CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-II

Kakatiya University · LL.B. Semester 2 · P-III

Unit I

Executive under Indian Constitution- President and Prime Minister, Council of Ministers · Governor and Chief Minister, Council of Ministers- Powers and Position-Union Legislature- State Legislature · Composition-Powers and Functions- Codification of privileges and Immunities of Parliament Members-Anti Defection laws

Unit II

Union Judiciary-Supreme Court-Appointment of the Judges- Issues and emerging challenges · Judicial dissent and freedom of speech and expression · Contempt of Court -Removal of Judges- Powers and Jurisdiction of Supreme Court-High Courts- Transfer of Judges-Powers and Jurisdiction-Subordinate Judiciary-Independence of Judiciary-Judicial Activism-Judicial Accountability

Unit III

Centre-State Relations –General Principles · Legislature- Administrative and Financial Relations- Concept of Co-operative Federalism –Recent Trends- Judicial interpretation of Central-State Relations- Evolved Doctrines

Unit IV

Liability of State in Torts and Contracts · Principle of Vicarious Liability · Freedom of Interstate Trade and Commerce and Inter Course · Services under the Union and State · All India Services · Public Service Commission

Unit V

Emergency-Need of Emergency Powers -Classification of Emergency · National , State and Financial Emergency · Impact of Emergency on Federalism and Fundamental Rights- Amendment of the Indian Constitution-Basic structure theory