Syllabus LC 0701 Constitutional Law II

LC 0701 Constitutional Law II :     MCQ1   MCQ 2

 

Objective of the Course : The Course is designed with an objective to acquaint the students with the Federal principles of Indian Constitution and the powers, functions and structures of various Constitutional bodies. The course is to be studied in the social, economic and political context in which the constitution operates.

 

Module 01	Nature of Indian Federalism : 1.     Forms of Governments   Video 1  Video 2  Play List 1  Video 3 2.     Concept of Federalism     Video 2  Play List 1    Play List 2 3.     Essential characteristics of American Federalism 4.     Essential characteristics of Indian Federalism 5.     Indian Federalism distinguishes from American Federalism     Video 2
Module 02	Structure Powers and Functions Union and State Executive :   Video 1 1.     Union Executive  (Articles 52 to 78)   Video 2 2.     State Executive  (Articles 152 to 167) Video 2
Module 03	Structure, Powers and Functions of Union and State Legislature : 1.     Union Legislature (Articles 79 to 123)   Play List 1 2.     State Legislature (Articles 168 to 213)   Play List 1
Module 04	Structure, Powers and Functions of Supreme Court, High Court and Tribunals : 1.     Supreme Court (Articles 124 to 147) 2.     High Court and Subordinate Courts (Articles 214 to 237)   Play List 1 3.     Tribunals (Articles 323A and 323B) Video 1   Video 2
Module 05	Relations between Union and the States : 1.   Legislative Relations between Union and the States (Articles 245 to 255) 2.   Administrative Relations between Union and the States (Articles 256 to 263) 3. Financial Relations between Union and the States (Articles 264 to 290A)   An Overview of the Constitution (One Hundred First Amendment) Act, 2016
Module 06	Constitutional Position of Jammu and Kashmir: 1.     Historical background of Article 370 2.     Provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution 3.     The Constitutional (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 1954
Module 07	Other Constitutional Institutions / Authorities :  1. Comptroller and Auditor-General of India (Articles 148 to 151)
	2.     Administration of Union territories (Articles 239 to 241)  3.     Structure Powers and Functions of Panchayats (Articles 243 to 243O) 4.     Structure Powers and Functions of Municipalities (Articles 243P to 243ZG) 5.     Services and Public Service Commissions (Articles 308 to 323) 6.     Elections and Election Commission (Articles 324 to 329)
Module 08	Other Constitutional Provisions :  1.     Borrowing  (Articles 292 to 293) 2.     Property, Contracts, Rights, Liabilities, Obligations and Suits (Articles 294 to 300) 3.     Freedom of Trade, Commerce and Intercourse (Articles 301 to 307)  4.   Official Language (Articles 343 to 351)
Module 09	Emergency Provisions - Grounds, Approval for Continuation and Effects (Articles 352 to 360) : 1.     National Emergency 2.     State Emergency 3.     Financial Emergency
Module 10	Commissions and Committees on Union-State Relations - Objectives and

Recommendations :

1.     AdministrativeReforms Commission (1966)

2.     RajmannarCommittee (1969)

3.     SarkariaCommission (1983)

4.     PunchhiCommission (2007)

Play Lists     

                     Full Polity 

 

                     Indian Polity Play list

                     Polity Hand written Notes 

Recomended Readings:

1.     M. P. Jain, Indian Constitutional Law, LexisNexis (2015).

2.     D.D. Basu, Constitutional Law of India, LexisNexis (2013).

3.     Narendra Kumar, Constitutional Law of India, Allahabad Law Agency (2015).

4.     H. M. Seervi, Constitutional Law of India, N.M. Tripathi.

5.     Arvind Datar, Commentary on Constitution of India (3 Vols), LexisNexis (2010).

6.     Sathya Narayan (Ed), Selected Work of S.P. Sathe (3 Vols), Oxford University Press (2015).

7.     M.P. Singh, V.N. Shukla’s Constitution of India, Eastern Book Company, (2013).

8.     Sujit Chaudhry, Madhav Khosalaand, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, The Oxford Handbook of the Indian Constitution, Oxford University Press.

9.     Granville Austin, Working of a Democratic Constitution - The Indian Experience, Oxford University Press.

10.  Granville Austin, The Indian Constitution – Cornerstone of a Nation, Oxford University Press.

11.  A. G. Noorani, Article 370: A Constitutional History of Jammu and Kashmir, Oxford University Press.