Current Affairs 26th March 2025
Current affairs 26th March 2025 by Saurabh Pandey Sir
Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary and Tiger Reserve
● The sanctuary takes its name from the Bhadra River, its lifeline. Popularly known as Muthodi Wildlife Sanctuary, after the village on its periphery, it was declared a Project Tiger reserve.
● Bhadra Tiger Reserve is located in the Western Ghats of Karnataka. Supreme Court Inquiry on AntiDefection Law Overview of the Supreme Court Inquiry
⚖ Supreme Court Inquiry: The Supreme Court is examining whether constitutional courts can require Speakers to decide on disqualification petitions under the anti-defection law within a specific timeframe.
🏛 Hearing Context: A Bench led by Justice B.R. Gavai is reviewing petitions from Bharat Rashtra Samithi leaders about pending disqualification proceedings against 10 MLAs who switched allegiance to the ruling Congress in Telangana.
⏳ Previous Court Stance: The Supreme Court previously urged Speakers to resolve antidefection pleas within a “reasonable time” but did not define what that timeframe should be.
📜 Constitutional Authority: Justice Gavai emphasized that constitutional courts are the “custodians of the Constitution” and questioned the powerlessness of these courts in directing Speakers to fulfill their constitutional duties.
🗳 Political Partisanship: Senior advocate C.A. Sundaram highlighted potential political bias affecting Speakers’ decisions, contrasting it with the U.K. system where the Speaker is expected to remain apolitical.
⏳ Proposed Timeframe: Advocate Dama Seshadri Naidu suggested that a four-week period should be established as a reasonable timeframe for Speakers to decide on disqualification petitions.
