Constitution of india – December 2020
Constitutional law
It consist of
- constitution of India
- interpretation of constitution by SC/HC
- Constitutional convention
- Report of various committee/commission
Constitutionalism: set of principles whereby we establish limited and responsible government in a country, rules of law, separation of power, no discrimination , law of equality etc.
- Our constitutional law is both ( 1) lex scripta( means written)- constitution of India & (2) lex non scripta( unwritten)- Constitutional convention
THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
Preamble
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CONTENTS
| No of parts | Range of articles | MATTERS | |
| Part -I | A-1 to 4 | THE UNION AND ITS TERRITORY | |
| Part -II | A-5 to 11 | CITIZENSHIP | |
| Part -III | A-12 to 35 | FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS | |
| Part -IV | A-36 to 51 | DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES OF STATE POLICY-DPSP | |
| Part -IVA | A-51A | FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES | |
| Administrative system like union, state, UT, Panchayat, municipality, co-operative society, scheduled and tribal area A-52 to 151 | |||
| Part -V | A- 52- 151 | THE UNION | |
| Part -VI | A-152 to 237 | THE STATES | |
| Part -VII | A-238 PART VII- [Omitted] | THE STATES IN PART B OF THE FIRST SCHEDULE | |
| Part -VIII | A-239 to 242 | THE UNION TERRITORIES | |
| Part –IX | A-243 to 243-O | THE PANCHAYATS | |
| Part –IX-A | A-243P to 243-ZG | THE MUNICIPALITIES | |
| Part –IX-B | A-243ZH to 243-ZT | THE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES | |
| Part –X | A-244 -244A | THE SCHEDULED AREA AND TRIBAL AREAS | |
| Part –XI | A-245 TO 263 | FEDERAL RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNION AND THE STATES- LEGISLATVE RELATION /EXECUTIVE RELATION | |
| Part –XII | A-264 TO 300A | FINANCE, BORROWING , PROPERTY, CONTRACTS AND SUITS, RIGHT TO PROPERTY | |
| Part –XIII | A-301 TO 307 | FREEDOM/RESTRICTION OF TRADE, COMMERCE AND INTERCOURSE WITHIN THE TERRITORY OF INDIA | |
| Part –XIV | A-308 TO 323 | SERVICES UNDER THE UNION AND THE STATES (INCLUDING PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONS)- Pertaining to employee of government. | |
| Part –XIV-A | A-323A & 323B | TRIBUNALS (Administrative tribunal &Tribunals for other matters. | |
| Part –XV | A-324 & 329 | ELECTIONS | |
| PART XVI | SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN CLASSES like ST/SC/BC/ANGLO INDIAN | ||
| PART XVII | A-343- 351 | OFFICIAL LANGUAGE-—LANGUAGE OF THE UNION/REGIONAL LANGUAGES/LANGUAGE OF THE SUPREME COURT, HIGH COURTS, ETC./ SPECIAL DIRECTIVES | |
| PART XVIII | A-352 to 360 | SPECIAL DIRECTIVES | |
| PART XIX | A-361 367 | MISCELLANEOUS
Definition –A-366/ Interpretation-367 |
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| PART XX | A-368 | AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION | |
| PART XXI | A-369 TO 392 | TEMPORARY, TRANSITIONAL AND SPECIAL PROVISIONS | |
| PART XXII | A-393 TO 395 | SHORT TITLE, COMMENCEMENT, AUTHORITATIVE TEXT IN HINDI AND REPEALS | |
Schedules- 12 (In No.)
| FIRST SCHEDULE | The States/ The Union territories |
| SECOND SCHEDULE | Provisions as to the President and the Governors of States/ —Provisions as to the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker/ Provisions as to the Judges of the Supreme Court and of the High Courts/ Provisions as to the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India. |
| THIRD SCHEDULE | Forms of Oaths or Affirmations. |
| FOURTH SCHEDULE | Allocation of seats in the Council of States. |
| FIFTH SCHEDULE | Provisions as to the Administration and Control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes |
| SIXTH SCHEDULE | Provisions as to the Administration of Tribal Areas in the States of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram. |
| SEVENTH SCHEDULE | List I— Union List.
List II— State List. List III— Concurrent List |
| EIGHTH SCHEDULE | Languages. |
| NINTH SCHEDULE | Validation of certain Acts and Regulations |
| TENTH SCHEDULE | Provisions as to disqualification on ground of defection |
| ELEVENTH SCHEDULE | Powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats |
| TWELFTH SCHEDULE | Powers, authority and responsibilities of Municipalities, etc |
