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............................................................................................................................. Description This book contains Chapter on Constitutional Law, Historical Perspective, Salient Features of the Indian Constitution, Modern Constitution, Parliament, the Central Executive, the Supreme Court, State 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. ............................................................................................................................. Contents Volume 1 Part I - Introductory I. Introductory Part II - Central Government II. Parliament III. Central executive IV. The supreme court Part 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 states Part IV - The Federal System X. Legislative relations XI. Financial relations XII. Administrative relations XIII. Emergency provisions XIV. Co-operative federalism XV. Trade, Commerce and Intercourse XVI. Official language XVII. Constitutional position of Jammu and Kashmir 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, unconstitutionally 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 harrassment, 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 !6(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)], freedom of speech [art, 19(1 )(a) and 19(2)], restrictions under art 19(2), freedom to assemble [arts 19(l)(b) and 19(3)1 freedom to form association [arts 19(l)(c) and 19(4), freedom of movement and residence [arts 19(l)(d), 19(i)(e) and 19(5)], right to property [arts 19(l)(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) far 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 Volume 2 Part V - political and civil rights (contd) 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)(h), 26, 26(b), 26(c) & 26(d)j, 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 derail see contents hereinafter] Protection of interests of minorities [arts 29(1), 29(2), 15(1) & 15(4)1, 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) [for 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 services Part VI - miscellaneous topics XXXVII. Obligations XXXVIII. Tortious liability of the government XXXIX. Government contracts Part VII - constitutional interpretation and amendment XL. Constitutional interpretation XLI. Amendment of the constitution XLII. The constitutional amendments: 1950-2002 XLIIA. Concluding remarks Appendices Part I - Constitution of India Appendix 1 - The Constitution of India (Amendment Upto 86th Amendment Act of 2002) Appendix 2 - The Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 1954 Appendix 3 - Re-Statement, With Reference To The Present Text of The Constitution, of The Exceptions and Modifications Subject To Which The Constitution Applies To The State of Jammu and Kashmir Appendix 4 - Constitutional Amendment Acts (First Amendment Act to Eighty Sixth Amendment Act) Appendix 5 - The Constitution of The United States of America Part II - British Constitutional Documents Relating To India Appendix 6 - The Government of India Act, 1800 Appendix 7 - The Government of India Act, 1833 Appendix 8 - The Government of India Act, 1853 Appendix 9 - The Government of India Act, 1854 Appendix 10 - The Government of India Act, 1858 Appendix 11 - Indian Councils Act, 1861 Appendix 12 - Indian High Courts Act, 1865 Appendix 13 - The Government of India Act, 1865 Appendix 14 - The Government of India Act, 1869 Appendix 15 - Indian Councils Act, 1869 Appendix 16 - The Government of India Act, 1870 Appendix 17 - Indian Councils Act, 1871 Appendix 18 - Indian Councils Act, 1874 Appendix 19 - Indian Councils Act, 1892 Appendix 20 - Indian Councils Act, 1904 Appendix 21 - Councils of India Act, 1907 Appendix 22 - Indian Councils Act, 1909 Appendix 23 - Indian High Courts Act, 1911 Appendix 24 - The Government of India Act, 1912 Appendix 25 - The Government of India Act, 1915-1919 Appendix 26 - The Government of India Act, 1935 Appendix 27 - Indian Independence Act, 1947 Appendix 28 - India (Provisional Constitutional) Order, 1947 Appendix 29 - India (Consequential Provision) Act, 1949 ............................................................................................................................. Author Details Dr. M.P. Jain has had a brilliant career both as a student and a law teacher. A First class First and Gold medalist of the University of Delhi in LL.B, in 1945, he got his LL.M. Degree in 1947 and joined the same University in 1946 as a Lecturer in Law. He secured his J.S.D. Degree from Yale Law School, U.S.A., in 1954 and was appointed Reader in Law at Delhi University in the same year. In 1963, he joined the Indian Law Institute as its Research Director. He was Professor of Law at the Banaras Hindu University from 1965 to 1972 when he rejoined the University of Delhi as Professor of Law. Dr. Jain went as a Visiting Professor to Australian National University, Canberra, in 1966, to the South Asia Institute, Heidelberg, in 1967, to Monash University, Australia, in 1 972, and to the University of Singapore in 1977. He worked as Professor of Public Law at University of Kebagsaan Malaysia from 1990 to 1993 and University of Malay from 1975-1977, 1978-1989 and 1994-1998. Dr. Jain has contributed nearly 200 articles to many learned Indian and foreign law journals. He delivered the Telang Memorial Lectures at the Bombay University in 1972 and the K.M. Munshi Memorial Lectures at the Indian Law Institute in 1982. Dr. Jain is the author of several well-known law books .............................................................................................................................
