MANGALURU  TUESDAY  OCTOBER 29, 2024  `9.00  PAGES 16  CITY EDITION FORMER KARNATAKA HC JUDGE K S PUTTASWAMY PASSES AWAY K S PUTTASWAMY 8 FEB 1926 - 28 OCT 2024 PLAYED LEAD ROLE IN RIGHT TO PRIVACY CASE Justice Puttaswamy, 98, was the lead petitioner who had moved the SC in 2012 challenging the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar scheme ADVOCATE TURNED EMINENT JURIST His petition played a pivotal role in declaration of right to privacy as a fundamental right by the Supreme Court. In a landmark verdict in August 2017, a nine-judge bench declared the right to privacy a fundamental right under Article 21 (protection of life and personal liberty) of the Constitution. The Aadhaar scheme subsequently received legislative sanction ■ ■ ■ SC underlined privacy to be “the constitutional core of human dignity” Born on February 8, 1926, Puttaswamy studied at Maharaja’s College, Mysore and obtained a law degree from Govt Law College, Bengaluru He was enrolled as an advocate in January 1952 and practised in Mysuru. He became the Karnataka High Court judge on November 28, 1977 | P9 2012 WHEN JUSTICE PUTTASWAMY MOVED SC CHALLENGING THE AADHAAR SCHEME CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA ■ BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOGGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI K’taka Cabinet decides to implement SC internal quota WAR AGAINST TERROR EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Bengaluru Infantry combat vehicles take position during a search operation following a terrorist attack on an army convoy, at Akhnoor sector in Jammu on Monday | PTI | P10 Census likely in early 2025 SPECULATION ON LS SEAT DELIMITATION; NDA ALLY TDP DEMANDS POLICY REJIG RAJESH KUMAR THAKUR AND P R E E T H A N A I R @ New Delhi STRONG indications from the Centre on Monday suggested that the much-delayed decadal Census exercise would begin in early 2025, potentially followed by the controversial delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies. Since Census is a humongous exercise, it will take over a year for it to be wrapped up and the report cannot be published before 2026. The year 2026 is significant because Article 82 of the Constitution says, “Provided also that until the relevant figures for the first Census taken after the year 2026 have been published, it shall not be necessary to readjust.” Speaking to this newspaper, THE FINE PRINT former chief statistician Pronab Sen said the delimitation process can be carried out after completing the Census operations in 2026 if the government so desires. “We are at the end of 2024. If the process of Census starts today, the earliest you will be able to finish the exercise is by MarchApril 2026. It takes a year and a half just for preparation. The first step is house listing and it will take 7-8 months. Then the process of preparing for the Census begins. The Constitution says that the delimitation should be based on the first Census on or after 2026,” he said. Delimitation runs the risk of upsetting states in the South as they stand to lose political clout 82 ARTICLE NATIONAL REGISTER OF CITIZENS TO BE UPDATED; NO CASTE CENSUS CLARITY in the Lok Sabha for being successful in population control. Speaking to this paper, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), an NDA ally sought reworking of , the delimitation exercise. TDP MP and Parliamentary party leader Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu said, “The delimitation of Lok Sabha seats on the basis of population may lead to Andhra Pradesh losing out in representation as we successfully controlled population through family planning programmes. The state shoudn’t be punished for that. We want to have consultations with the government and various other stakeholders in reworking the policy he said. ,” As for the other demand on Upon the completion of each census, the allocation of seats in the House of the People to the States and the division of each State into territorial constituencies shall be readjusted by such authority and in such manner as Parliament may by law determine: including caste census, no decision has been taken on its yet. The government appears cautious about including caste data in the Census, possibly in view of assembly elections in states like Bihar. The Census originally scheduled for 2020-21, got delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Year 2025 will represent the start of a new Census cycle - 2025-2035, 2035-2045 and so on. The whole exercise will begin with the updation of the National Register of Citizens. Enumerators are expected to compile data on at least 31 heads, including household composition, amenities, demographic details like whether the head of the household belongs to a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe. Provided further that such readjustment shall take effect from such date as President may, by order, specify and until such readjustment takes effect, any election to the House may be held on the basis of the territorial constituencies existing before such readjustment; PROVIDED ALSO THAT UNTIL THE RELEVANT FIGURES FOR THE FIRST CENSUS TAKEN AFTER THE YEAR 2026 HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED, IT SHALL NOT BE NECESSARY TO READJUST (a) the allocation of seats in the House of the People to the States as readjusted on the basis of the 1971 census; and (b) the division of each State into territorial constituencies as may be readjusted on the basis of the 2001 census, under this article EXPRESS READ MUDA case: Raids at 8 places in B’luru, Mysuru Mysuru/Bengaluru: A week after Directorate of Enforcement (ED) officials raided the Mysuru Urban Development Authority office, based on a complaint filed by activist Snehamayi Krishna, ED conducted fresh raids early Monday at eight locations across Bengaluru and Mysuru | P4 Bengaluru police file FIR against dir Ranjith Bengaluru: The BIAL police on Saturday registered an FIR against Malayalam director Ranjith Balakrishnan on charges of sexually assaulting a 31-yearold male artist in a hotel near the Kempegowda International Airport. The alleged incident is said to have happened in 2012 | P7 GROWTH OF AI DISRUPTING JOBS, SAYS FINANCE MINISTRY REPORT M O N I K A YA D A V @ New Delhi THE growing deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in several sectors is casting a shadow over employment stability in India, the Union finance ministry said in its monthly economic review. “Anecdotal reports of the deployment of Artificial Intelligence displacing workers are beginning to emerge. That needs watching,” said the report for the month of September, released on Monday . The Economic Survey 202324, tabled in Parliament in July , had also flagged concerns of more and more companies turning to AI tools to replace human talent. “While AI has considerable potential for boosting productivity, it also has the potential to disrupt employment in certain sectors,” said the survey . The survey had posited that routine tasks, including customer service, would likely witness a high degree of automation while creative sectors would see extensive usage of AI tools for image and video creation. It called for political decisions to ensure the technology benefits everyone rather than creating disruptions across the board. Analysing hiring trends, the finance ministry’s report noted that there was a 7% decline in job opportunities in September 2024 compared to the same month last year. It said the Naukri JobSpeak index witnessed an annual growth of 6% in September 2024, driven by a resurgent IT sector. “Sectors such as FMCG and Oil & Gas also underwent significant growth and continued ascent in Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning roles. However, hiring trends were largely favourable for experience-holders, while professionals with 0-3 years of experience saw a 7 per cent decline in job opportunities vis-a-vis September 2023,” it said. The monthly economic review said the share of self-employed continued to rise in 202324 while the proportion of casual labour workers fell, in line with the recent trend. THE state cabinet on Monday decided to implement internal reservation for Scheduled Castes (SCs), for which it is constituting a one-man commission headed by a retired judge to study and gather empirical data, based on which the government will take further steps. The commission will be given three months to submit its report to the government. Till then, all recruitment processes will be put on hold, said Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs HK Patil after the cabinet meeting. But the government did not seem to have any clarity on how to implement the internal quota for SCs. SCs have 17 per cent of the total reservation and there are CM Siddaramaiah arrives at Vidhana Soudha to chair the Cabinet meet in Bengaluru on Monday | NAGARAJA GADAKEL 101 castes among SCs in the state. The allocation of quota was done based on the 2011 census, which revealed that the population of SCs in the state was 17.5 per cent in Karnataka, while that of Scheduled Tribes 6.95 per cent. Many sub-castes among SCs have been demanding internal reservation as they feel they A N O T H E R TATA J E W E L 1ST PVT PLANT FOR MILITARY PLANE TAKES WINGS D I L I P S I N G H K S H AT R I YA @ Ahmedabad This C-295 aircraft factory reflects the new work culture of New India Narendra Modi, prime minister POLICY SHIFT Under the C295 deal, 56 aircraft are to be delivered to the country. Sixteen of them will be supplied directly by Airbus from Spain. The remaining 40 will be produced in India by Tata Advanced Systems Ltd, according to an official press release AFTER an impressive roadshow in Gujarat’s Vadodara, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez jointly inaugurated the Tata Advanced System Limited (TASL)-Airbus plant to manufacture C-295 military aircraft in the city . It is the country’s first assembly line where at least 18,000 components of the aircraft will be manufactured. “Till now we had the vision of Make in India, now proudly we extend it to Make in India, Make for the World,” Modi said in his address. Commissioning the project shows India’s work culture has changed for good, he said. The country cannot only commission project on time but can manufacture and deliver goods on time. In October 2022, the foundation stone of the project was laid, and within two years, work on production of a C-295 has started, he said. Modi also recalled that anothet plant to manufacture Bombardier train coaches was commissioned in record time. Now, coaches manufactured there are exported, proving India means business, he pointed out. For his part, Sanchez called the Tata group a “giant among giants”. “Today, we are not only officially inaugurating a cutting-edge industrial facility ...This partnership between Airbus and Tata will contribute to the progress of the Indian aerospace industry and will open new doors for the arrival of other European companies,” he said. Spain is an integral part of the Airbus consortium that represents values of cooperation, modernity and progress, he said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez during a roadshow in Gujarat’s Vadodara on Monday | PTI Girl taking selfie falls into 15-ft gorge, rescued after 20 hours D E V A R A J B H I R E H A L L I @ Tumakuru Rescuers pull out Hamsa S Gowda to safety after she fell into a 15-foot gorge at the sluice of Mydala tank | EXPRESS NONE, including her parents and rescuers, believed that Hamsa S Gowda (20) would come out alive after sliding into a 15-foot gorge at the sluice of Mydala tank near here and being stuck there overnight. It was a rebirth for Hamsa, studying her 3rd semester chemical engineering at Sidda- ganga Institute of Technology . It was around 3.30 pm on Sunday that Hamsa and her schoolmate Keerthana visited Mandaragiri Hills, a picnic spot. The waterfall at the sluice of the tank attracted them. While taking a selfie, Hamsa slipped and was washed away Keertha. na called up Hamsa’s parents, who informed the police. A police team, led by DySP Chandrashekar and Kyathsandra PSI Chethan Kumar, and the fire brigade crew launched the operation. But they could not trace Hamsa till 7 pm. The operation resumed at 8 am on Monday. They restricted the water flow by placing sand bags. They then could hear Hamsa’s screams. Though Hamsa had suffered some bruises, she could wave from the crevice. She was pulled out by noon, and by then she had spent nearly 20 hours in the dark space. She was shifted to the district general hospital and her condition is stable. Hamsa said, “I gathered courage by praying to god and my parents. I had faith as I had seen such rescue operations being successful on TV. I could hear the sound of the operation.I am grateful to the rescuers. I appeal to all not to be obsessed with selfies,” she said. Her mother Radha K, a tailor, father Somanathaiah SV , a farmer, and elder brother Harsha, a pharmacy student, of Shivarampura village in Gubbi taluk, profusely thanked the rescuers. SP Ashok KV who visited the , spot, praised the rescuers. have not got required representation as per their population. The Basavaraj Bommai government, just before the Assembly polls in 2023, had recommended 6% internal quota for SC (Left), 5.5% for SC (Right), 4.5 per cent for touchables that include Bhovi, Korcha, etc and 1 per cent for others. In August this year, the Supreme Court ruled that the state governments will now be constitutionally empowered to make sub-classification within SCs. Patil told reporters that there was a demand and discussion on implementing internal reservation. “The cabinet gave the approval to constitute the commission headed by a retired high court judge. The commission will collect empirical data within three months. We will decide once we get the the reP4 port,” he said. Actor Vijay DMK, BJP slam him for his debut speech After Vijay’s forceful speech at his TVK’s first state meet on Sunday where he called BJP an ideological enemy, and DMK a political enemy, the two parties have been understandably vocal in their criticism 4 RSS workers get lifer for killing CPM man in 2011 E X P R E S S N E W S S E R V I C E @ Kannur FOUR RSS workers were on Monday sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a CPM worker at Thalassery in Kerala’s Kannur district in 2011. The Thalassery Additional Sessions Court also ordered each of the convicts—Pranu Babu, Nidheesh, Shijin, and Ujesh—to a pay fine of `50,000 to the family of the victim, Asharaf. There were eight accused in the original chargesheet. Two of them—Shijith and Sujith— died before the trial began. Two others—Binesh and M R Sreejith—were acquitted citing lack of evidence. As per the case, eight persons associated with the RSS and BJP attacked CPM worker Ashraf around 9.30 am on May 19, 2011, while he was selling fish on the Kappummal--Subedar road in Thalassery. They gang allegedly killed him due to political enmity . The prosecution said the reason behind the attack was that Ashraf and some other CPM members allegedly destroyed RSS flags during a rally to celebrate the victory of CPM leader K K Narayanan in the Assembly election from Dharmadam in May 2011. According to the chargesheet, the accused persons assembled unlawfully armed with deadly , weapons, and committed rioting. They wrongfully restrained Ashraf, preventing his escape. Thereafter, they voluntarily inflicted grievous injuries on the victim, it said. Ashraf was critically injured with wounds all over his body . He died two days later at 3.50 am on May 21 while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Kozhikode. A total of 26 witnesses were examined by the prosecution in the court.