ah igher secondary school, theMinister assured to look into theissue. He explained that once adetailed report is called from theofficials concerned he will discussit with the Hon’ble Chief Minister.Dr. Radheshyam, who was on hismaiden v isit to the v illage asEducation Minister, was alsowarmly welcomed by KasomKhullen Villagers at the BharatNirman Rajiv Gandhi Sewa Kendrabuilding. During a brief interactionwith the villagers, he said that he

Education Minister visits KasomKhullen high School

has a close affinity with the villageand its people as his father was onceposted as a teacher and lived in thevillage for more than a decade. Hefurther assured to look into theirdemands regarding development ofeducation sector in the area.During his brief interaction with thevillagers, the Minister gave a patienthearing to the concerns of thevillagers in the education sector.The villagers highlighted that theKasom Khullen High School is thelone government high school in

Kasom Khullen and used to be oneof the leading schools with morethan 300 students in the past.However, the number of studentshas declined over the years due toseveral reasons. Fur therhighlighting the importance of ahigher secondary school in thevillage or nearby areas, they alsopointed out that many studentsdropped out after completion of10th grade as they are unable toafford further studies in outside thedistrict due to financial constraint.

Name ChangedI, the undersigned, Priyanka Jain do hereby declare that I

have renounced, relinquished and abandoned the use of my old namePriyanka Kumari Jain as I have assumed my new name PriyankaJain.

Sd/-Priyanka Jain

Thagal Bazar,MG AvenueImphal ,Majorkhul

Wallet LostI, the undersigned, Okram Ranjit Singh have lost my Wallet

Containing Service ID Card bearing No.Hvd.9609 issued by HomeDepartment ,Manipur ,Election ID Card,Addhar card,voter ID Cardand some Cash, on the way between BOSEM office to Babupara VIPColony Imphal on Febuary 14,2020.

Finders are requested to hand it over to the undersigned.Sd/-

Okram Ranjit SinghYairipok Bishnunaha

Mobile No -8974958087

DIPRImphal, Feb.16

The youth population in India is veryhigh and more than 65 percent of ourcountry’s population are youth,Works Minister Thongam BiswajitSingh said yesterday. Biswajit wasspeaking as the chief guest at acongregation of young people at the67th Youth Day Celebration at SahlongLentol Keithelmanbi this afternoon.The congregation, presided over bySocial Welfare and Co-operationMiniste. Nemcha Kipgen, alsowitnessed a world record attempt ofthe largest Thadou group SpheroidDance. As part of the celebration,Biswajit also inaugurated aSuspension Bridge over River Gangolconstructed under the Local AreaDevelopment Fund of the localMLA. The bridge will connect Wardno 5, Keithelmanbi to Tenjang Veng.Elaborating on the responsibilities ofthe youth in transforming a society,Biswajit said that no development inany society or nation building ispossible without the youth’s powerof ideas and their ambitions. That iswhy so many of our leaders includingthe late APJ Abdul Kalam had alsoemphasised on the youth of the

Minister Biswajit emphasises onyouth’s role in nation building

country, he added. The youth isconsidered to be pillars of the nation,he stated, and continued that weshould fully understand theimportance of the youth in bringingtransformation to a society.The Minister also explained that weall have our aims, objectives andambition and that according toSwami Vivekananda’s teaching theyouth should follow the threeprinciples of purity, patience andperseverance to succeed in anymissions. Above all these, weshould also understand that love,trust and respect amongst ourselvesis also very necessary, he said.Further in his message for the youth,the Minister urged the youngpeople should not waste time andadded that now is the best time towork.He also explained the importanceof education, and said, it is thebackbone of our society, and noresources available to us are of usewithout human resource oreducation. The Prime Minister

believes that education is the onlyway to fight poverty, he said. TheMinister also spoke on the SchoolFagathansi.Speaking as the functionalpresident of the celebration ,Nemcha Kipgen spoke on theimportance of the youth indeveloping a society. She said thatthere is nothing that the youth can’tachieve. She also stressed on theneed of the youth to remain healthyand to seek knowledge and to stayaway from drugs and o therintoxicants.The celebration also witnessed folkdances and other cultural items fromthe local villagers.yesterday’s celebration was alsoattended by Hill Area CommitteeChairman T.Thangjalam Haokip,MANIDCO and MANITRONchairman Shri Dr. RadheshyamYumnam, Wangjing Tentha MLABrojen Singh, Naoria PakhanglakpaMLA S.Subhaschandra Singh andKshetrigao MLA N Indrajit Singh asguests of honour.

IGAR (South)Imphal Feb 16

Thingat Battalion ofChurachandpur Sector AssamRifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR(South) organised a free healthcheck u p and a motiv ationallecture on Car eer in MedicalFieldfor the students and teachersof Vunzagen Higher SecondarySchool at Mata Village inChurch andpur Distr ict onyesterday respectively.The med ical team un der theMedical Off icer checked thestudents and spread awarenessregarding Government of India’sAyushman Bharat in it iative.During his interaction with the

A R conducts free medical check upand career counseling drive

students the Medical Of f iceremphasized the importance ofhygiene.The session witnessed activeparticipation from the students.The career counselling vehicle of

the battalion was also placed inthe ven ue and infor mationregard ing job opportunities inIndian Army and Assam Rifles wasgiven to the students.Current ly a pre recr u itmenttraining is being given to youthby the battalion and many morestudents have wished to join theprogr am af ter today’s careercounselling driveAssam Rif les is reso lu te inuplifting the lives of these youthsthrough such initiatives and the effortswere happily acknowledged by thestudents and teachers alike whorequested the battalion to conductsuch events in the future also.