Constitutional Law
SNDT Women's University · LL.B. Semester 1 · 1003
Unit I — Module I (1 credit): Constitution
Definition and Classification · Sources of Constitution · Salient features of Indian Constitution · Fundamental Rights · Directive Principles of State Policy and Fundamental Duties
- Historical background and framing of the Indian Constitution
- Salient Features of the Indian Constitution
- Origin, Purpose and Significance of Fundamental Rights
- Article 14-18 — Right to Equality
- Article 19 — Six Fundamental Freedoms and Reasonable Restrictions
- Fundamental Rights under Articles 20 and 22
- Article 21 and 21A — Right to Life and Personal Liberty & Right to Education
- 1. — Directive Principles of State Policy
Unit II — Module II (1 credit): Distribution of Powers between Centre and States
Legislative Powers - Administrative Powers - Financial Power · Doctrine of Territorial Nexus, Harmonious Construction, Pith and Substance, Repugnancy
Unit III — Module III (1 credit): Constitutional Organs
Parliament; Parliamentary Sovereignty; Parliamentary Privileges · Executive Power; Collective Responsibility of Cabinet · Judiciary: jurisdiction of Supreme Court and High Courts; Independence of Judiciary · Public Interest Litigation; Power of Judicial Review
- 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)
- Qualification, Powers, and functions of — President and Vice-president Union Council of Ministers Governor State Council of Ministers
- Judicial Activism
- Independence of Judiciary
- Article 32- Right to Constitutional Remedies and Public Interest Litigation
- Rule of Law and Judicial Review, Judicial Review in India and the USA- a comparative study
- Parliamentary Sovereignty in India and its Limitations
Unit IV — Module IV (1 credit): Other Provisions of Indian Constitution
Emergency Provisions · Amendment of Constitution, Doctrine of Basic Structure · Right to Property and Freedom of Trade and Commerce · Bill and Types of Bill
- 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)
- Inter-state Trade and Commerce (Part-XIII)
- Saving of Certain Laws — Article 31, 33, 34, 35
- Law making procedure