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.............................................................................................................................DescriptionThe Book contains Chapters on Constitutional Law, Historical Perspective, Salient Features of the Indian Constitution, Modern Constitution, Parliament, the Central Executive, the Supreme Court, States and Union Territories, the State Legislature, Executive, Judiciary, the Federal System, Legislative, Financial, Administrative Relations, Freedom of Trade and Commerce, Political and Civil Rights. Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy and Basic Duties. Safeguards to Minorities, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes, Constitutional Interpretation, Judicial Review etc., with reference to various Committee Reports, Case Law and exhaustive commentary............................................................................................................................................ContentsPart I - Introductory I. IntroductoryPart II - Central government II. Parliament III. Central executive IV. The Supreme CourtPart III - State Government V. State and union territories VI. State legislature VII. State executive VIII. State judiciary IX. Union territories, tribal areas and special provisions concerning some statesPart IV - The federal system X. Legislative relations XI. Financial relations XII. Administrative relations XIII. Emergency provisions XIV. Co-operative federalism XV. Freedom of trade and commerce XVI. Official language XVII. Constitutional position of Jammu and KashmirPart V - Political and civil rights XVIII. Citizenship XIX. Elections XX. Fundamental rights (Topic 1) [for Detail see Contents hereinafter] Concept, Fundamental Rights in India, Justiciability, State and other Authorities, Personal Laws & Customs, Unconstitutionality of a Statute, Doctrine of Eclipse, Severability, Waiver of Fundamental Rights XXI. Fundamental rights (Topic 2) [for Detail see Contents hereinafter] Equality before Law (Art 14), Illustrations, Administrative Discretion & Art 14 XXII. Fundamental rights (Topic 3) [for Detail see Contents hereinafter] Discrimination on Grounds of Religion [Art 5(1), 15(2)] & Personal Laws, Women and Children [Art 15(3), Backward Classes (Art 15(4)], Reservation in Admissions XXIII. Fundamental rights (Topic 4) [for Detail see Contents hereinafter], Equality of opportunity in Public Employment, Sexual Harassment, Matters of Employment, Exceptions to Arts 16(1) to 16(5), Reservations in Services, Backward Classes, Mandal Commission Case & after, Reservation in Judicial Services, Constitutional Amendments Art 16(4A), Promotion Seniority, Art 16(4B), Abolition of Untouchability, Abolition of Titles XXIV. Fundamental rights (Topic 5) Six freedoms of a citizen [for Detail see Contents hereinafter] Right to Freedom, Reasonable Restrictions [Arts 19(2) to 19(6)1 Freedom of Speech [Art 19(l)(a) and 19(2)], Restrictions under An 19(2), Freedom to Assemble [Arts 19(l)(b) and 19(3)], Freedom to form Association [Arts 19(l)(c) and 19(4), Freedom of Movement and Residence I Arts 19(I)(d), 19(l)(e) and 19(5)], Right to Property [Arts 19(1 )(f) and 19(5)], Freedom of Trade and Commerce [Arts 19(1 )(g) and 19(6)], Restrictions on Trade and Commerce XXV. Fundamental rights (Topic 6) [for Detail see Contents Hereinafter] Protection against ex-post-facto Law, Guarantee against Double Jeopardy & Art 20(2), Privilege against Self-Incrimination [Art 20(3)] XXVI. Fundamental rights (Topic 7) [for Detail see Contents Hereinafter] Right to Freedom of the Person, Protection of Life and Personal Liberty (Arts 21& 22), Gopalan to Maneka : 1950-1977 (Arts 19, 21 & 22), Maneka Gandhi: The New Approach, Present view of (Art 21), Criminal Justice after Maneka Gandhi, Death Sentence, Damages, Custodial Violence, Extended View of (Art 21) XXVII. Fundamental rights (Topic 8) [for Detail see Contents Hereinafter], Protection Against Arrest, Arts 22(1) & 22(2), Preventive Detention, Laws Authorising Preventive Detention, Judicial Review of Orders of Preventive Detention XXVIII. Fundamental rights (TOPIC 9) [for Detail see Contents Hereinafter] Right against Exploitation, Bonded Labour, Prostitutes, Child-labour Abolished XXIX. Fundamental rights (topic 10) freedom of religion & CONSCIENCE [for Detail see Contents hereinafter] Introductory Freedom to Profess or Practise Religion [Arts 25(2)(a) & 25(2)(b)J, Freedom to Manage Religious Affairs [Arts 25(2)(b), 26, 26(b), 26(c) & 26(4)], Religious Endowments, No Taxation to Promote a Religion, Restriction on Religious Instruction in Educational Institutions XXX. Fundamental rights (topic 11) cultural and EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS [for Detail see Contents hereinafter] Protection of Interests of Minorities [Arts 29(1), 29(2), 15(1) &15(4)], Right of Minority to Establish Educational Institutions [Arts 30, 29], Regulation of Minority Educational Institutions XXXI. Fundamental rights (Topic 12) right to property : pre-1978 POSITION [for Detail see Contents hereinafter] XXXII. Fundamental rights (Topic 13) right to property : PRESENT POSITION [for Detail see Contents hereinafter] XXXIII. Fundamental rights (Topic 14) [far Detail see Contents hereinafter] Right to Constitutional Remedies (Arts 32 & 226), Public Interest Litigation, Military Law and Fundamental Rights, Martial Law, Legislation to effectuate certain Fundamental Rights, Emergency and Fundamental Rights, National Human Rights Commission XXXIV. Directive principles of state policy and basic duties XXXV. Safeguards to minorities, scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and backward classes XXXVI. Government servicesPart VI - Miscellaneous topics XXXVII . Obligations XXXVIII. Tortious liability of the government XXXIX. Government contractsPart VII - Constitutional interpretation and amendment XL. Constitutional interpretation XLI. Amendment of the constitution XLII. The constitutional amendments: 1950-2002 XLII-A. Concluding Remarks.............................................................................................................................Author DetailsM.P. Jain, LL.M. (Del.) .S.D. (Yale)Professor of Law, University of Malaya (formerly Professor of Law, Delhi University and Banaras Hindu University).............................................................................................................................
