Passage 1
As wealth distribution dominates news headlines in India, the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday began hearing an unrelated case about whether the government can acquire and redistribute privately owned properties if they are deemed as “material resources of the community” — as mentioned in the of the Constitution.
It places an obligation on the state to create policy towards securing “the ownership and control of the material resources of the community are so distributed as best to subserve the common good”.
Since 1977, the apex court has weighed in on the interpretation of the Article on multiple occasions — most notably, in State of Karnataka v Shri Ranganatha Reddy (1977). This case saw a seven-judge Bench, by a 4:3 majority, holding that privately owned resources did not fall within the ambit of “material resources of the community”.
Source – https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/expl
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Passage 2
Defence chiefs from the U.S., and some other nations vowed to deepen their cooperation as they gathered on Thursday for their joint meeting amid concerns about China’s operations in the South China Sea.
The meeting came after the four countries last month held their first joint naval exercises in the South China Sea, a major shipping route where Beijing has long-simmering territorial disputes with a number of Southeast Asian nations and has caused alarm with its recent assertiveness in the waters.
U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters at a news conference after their discussion that the drills strengthened the ability of the nations to work together, build bonds among their forces and underscore their shared commitment to international law in the waterway.
Source- https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/defence-c
