Consider the following statements in respect of Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards :
- 1.Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards are titles under the Article 18(1) of the Constitution of India.
- 2.Padma Awards, which were instituted in the year 1954, were suspended only once.
- 3.The number of Bharat Ratna Awards is restricted to a maximum of five in a particular year.
Which of the above statements are not correct?
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Answer: D. All three statements are wrong. Statement 1: in Balaji Raghavan v. Union of India (1995) the Supreme Court held these awards are not 'titles' under Article 18(1). Statement 2: Padma Awards were suspended twice, 1977-1980 and 1992-1995. Statement 3: the rule caps Bharat Ratna at three a year, not five. So 1, 2 and 3 are not correct.
Watch for: The question asks which are NOT correct; many students pick the correct ones by habit.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because statement 3 is also not correct.
- B. Wrong because statement 1 is also not correct.
- C. Wrong because statement 2 is also not correct.
Source to check: Balaji Raghavan v. Union of India (1996) 1 SCC 361; Ministry of Home Affairs, Padma Awards website (padmaawards.gov.in)
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