BOOK CODE 1500- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW– I -TEXT BOOK (AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY)

BOOK CODE 1500- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW– I -TEXT BOOK (AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY)

UNIT - I Date of Commencement of the Indian Constitution; Concepts of Constitutional Law and Constitutionalism; Salient features of the Constitution; Nature of the Indian Federalism, Preamble - Meaning of the Preamble; Object, Purpose and Scope of the Preamble; Contents of the Preamble; Utility of Preamble in interpretation of the Constitution; Whether Preamble is part of the Constitution? Citizenship and State {including relevant provisions of Citizenship Act, 1955 as amended by The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019}(Basic Concepts and Future Effects).

UNIT - II Fundamental Rights (Part - III), Directive Principles of State Policy and Fundamental DutiesFundamental Rights; Right to Equality; Right to Freedom; Fundamental Duties; Right to Freedoms; Right against Exploitation; Freedom of Religion

UNIT - III Legislative Relations between Union and States; Parliament and State Legislatures: Composition, Powers and Functions, Law Making Procedure, Parliamentary Privileges. Union and State Executive: The President- Powers and Functions, Emergency Provisions; Governor –Powers and Functions

UNIT - IV Union Judiciary: Supreme Court , Composition, Appointment of Judges and Jurisdiction, and State Judiciary, High Court -Composition, Appointment of Judges and Jurisdiction, Writ Jurisdiction.

UNIT - V Right to Property; Amendment of the Constitution: Power of the Parliament to amend the Constitution and Theory of Basic Structure. Temporary provision (Article 370): Reorganization of Articles 370 and 35-A by the Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order 2019 and Re-Organization of Jammu and Kashmir through The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019. (Basic Concepts and Future Effects).

LEADING CASES : 1) Minerva Mills v. Union of India, AIR (1978) SC 1789 2) Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India, AIR (1978) SC 597 3) Kesavananda Bharthi v. State of Kerala, AIR (1973) SC 1476 4) Kehar Singh v. Union of India, AIR (1989) SC 653 5) Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India and Ors. (Retd.) and Anr. (2017) SC