Stubble Burning Case – Supreme Court vs Centre Explained | ARK Reflections IAS 🌾⚖️
The Supreme Court has taken a hard stance on stubble burning, even suggesting jail for errant farmers—while the Centre prefers a cooperative approach. This clash raises big questions on environment, livelihood, and governance. In this session, we decode the case, constitutional provisions, and UPSC angles in simple, exam-relevant terms.
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🔥 Session Highlights:
🌫️ SC’s Stand: Criminal prosecution, selective jailing, warning to govt.
🏛️ Centre’s Stand: No criminalisation, incentives greater than punishments, CAQM exemptions.
📜 Constitutional Angle:
Art. 21: Right to life = Right to clean environment
Art. 48A: State’s duty to protect environment
Art. 51A(g): Citizens’ duty to preserve nature
Landmark cases: Subhash Kumar (1991), M.C. Mehta (2002), Sher Singh (2014)
🔥 Impacts of Stubble Burning: Air pollution (PM2.5, smog), soil health loss, carbon decline
💡 Govt & State Interventions: Subsidy schemes, Pusa Decomposer, cash incentives, biomass sharing
⚖️ Big Question: Can we balance farmer welfare with environmental rights?
🎯 UPSC Relevance:
📌 GS-II (Polity & Governance): SC vs Centre, judicial review, governance challenges
📌 GS-III (Environment & Economy): Pollution, agriculture practices, tech interventions
📌 Prelims: Fundamental Rights & Duties, CAQM Act, Pusa Decomposer
📌 Mains: Balancing livelihoods & environment, incentives vs penalties, cooperative federalism
📢 UPSC Aspirants! This is a model case study at the intersection of environment, law, and governance—ideal for linking GS-II + GS-III + Ethics in answers.
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