Constitutional Law – II
University of Kerala · LL.B. Semester 2 · Paper II
Unit I
Union Executive, President, Vice-president and Council of Ministers (Art.52 –123) · Constitutional position and powers of the President · Privileges of the President · Constitutional position and powers of Vice · President · Council of Ministers · Principle of Collective Responsibility · Power of the Prime Minister · Dismissal of the Cabinet · Attorney General of India · Parliament (Art. 79 – 122) Composition of Parliament · Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha · Qualification for Membership of Parliament · Speaker and Deputy Speaker · Session of Parliament · Functions of Parliament · Union Judiciary (Art. 124 – 168) · Composition of Supreme Court · Jurisdiction of Supreme Court · Independence of Judiciary how maintained under the Constitution
- Legislature and Executive under the Indian Constitution Unicameral and bicameral Legislatures
- Qualification, Disqualification and Privileges of — Members of Parliament Members of Legislative Assembly Anti-Defection Law (Xth Schedule)
- Law making procedure
- Qualification, Powers, and functions of — President and Vice-president Union Council of Ministers Governor State Council of Ministers
- Independence of Judiciary
Unit II
State Executive (Art. 153 -167) · The Governor · Constitutional powers and functions · Council of Ministers · Chief Ministers, Appointment · powers · State Legislature (Art.169 -212) · Legislative Councils · Compositions and functions of the Houses · Qualification for membership · Speaker and Deputy Speaker · Session of the Houses
Unit III
State Judiciary (Art. 214 -237) · Appointment of Judges · Jurisdiction of the High Courts · Writ jurisdiction under Art.226 · Subordinate Courts · Legislative Privileges (Art. 105 and 194) · Powers, privileges and immunities of Parliament and its members · Powers and Privileges of State Legislature and its members · Privileges and courts
Unit IV
Relation between Union and State (Art. 245 – 293) · Legislative relations (Art. 245 – 255) · Extent of Laws passed by the Parliament and State Legislatures · Residuary Power of Legislation · Doctrine of Colourable Legislation · Pith and substance · Doctrine of occupied field · Administrative Relations (256 – 263) · Duties of Union and States · Control of Union over States · Co-ordination between States · Financial Relations (Art.268 -291) · Distribution of revenue · Collection of taxes · Restriction on Taxing powers · Trade, Commerce and Inter course within the territory of India (Art. 301-307) · Parliament’s power to regulate imposition of taxes · Services under the Union and States (Art. 303 -323) · Doctrine of pleasure · Rights given to Civil servants · Recruitment conditions, tenure · Dismissal · Reduction in rank · Compulsory retirement
Unit V
Election Commission (324) · Powers and Functions · Emergency Provisions (352-360) · National Emergency · State Emergency · Financial Emergency · Emergency and Fundamental Rights · Emergency and judicial Review Amendment (Art. 368) · Various methods of amendment · concept of basic structure · Amendment and Fundamental Rights · Amendment and Judicial Review
- Composition of the Election Commission of India (ECI)
- Powers and Functions of the ECI, Autonomy of ECI
- Emergency (Part XVIII) Types of Emergencies Grounds for proclamation Consequences of Proclamation
- Amendment and the basic structure doctrine (Part XX) 4.3Constitutional Bodies and Offices Services (Part-XIV, Chap-1)