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Indian Constitutional Law: The New Challenges (Osmania University)
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Class Notes on Constitutional Law – Unit I (1st Sem / 3 year LL.B)
UNIT I
Introduction to Indian Constitution
The framing of the Constitution was completed on November 26, 1949 when
the Constituent Assembly formally adopted the new Constitution. The
Constitution came into force with effect from January 26, 1950.
The Constitution contains the fundamental law of the land. It is the source of all
powers of, and limitations on, the three organs of State, viz. the executive,
legislature and judiciary. No action of the state would be valid unless it is
permissible under the Constitution. Therefore, it is imperative to have a clear
understanding of the nature and working of the Constitution.
Objectives of The Constitution
The Constitution of Independent India was framed in the background of about

200 years of colonial rule, mass-based freedom struggle, the national
movement, partition of the country and spread of communal violence.
Therefore, the framers of the Constitution were concerned about the aspirations
of the people, integrity and unity of the country and establishment of a
democratic society. Their main was to give India a ‘Constitution’ which will
fulfill the cherished ideas and ideals of the people of this country.
The Constitution begins with a Preamble which declares India to be a

Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic. The Preamble also
mentions the goals of securing justice, liberty and equality for all its citizens and
promotion of national unity and integrity on the basis of fraternity among the
people assuring dignity of the individual.
Salient Features of the Indian Constitution
The main features of Indian Constitution are the following:
1. A written Constitution: The Indian Constitution is mainly a written

constitution. A written constitution is framed at a given time and comes
into force or is adopted on a fixed date as a document. As you have
already read that our constitution was framed over a period of 2 years, 11
months and 18 days, it was adopted on 26th November, 1949 and
enforced on January 26, 1950. Certain conventions have gradually

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evolved over a period of time which have proved useful in the working of
the constitution.
2. Federal Policy: The Constitution of India does not use the term ‘federal
state’. It says that India is a ‘Union of States’. There is a distribution of
powers between the Union/Central Government and the State
Governments. Since India is a federation, such distribution of functions
becomes necessary. There are three lists of powers such as Union List,
State List and the Concurrent List.
3. Parliamentary Democracy: India has a parliamentary form of
democracy. This has been adopted from the British system. In a
parliamentary democracy there is a close relationship between the
legislature and the executive. The Cabinet is selected from among the
members of legislature. The cabinet is responsible to the latter. In fact the
Cabinet holds office so long as it enjoys the confidence of the legislature.
In this form of democracy, the Head of the State is nominal. In India, the
President is the Head of the State. Constitutionally the President enjoys
numerous powers but in practice the Council of Ministers headed by the
Prime Minister, which really exercises these powers. The President acts
on the advice of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers.
4. Fundamental Rights and Duties: Fundamental Rights are one of the
important features of the Indian Constitution. The Constitution provides
for six Fundamental Rights about which you will read in the following
lesson. Fundamental Rights are justiciable and are protected by the
judiciary. In case of violation of any of these rights one can move to the
court of law for their protection. Fundamental Duties were added to our
Constitution by the 42nd Amendment. It lays down a list of ten
Fundamental Duties for all citizens of India. While the rights are given as
guarantees to the people, the duties are obligations which every citizen is
expected to perform.
5. Directive Principles of State Policy: The Directive Principles of State
Policy which have been adopted from the Irish Constitution, is another
unique feature of the Constitution of India. The Directive Principles were
included in our Constitution in order to provide social and economic
justice to our people. Directive Principles aim at establishing a welfare
state in India where there will be no concentration of wealth in the hands
of a few.
6. Partly rigid and Partly flexible: A constitution may be called rigid or
flexible on the basis of its amending procedure. The Constitution of India
provides for three categories of amendments. In the first category,
amendment can be done by the two houses of Parliament simple majority
of the members present and voting of before sending it for the President’s
assent. In the second category amendments require a special majority.
Such an amendment can be passed by each House of Parliament by a

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majority of the total members of that House as well as by the 2/3rd

majority of the members present and voting in each house of Parliament
and send to the President for his assent which cannot be denied. In the
third category besides the special majority mentioned in the second
category, the same has to be approved also by at least 50% of the State
legislatures.
7. Language Policy: India is a country where different languages are
spoken in various parts of the country. Hindi and English have been made
official languages of the central government. A state can adopt the
language spoken by its people in that state also as its official language.
8. Special Provisions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes: The
Constitution provides for giving certain special concessions and
privileges to the members of these castes. Seats have been reserved for
them in Parliament, State legislature and local bodies, all government
services and in all professional colleges.
9. A Constitution Derived from Many Sources: The framers of our
constitution borrowed many things from the constitutions of various other
countries and included them in our constitution. That is why; some
writers call Indian Constitution a ‘bag of borrowings’.
10.Independent Judiciary: Indian judiciary is independent an impartial.
The Indian judiciary is free from the influence of the executive and the
legislature. The judges are appointed on the basis of their qualifications
and cannot be removed easily.
11.Single Citizenship: In India there is only single citizenship. It means that
every Indian is a citizen of India, irrespective of the place of his/her
residence or place of birth. He/she is not a citizen of the Constituent State
like Jharkhand, Uttaranchal or Chattisgarh to which he/she may belong to
but remains a citizen of India. All the citizens of India can secure
employment anywhere in the country and enjoy all the rights equally in
all the parts of India.
12.Universal Adult Franchise: Indian democracy functions on the basis of
‘one person one vote’. Every citizen of India who is 18 years of age or
above is entitled to vote in the elections irrespective of caste, sex, race,
religion or status. The Indian Constitution establishes political equality in
India through the method of universal adult franchise.
13.Emergency Provisions: The Constitution makers also foresaw that there
could be situations when the government could not be run as in ordinary
times. To cope with such situations, the Constitution elaborates on
emergency provisions. There are three types of emergency; a) emergency
caused by war, external aggression or armed rebellion; b) emergency
arising out of the failure of constitutional machinery in states; and c)
financial emergency.

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Theory of Basic Structure
1. Supremacy of Constitution
2. Republican and Democratic form of Government
3. Secular Character of Constitution
4. Separation of Powers between the Legislature, the Executive and the
Judiciary
5. Federal Character of Constitution
Nature of the Indian Constitution – Federal, Unitary, Quasi-federal
In a Democratic government, Constitution plays a primary role in efficient

governance. Constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established
precedents according to which a State can be governed. Constitutions may be
classified into two categories. Such as: Federal or Unitary.
What is Federal and Unitary Constitution?
In a Unitary Constitution, all the powers of a Government are concentrated in a

central authority. The States or the different constituents of the Country are
subordinate to such central authority. However, in Federal Constitution, powers
are distributed among the center and the States. States are not subordinates of
the central government. Constitution of USA, Australia are considered to be
federal in nature.
Is Indian Constitution a federal or unitary in nature?
Indian Constitution is an hybrid of both federal and unitary nature of a

Constitution and hence rightly termed as ‘Quasi-federal‘ Constitution. It means
a federal set up where despite having two clear sets of government – central and
the states, more powers are given to the Central Government.
Prof. Wheare put-forth his view that to say a Constitution is federal in nature, it
should displays federal character predominantly.
Following are the defining features of federalism:
 Distribution of Powers between center and states

 Supremacy of the Constitution
 Written Constitution
 Rigidity of the Constitution
 Independent Judiciary
Factors that affect the federal character of the Constitution of India are:

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 Appointment of the Governor of a State

 Power of the parliament to make laws on subjects in the State list.
 Power to form new states and to change existing boundaries
 Emergency Provisions
The debate whether India has a ‘Federal Constitution’ and ‘Federal

Government’ has been grappling the Apex court in India because of the
theoretical label given to the Constitution of India, namely, federal, quasi-
federal, unitary. The first significant case where this issue was discussed at
length by the apex Court was State of West Bengal V. Union of India. The
main issue involved in this case was the exercise of sovereign powers by the
Indian states. The legislative competence of the Parliament to enact a law for
compulsory acquisition by the Union of land and other properties vested in or
owned by the state and the sovereign authority of states as distinct entities was
also examined. The apex court held that the Indian Constitution did not
propound a principle of absolute federalism. Though the authority was
decentralized this was mainly due to the arduous task of governing the large
territory. The court outlined the characteristics, which highlight the fact that the
Indian Constitution is not a “traditional federal Constitution”.
Thus, it can be said that Indian Constitution is primarily federal in nature even
though it has unique features that enable it to assume unitary features upon the
time of need.
Principles of Federalism
The Indian Constitution is basically federal in form and is marked by the

traditional characteristics of a federal system, namely, supremacy of the
Constitution, division of power between the Union and State Governments,
existence of an independent judiciary and a rigid procedure for the amendment
of the Constitution.
There is an independent judiciary to determine issues between the Union and

the States, to be exercised in fields assigned to them respectively. However,
there are marked differences between the American federation and the Indian
federation. They are:
1. America has a dual citizenship, while in India, there is single citizenship

2. States in America have a right to make their own Constitutions, whereas
no such power is given to States in India
3. Indian Constitution exhibits a centralizing tendency in several of its
provisions
4. In certain circumstances, the Union is empowered to supersede the
authority of the State or to exercise powers otherwise vested in the States.

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CASE LAWS
1. Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala, AIR 1973 SC 1461 1

2. S. R. Bommai v. Union of India, AIR 1994 SC 1918 8
3. State of West Bengal v. Union of India, AIR 1963 SC 1241 24
4. Ram Jawaya Kapur v. State of Punjab, AIR 1955 SC 549 39
5. Kuldip Nayar v. Union of India, AIR 2006 SC 3127
6. State of Haryana v. State of Punjab, AIR 2002 SC 685
Preamble
WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to

constitute India into a [SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC] and to secure to all its citizens:
JUSTICE, social, economic and political;

LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship;
EQUALITY of status and of opportunity;
and to promote among them all
FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the [unity and
integrity of the Nation];
IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY this twenty-sixth day of

November, 1949, do HEREBY ADOPT, ENACTAND GIVE TO
OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION.
Part I – The Union and Its Territory
Article 1: Name and territory of the Union
Article 2: Admission or establishment of new states
Article 3: Formation of new States and alteration of areas, boundaries or names

of existing States
Article 4: Laws made under articles 2 and 3 to provide for the amendment of
the First and the Fourth Schedules and supplemental, incidental and
consequential matters
CASE LAWS
1. In re Berubari Union and Exchange of Enclaves, AIR 1960 SC 845 47

2. Ram Kishore Sen v. Union of India, AIR 1966 SC 644

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3. Union of India v. Sukumar Sengupa, AIR 1990 SC 1692

4. N. Masthan Sahib v. Chief Commissioner Pondicherry, AIR 1962 SC 797
5. R. C. Poudyal v. Union of India, AIR 1993 SC 1804
6. Babulal Parate v. State of Bombay, AIR 1960 SC 51
Part II – Citizenship
Article 5: Citizenship at the commencement of the Constitution
Article 6: Rights of citizenship of certain persons who have migrated to India

from Pakistan
Citizenship by Birth
Article 7: Rights of citizenship of certain migrants to Pakistan
Rights of Overseas Citizens
Article 8: Rights of citizenship of certain persons of Indian origin residing

outside India
Article 9: Persons voluntarily acquiring citizenship of a foreign State not to be

citizens
Article 10: Continuance of the rights of citizenship
Article 11: Parliament to regulate the right of citizenship by law
Commonwealth Citizenship
Every person who is a citizen of a Commonwealth country specified in the First

Schedule shall, by virtue of that citizenship, have the status of a Commonwealth
citizen in India.
Whether a Corporation a citizenship or not
The freedom under article 19 are limited to citizens and if literally constructed
these freedoms would not be available to corporations, because corporations
cannot be talked of as having or possessing citizenship. But it has been held that
shareholders can challenge the validity of a law on the grounds of violation of
their fundamental rights and the company may be joined in such proceeding
with proper pleading. The decisions relevant to the point are following:-
A company is not a citizen and cannot invoke article 19(1)(g).

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Case Laws:
1. Tata Engineering and Locomotive Co. Ltd. v. State of Bihar, AIR 1965
SC 40 (48)
2. Bennet Coleman and Co. Ltd. v. Union of India, AIR 1973 SC 106:
(1972) 2 SCC 788: 1973 (1) SCJ 177
3. D.C & G.M. v. Union of India AIR 1983 SC 937
Domicile – Meaning
The country that a person treats as their permanent home, or lives in and has a
substantial connection with. The state in which a person has his/her permanent
residence or intends to make his/her residence, as compared to where the person
is living temporarily.
Kinds of Domicile
1. Domicile of origin
2. Domicile of choice
3. Domicile by operating of law
Elements constituting Domicile
Domicile depends on intent, location of a home where a person regularly sleeps,

and some conduct.
One Domicile
Under the Indian Constitution, there is only one domicile viz. the domicile of
the country and there is no separate domicile for a State.
Case Law:
Pradeep Jain (Dr.) v. Union of India, AIR 1984 SC 1420 : (1984) 3 SCC 654:
1984 Ed Case 237, para 8-9
Citizenship by Migration
Migration must be with intention to reside permanently in India. Such intention

may be formed even later.

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Part III – Fundamental Rights
Kinds of Rights
 Natural or Human Rights

 Moral Rights
 Legal Rights – Civil and Political Rights
 Fundamental Rights in India
Natural Rights
Natural Rights are those rights that are available to each and every being,
including human beings. Rights that are specific to Human beings are also
called as Human Rights. Natural rights deals with right to life, right to
movement, etc.
Article 21 deals with right to protection of life and personal liberty.
At the same time, when a person lives alone in an island, he does not have right
but freedom. Only when a man lives as a group or in a community, rights
evolve. Because, when a man lives in a group, there is always conflict and
absolute freedom cannot be assured. Hence, the concept of right is correlated
with duties.
Every right has an obligation to duty. Recognition of freedom of others forms

the basis of rights. Our rights is based on other’s duties and other’s rights based
on our duties. State does not create rights, but only recognizes, maintains and
co-ordinates the rights of its people.
Origin of Fundamental Rights
The rights that are basic to the advancement of the human race are called
Fundamental Rights. All other rights are derived from these rights as direct
implications or application of their principles. It is an accepted belief among the
philosophers that these rights are nothing but “natural human rights”, which
distinguish between humans and animals and which have been so instrumental
in bringing humans from the stone age to the present age. Among all, the right
to life and liberty is considered to be the most basic.
The history of legally enforceable fundamental rights probably starts from

Magna Carta, which was a list of rights extracted from Kind John by the people
of England in 1214 AD. This was followed by the “Bill of Rights” in 1689 in
which Englishmen were given certain civil and political rights that could not be

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taken away. Later on the French compiled the “Declaration of the rights of Man
and of the Citizen” after the French Revolution in 1789.
The most important advancement in history of fundamental rights occurred

when the USA incorporated certain fundamental rights in the form on “Bill of
Rights” in their constitution by the way of first 10 amendments. These rights
were deemed to be beyond the vagaries of politics. The protection by the
constitution meant that these rights could not be put to vote and were not
dependent on the whims of politicians or of the majority.
After this, nearly all democracies of the world have given a constitutional
sanctity to certain inalienable rights available to their citizens. (Source:
Hanumant.com)
The need for Fundamental Rights
1. Rule of Law
These rights are a protection to the citizens against the govt and are necessary
for having the rule of law and not of a a govt or a person. Since explicitly given
by the constitution to the people, these rights dare not be transgressed by the
authority. The govt. is fully answerable to the courts and is fully required to
uphold these rights.
2. First fruits of the freedom struggle

After living in subjugation for such a long time, people had forgotten what is
meant by freedom. These rights give people hope and belief that there is no
stopping to their growth. They are free from the whims of the rulers. In that
sense, they are first fruits of the lengthy freedom struggle and bring a sense of
satisfaction and fulfillment.
3. Quantification of Freedom
Every Indian citizen in free to practice a religion of his choice, but that is not so
in the gulf countries. Our right to speech and expression allows us to freely
criticize the govt. but this is not so in China.
Fundamental Rights in India
As regard India Simon Commission and Joint Parliamentary Committee had

reject the idea of enacting declaration of Fundamental right on the ground that
the abstract declaration is useless. Although the demand of the people was not
met by the British Parliament under the government of India Act 1935 yet the
enthusiasm of the people to have such right in the constitution was not impaired.
The recommendation of the Nehru Committee was included in the constitution
in 16 May’1946 by the cabinet mission.

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PART III talks about the fundamental rights such as:
 Right to Equality (Article 14 – 18)

 Right to Freedom (Article 19 – 22)
 Right against Exploitation (Article 23 – 24)
 Right to freedom of Religion (Article 25 – 28)
 Cultural and Educational Right (Article 29 – 30)
 Right to Constitution Right (Article 32)
Art. 19(1)a – 19(1)g and Art. 19(2) places reasonable restriction on rights. Our
rights are not absolute rights.
Definition of State
Article 12 of the Constitution defines the State as follows:
“In this part, unless the context otherwise requires, “the State” includes the
Government and Parliament of India and the Government and the Legislature of
each of the States and all local or other authorities within the territory of India
or under the control of the Government of India.”
The definition of the term “the State” specifies the authorities and
instrumentalities functioning within or without the territory of India, which shall
be deemed to be “the State” for the purpose of part III of the Constitution. The
definition is inclusive and not exhaustive. Therefore, authorities and
instrumentalities not specified in it may also fall within it if they otherwise
satisfy the characteristics of “the State” as defined in this article.
Local Authorities
A local authority having a legal grievance may be able to take out a writ. Thus,
a writ was issued on the petition of a local authority against a public utility
concern, for the latter’s failure to fulfil its statutory obligation to supply power
to the local authority, a consumer;
Case Law:
Corporation of City of Nagpur v. N.E.L & Power Co., AIR 1958 Bom 498
Other Authorities
Mr. Justice Bhagwati has given following test for determining whether an entity
is an instrumentality or agency of the State –
 Share capital of the corporation is held by Government

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 Where the financial assistance of the State is so much as to meet almost

entire expenditure of the corporation
 State protected monopoly status of a corporation
 Existence of deep and pervasive State control
 If the functions of the corporations of public importance and closely
related to governmental functions
Article 13: Laws inconsistent with or in derogation of the fundamental

rights
Case Laws:
1. A.K. Gopalan Vs. State of Madras. 1951

By unanimous decision declared that Section 14 of the Act invalid and
thus manifested its competence to declare void any parliamentary
enactment repugnant to the provisions of the Constitution.
2. Minerva Mills case, 1980
Supreme Court had trunk down section 4 of the 42nd Amendment Act
which gave preponderance to the Directive Principles over Articles 24, 19
and 31 of the Part III of the Constitution, on the ground that Part III and
Part IV of the Constitution are equally important and absolute primacy of
one over the other is not permissible as that would disturb the harmony of
the Constitution.The Supreme Court was convinced that anything that
destroys the balance between the two part will, by that very fact, destroy
an essential element of the basic structure of our constitution
Doctrine of Severability
Article 13 of the Indian Constitution provides for Doctrine of Severability

which states that All laws in force in India before the commencement of
Constitution shall be void in so far they are inconsistent with the provisions of
the Constitution.
A law becomes invalid only to the extent to which it is inconsistent with the
fundamental rights. So only that part of the law will be declared invalid which is
inconsistent, and the rest of the law will stand. However, on this point a
clarification has been made by the courts that invalid part of the law shall be
severed and declared invalid if really it is severable, i.e if after separating the
invalid part the valid part is capable of giving effect to the legislature’s
intent, then only it will survive, otherwise the court shall declare the entire law
as invalid.
Case Laws:

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1. A.K. Gopalan v. State 0f Madras

held that the preventive detention minus section 14 was valid as the
omission of the Section 14 from the Act will not change the nature and
object of the Act and therefore the rest of the Act will remain valid and
effective.
2. D.S. Nakara v. Union of India
the Act remained valid while the invalid portion of it was declared invalid
because it was severable from the rest of the Act.
3. R.M.D.C. v.Union of India, AIR 1957 S.c. 628
1. The intention of the legislature is the determining factor in determining
whether the valid parts of a statue are severable from the invalid parts.
2. If the valid and invalid provisions are so inextricably mixed up so that
they cannot be separated from the other, then the invalidity of a portion
must result in the invalidity of the Act in its entirety.
3. Even when the provisions which are invalid, are distinct and separate
from those which are invalid if they form part of a single scheme which is
intended to be operative as a whole, then also the invalidity of a part will
result in the failure of the whole.
4. If after the invalid portion is expunged from the Statute what remains
cannot be enforced without making alterations and modifications therein,
then the whole of it must be stuck down as void as otherwise it will
amount to judicial legislation.
Doctrine of Eclipse
It states that an existing law which is inconsistent with a fundamental right

become inoperative from the date of the commencement of the constitution, it
cannot be accepted as dead altogether. The Doctrine of Eclipse is based on the
principle that a law which violates fundamental rights, is not nullity or void ab
initio but becomes, only unenforceable i.e. remains in a moribund condition. “It
is over-shadowed by the fundamental rights and remains dormant, but it is not
dead.” .
Case Laws:
1. Bhikhaji v. State of M.P., AIR 1955 S.c. 781

“In this case the provisions of.C.P. and Berar Motor Vehicles
(Amendment) Act 1948 authorized the State Government to take up the
entire motor transport business in the Province to the exclusion of motor
transport operators. This provision though valid when enacted, but
became void on the commencement of the Constitution in 1950 as they
violated Article 19(1 )(g) of the Constitution. However, in 1951 Clause
(6) of Article 19 was amended by the Constitution (1st Amendment Act)

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so as to authorize . the Government to monopolise any business. The

Supreme Court held that the effect of the amendment was to remove the
shadow and to make the impugned Act free from blemish or infirmity. It
became enforceable against citizens as well as non-citizens after the
constitutional impediment was removed. This law was eclipsed for the
time being by the fundamental rights. As soon as the eclipse is removed,
the law begins to operate from the date of such removal”. (Courtesy:
Adv. Smita via LegalServices.co.in)
Right to Equality (Article 14-18)
Application of the same laws uniformly to all of them will, therefore, be

inconsistent with the principle of equality.
Article 14 – Equality before law
The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal
protection of the laws within the territory of India. Prohibition of discrimination
on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.
It is the core article under Right to Equality. It deals with two kinds of rights. It
states that the State shall not deny to any person
1. Right to equality before the law.

2. Right to Equal Protection before the law.
1. Right to Equality before the law
It is a negative concept because it means that no man is above the law or in

other words all individuals are subject to the Law of the land. Rule of law
means the absolute supremacy of ordinary law of land as opposed to the
influence of arbitrary power of the ruler.
The three principles which govern the Rule of law are:
 (I) No man shall be punished either in body or goods (material) except for
the violation of law in force. Further, the violation of law shall be
established in an ordinary court of land in an ordinary legal manner.
 (II) All individuals irrespective of their social or economic understanding
are subject to ordinary law of land. Further, all the individuals are subject
to the jurisdiction of the court. I.e. all individuals can be sued before the
court. A person can appear before the court in form of attorney or himself.
 (III) The constitution is the result of ordinary Law of land.

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However the third rule had been modified in its application under the Indian
constitution where the third law reads as the Constitution is Supreme law of
Land and all laws passed by the legislature shall conform to it to be legally
valid.
Significance of Rule of law
(i) It is the adoption of rule of law that has changed the constitution from Rex
Lex (king is law) to Lex Rex (Law is king)
(ii) The rule of law is essential to maintain an individual’s liberty. Therefore,
Rule of law is an essential feature of democracy.
Protection of Rule of Law
The constitution under article 32 and 226 confers the power on Supreme Court
and the High Court’s respectively to safeguard the Rule of law by exercising the
writ jurisdictions. Further the constitution emphasizes that the Rule of Law is an
immutable Principle of Governance of the Country.
In Keshavananda Bharati Vs State of Kerala, 1973 case Supreme Court held

that the Rule of Law is a part of basic structure of the constitution and cannot be
destroyed.
Exceptions to the Rule of Law
 (1) Article 361- The President or the Governor of State is not answerable
to a court of law with regard to exercise of its executive functions.
 (2) No criminal proceedings whatsoever can be instituted against the
President and Governor of State during his/her term of office. He should
be first remove impeached to continue the proceedings against him.
 (3) No civil proceedings in which relief is claimed can be instituted
against the President or the Governor of State in a court, except of the
expiry under a 2 month notice served on the President and Governor.
 (4) According to the International Laws- The visiting subject to the
jurisdiction of local court.
2. Equal protection before Law
 (1) It originated as a concept in USA.

 (2) It is a positive concept.
 (3) It means equality of treatment in equal circumstances. Among equals
the law shall be equal and equally administered. “The like should be
treated alike”. All the persons placed in equal circumstances shall be

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treated similarly. Therefore, it ensures equality among equals. It does not

mean inequality among equals.
 (4) It allows State to classify individuals on a reasonable basis into
similar groups. Once such a classification is made, the law shall apply
equally among all the people within a group. Then no person within a
group shall be treated differently. However, the State is free to
discriminate people between the groups.
 (5) The concept of equal protection before law is also called “Positive
Discrimination” on the Part of the State and the policy of reservation is
legally justified under it.
 (6) This concept is based on the Aristotelian Principle that ‘Equality can
exist only among the equals and equality cannot exist among unequals.
Thus the Legislative may:
 (i) Exempt certain classes of property from taxation such as charities,

libraries etc.
 (ii) Impose different specific takes upon different trades and professions.
 (iii)Tax income and property of individuals in different manner etc.
CASE LAWS
Air India Etc. Etc vs Nergesh Meerza & Ors. Etc. Etc on 28 August, 1981
A.H. under A.I. was retired from service in the following contingencies:
 (a) On attaining the age of 35 years;

 (b) On marriage if it took place within four years of the service; and
 (c) On first pregnancy.
The court held that the last portion of regulation 46 (i) (c) struck down. The
provision ‘or on first pregnancy whichever occurs earlier’ is unconstitutional,
void and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution and will, therefore, stand
deleted. It will, however, be open to the Corporation to make suitable
amendments.
It is undisputed that what Art. 14 prohibits is hostile discrimination and not

reasonable classification. If equals and unequals are differently treated, there is
no discrimination so as to amount to an infraction of Art. 14 of the Constitution.
A fortiori if equals or persons similarly circumstanced are differently treated,
discrimination results so as to attract the provisions of Art. 14.
Case Laws:

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 Bhagwati Justice of the Supreme Court in Maneka Gandhi v Union of

India
 Ramana Dayaram Shetty v International Airport Authority (IAA)
 Mithu v State of Punjab
 Ramakrishna Dalmia v Justice Teldolkar
 Air India v Nergesh Meerza and others
 Indian Council of Legal Aid and Advice, etc. etc. v Bar Council of India
and another
Article 15 – Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race,

caste, sex or place of birth
Protective Discrimination
Case Laws:
Mrs. Valsamma Paul v Cochin University and others
Githa Hariharan v Reserve Bank of India
Pranatosh Roy (Dr.) v University of Calcutta
Sexual Harassment
Vishaka v State of Rajasthan
Women Reservation
Rajesh Kumar Gupta v State of U.P.
P. Sagar v State of A.P.
Dattareya v State of Bombay
Women Reservation Bill
Article 16 – Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment
CASES
M.R. Balaji v State of Mysore
Devadasan v Union of India
State of Kerala v N.M. Thomas

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Akhil Bharatiya Karmachari Sangh v Union of India
Indira Sawhney & others v Union of India and others
Promotions – Before & After the 77th Amendment of the Constitution
Article 17 – Abolition of Untouchability
“Untouchability” is abolished and its practice in any form is forbidden. The

enforcement of any disability arising out of “Untouchability” shall be an offence
punishable in accordance with law.
 Casteism is a great enemy.

 Casteism is founded on “Manusmrithi” in the ancient India.
 Several Acts such as: the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
(Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955
 Punishment
Article 18 – Abolition of titles
No title, not being a military or academic distinction, shall be conferred by the

State.
No citizen of India shall accept any title from any foreign State.
No person who is not a citizen of India shall, while he holds any office of profit
or trust under the State, accept without the consent of the President any title
from any foreign State.
No person holding any office of profit or trust under the State shall, without the
consent of the President, accept any present, emolument, or office of any kind
from or under any foreign State
Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri

Awards:
The Order of Leopold
Fundamental Rights
The Constitution of India contains the right to freedom, given in articles 19, 20,
21 and 22, with the view of guaranteeing individual rights that were considered
vital by the framers of the constitution. The right to freedom in Article 19
guarantees the following six freedoms:

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Freedom of speech and expression, which enable an individual to participate in

public activities. The phrase, “freedom of press” has not been used in Article 19,
but freedom of expression includes freedom of press. Reasonable restrictions
can be imposed in the interest of public order, security of State, decency or
morality.
Freedom to assemble peacefully without arms, on which the State can impose
reasonable restrictions in the interest of public order and the sovereignty and
integrity of India.
Freedom to form associations or unions on which the State can impose

reasonable restrictions on this freedom in the interest of public order, morality
and the sovereignty and integrity of India.
Freedom to move freely throughout the territory of India though reasonable

restrictions can be imposed on this right in the interest of the general public, for
example, restrictions may be imposed on movement and travelling, so as to
control epidemics.
Freedom to reside and settle in any part of the territory of India which is also
subject to reasonable restrictions by the State in the interest of the general
public or for the protection of the scheduled tribes because certain safeguards as
are envisaged here seem to be justified to protect indigenous and tribal peoples
from exploitation and coercion. Article 370 restricts citizens from other Indian
states and Kashmiri women who marry men from other states from purchasing
land or property in Jammu & Kashmir.
Freedom to practice any profession or to carry on any occupation, trade or

business on which the State may impose reasonable restrictions in the interest of
the general public. Thus, there is no right to carry on a business which is
dangerous or immoral. Also, professional or technical qualifications may be
prescribed for practicing any profession or carrying on any trade.
The constitution guarantees the right to life and personal liberty, which in turn
cites specific provisions in which these rights are applied and enforced:
Protection with respect to conviction for offences is guaranteed in the right to
life and personal liberty.
19. Protection of certain rights regarding freedom of speech etc
(1) All citizens shall have the right
 (a) to freedom of speech and expression;

 (b) to assemble peaceably and without arms;
 (c) to form associations or unions;

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 (d) to move freely throughout the territory of India;

 (e) to reside and settle in any part of the territory of India; and
 (f) omitted
 (g) to practise any profession, or to carry on any occupation, trade or
business
(2) Nothing in sub clause (a) of clause ( 1 ) shall affect the operation of any
existing law, or prevent the State from making any law, in so far as such law
imposes reasonable restrictions on the exercise of the right conferred by the said
sub clause in the interests of the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security
of the State, friendly relations with foreign States, public order, decency or
morality or in relation to contempt of court, defamation or incitement to an
offence
(3) Nothing in sub clause (b) of the said clause shall affect the operation of any
existing law in so far as it imposes, or prevent the State from making any law
imposing, in the interests of the sovereignty and integrity of India or public
order, reasonable restrictions on the exercise of the right conferred by the said
sub clause
(4) Nothing in sub clause (c) of the said clause shall affect the operation of any
imposing, in the interests of the sovereignty and integrity of India or public
order or morality, reasonable restrictions on the exercise of the right conferred
by the said sub clause
(5) Nothing in sub clauses (d) and (e) of the said clause shall affect the
operation of any existing law in so far as it imposes, or prevent the State from
making any law imposing, reasonable restrictions on the exercise of any of the
rights conferred by the said sub clauses either in the interests of the general
public or for the protection of the interests of any Scheduled Tribe
(6) Nothing in sub clause (g) of the said clause shall affect the operation of any
imposing, in the interests of the general public, reasonable restrictions on the
exercise of the right conferred by the said sub clause, and, in particular, nothing
in the said sub clause shall affect the operation of any existing law in so far as it
relates to, or prevent the State from making any law relating to,
 (i) the professional or technical qualifications necessary for practising any

profession or carrying on any occupation, trade or business, or
 (ii) the carrying on by the State, or by a corporation owned or controlled
by the State, of any trade, business, industry or service, whether to the
exclusion, complete or partial, of citizens or otherwise

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20. Protection in respect of conviction for offences
 (1) No person shall be convicted of any offence except for violation of

the law in force at the time of the commission of the act charged as an
offence, nor be subjected to a penalty greater than that which might have
been inflicted under the law in force at the time of the commission of the
offence
 (2) No person shall be prosecuted and punished for the same offence
more than once
 (3) No person accused of any offence shall be compelled to be a witness
against himself
According to Article 20, no one can be awarded punishment which is more than
what the law of the land prescribes at that time. This legal axiom is based on the
principle that no criminal law can be made retrospective, that is, for an act to
become an offence, the essential condition is that it should have been an offence
legally at the time of committing it. Moreover, no person accused of any offence
shall be compelled to be a witness against himself. “Compulsion” in this article
refers to what in law is called “Duress” (injury, beating or unlawful
imprisonment to make a person do something that he does not want to do). This
article is known as a safeguard against self incrimination. The other principle
enshrined in this article is known as the principle of double jeopardy, that is, no
person can be convicted twice for the same offence, which has been derived
from Anglo Saxon law. This principle was first established in the Magna Carta.
21. Protection of life and personal liberty No person shall be deprived of his
life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law
Protection of life and personal liberty is also stated under right to life and
personal liberty. Article 21 declares that no citizen can be denied his life and
liberty except by law. This means that a person’s life and personal liberty can
only be disputed if that person has committed a crime. However, the right to life
does not include the right to die, and hence, suicide or an attempt thereof, is an
offence. (Attempted suicide being interpreted as a crime has seen many debates.
The Supreme Court of India gave a landmark ruling in 1994. The court repealed
section 309 of the Indian penal code, under which people attempting suicide
could face prosecution and prison terms of up to one year. In 1996 however
another Supreme Court ruling nullified the earlier one.) “Personal liberty”
includes all the freedoms which are not included in Article 19 (that is, the six
freedoms). The right to travel abroad is also covered under “personal liberty” in
Article 21.

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In 2002, through the 86th Amendment Act, Article 21(A) was incorporated. It
made the right to primary education part of the right to freedom, stating that the
State would provide free and compulsory education to children from six to
fourteen years of age. Six years after an amendment was made in the Indian
Constitution, the union cabinet cleared the Right to Education Bill in 2008. It is
now soon to be tabled in Parliament for approval before it makes a fundamental
right of every child to get free and compulsory education.
The constitution also imposes restrictions on these rights. The government

restricts these freedoms in the interest of the independence, sovereignty and
integrity of India. In the interest of morality and public order, the government
can also impose restrictions. However, the right to life and personal liberty
cannot be suspended. The six freedoms are also automatically suspended or
have restrictions imposed on them during a state of emergency.
Class Notes on Constitutional Law – Unit II (1st Sem / 3 year LL.B)
Directive Principles of State Policy – Art. 36 – 51
Definition of State – Art. 36
Application of the principles – Art. 37
State to secure a Social order for the Promotion of Welfare of the People –
Art. 38
Certain Principles of Policy to be followed by the State – Art. 39
Equal Justice and Free Legal Aid – Art. 39-A
Organization of Village Panchayats – Art. 40
Right to Work, to Education and to Public Assistance in Certain Cases –

Art. 41
Provision for Just and Humane Conditions of Work and Maternity Relief –
Art. 42
Living Wage, etc., for Workers – Art. 43
Participation of Workers in Management of Industries – Art. 43-A
Uniform Civil Code for the Citizens – Art. 44

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Organization of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry – Art 48
Protection and Improvement of Environment and Safeguarding of Forests

and Wild Life – Art. 48-A
Protection of Monuments and Places and Objects of National Importance –

Art. 49
Separation of Judiciary from Executive / Independence of Judiciary – Art.

50
Promotion of International Peace and Security – Art. 51
The Fundamental Duties – Art. 51-A
President of India, Governor and Council of Ministers
The Executive – The President and Vice President – Arts. 52-78, 123
The President – Appointment, Removal & Powers of the President – Arts.

52-78, 123
Distinction between the Indian President and the American President
The Election of the President of India – Arts. 54 – 62
The Vice-President – Arts. 63 – 69
The Attorney-General for India – Art. 76
To Aid and Advise the President – the Collective Responsibility / the

Council of Ministers – Arts. 74 & 75
Conduct of Government Business – Arts 77 & 78
The Executive – the Governor – Arts. 153 – 167 & 213
The Council of Ministers to Aid and Advise the Governor – Arts. 163 & 164
The Advocate-General for the State – Arts. 165
Parliamentary Government – Art. 79 – 122
The General Provisions relating to Parliament – Arts. 79 – 122

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Anti-defection Law / Disqualification of Members – Arts. 101 – 104 & 10th

Schedule
Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliament and its members – Arts.

105 – 106 and of the State Legislative Assemblies and their members – Arts.
194 – 195
Legislative Procedure of the Parliament – Arts. 107 – 122
Bicameralism
Class Notes on Constitutional Law – Unit III (1st Sem / 3 year LL.B)
UNIT – III
Judicial Process Under the Constitution
Nature of Judicial Review
The Constitution if the Supreme law of the land and any law which is
inconsistent with the constitution is termed to be void. ‘Judicial Review‘ is a
term refers to the power that can be utilised for judicially reviewing an
enactment passed by the Legislature, or a decision of an administrator, an order
of a quasi-judicial authority and/or in a given case, a decision of the judiciary.
The concept of Judicial Review started from the case of Marbury vs

Madison in 1800 in the USA. In this case, justice John Marshall held that
judiciary has inherent power to review actions by legislature even if no explicit
provision is given in the constitution.
Judicial Review – Art. 32, 226 and 227
In India, by reason of Arts. 32 and 136, the Supreme Court can exercise the
power of judicial review. Similarly, under Arts. 226 and 227 High Courts have a
power of judicial review. No other Court has been conferred with such a
power. In the case of L Chandra Kumar vs Union of India SC AIR 1997 held
that the power vested in SC by art 32 and High Court by art 226 over legislative
action is a basic feature.
Judicial Review has two prime functions
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2. To protect the Constitution against any undue encroachment by the

Government
Court system in India
 Supreme Court
 High Court
 Sessions Court
 Assistant Sessions Judge
 Chief Metropolitan Magistrate
 Chief Judicial Magistrate
 Metropolitan Magistrate
 Special Metropolitan Magistrate
Supreme Court and High Court Judges – Appointments, conditions of

service
The supreme court, being the guardian of the constitution, ensures that the
fundamental rights of the citizens are not violated. To let the judiciary fulfill this
big responsibility efficiently, the constitution has provided several measures that
ensure the independence of the judiciary.
Composition of the Supreme Court
Art 124 specifies that the SC will be composed of a Chief Justice and at most 7
other judges. The number of other judges has now been increased to 25.
To be appointed as a judge of the supreme court, a person must be a citizen of

India and
 has been a Judge of a High Court for 5 yrs .

 has been an advocate of a High Court for 10 yrs.
 in the opinion of the president, a distinguished Jurist.
Appointment of the Judges
The procedure of appointment of the Chief Justice and other judges has created
a lot of controversy because it is the key aspect of the independence of the
judiciary. Art 124 specifies that the Chief Justice is appointed by the president
after consulting with the judges of the supreme court and the high courts.
Further, that while appointing other judges, the CJ must be consulted. Thus, the
constitution clearly tried to prevent the executive from having complete
discretionary powers in the appointment of the judges.

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Until 1973, the senior most judge of the supreme court was appointed as the
Chief Justice. However, this convention was broken when Justice AN Ray was
appointed as the CJ by passing 3 more senior judges. This was seen as a blatant
assault on the independence of the judiciary. The govt. pleaded that the word
“consult” does not mean that the president is bound by the advise. He is free to
make his own decision.
In 1977, in the case of Union of India vs Sankalchand Seth, which was related
to the transfer of a Judge from one high court to another under Article 222, SC
held that the President has the right to differ from the advice provided by the
consultants.
The 11th Presidential Reverence sought clarification on certain doubts over the
consultation process to be adopted by the Chief Justice of India as stipulated in
the 1993 case relating to judges appointment and transfer opinion.
The following propositions were laid down:
1. CJI should consult a collegium of four senior most Judges of the Apex
Court
2. The Collegium should make the decision in consensus and unless the
opinion of the collegium is in conformity with that of the CJI, no
recommendation is to be made
3. In the transfer of HC Judges, in addition to the collegium of four senior
most Judges, the CJI was obliged to consult the CJ of two High Courts.
4. In regard to the appointment of HC Judges, the CJI was required to
consult only two senior most Judges of the Apex Court
Case Law:
This matter was raised again in the case of SC Advocates on Record

Association vs Union of India, AIR 1982. In this case, the SC overruled the
decision of the S P Gupta case and held that in the matter of appointment of
judges of high courts and supreme court, the CJ should have the primacy and
the appointment of the CJ should be based on seniority. It further held that the
CJ must consult his two senior most judges and the recommendation must be
made only if there is a consensus among them.
As of now, due to the decision in this case, the appointment of the judges in SC
and High Courts are fairly free from executive control. This is an important
factor that ensure the independence of the judiciary.
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The jurisdiction of the SC can be increased but not decreased i.e. their power
cannot be curtailed.
Art 129 Court of Record
SC is a court of record and has all the powers including power to punish for
civil or criminal contempt of court. In the case of Delhi Judicial Service Asso.
vs State of Gujarat 1991, SC held that It can even punish for contempt of any
subordinate court in India as well.
In the aftermath of babri masjid demolition, UP CM Kalyan Singh was punished

for contempt of court for failing to deliver on his promise not to allow any
construction in disputed area.
Art 131 Original Jurisdiction
The SC has original jurisdiction in any dispute arising between:
 Center and one or more states.

 Center and one or more states on one side and one or more states on
another.
 two or more states.
Under original jurisdiction, individuals cannot bring a suit again Govt. of India.
The suit must involves a question of law or fact on which a legal right depends.
Further, the suit cannot be because of any commercial relation or political
relation between the two parties.
In the case of State of Karnataka vs Union of India 1978, SC held that the
suit filed by State of Karnataka against the Govt. regarding its objection to the
appointment of an inquiry commission is maintainable.
Art 132 Appellate Jurisdiction – Constitutional
The SC is the highest court of appeal in the country. The writs and the decrees
of the SC run throughout the country. A person can appeal to the SC under its
appellate jurisdiction if he is not satisfied with the decision of the lower courts.
Art 132(1) allows an appeal to be filed in the SC if three conditions are

satisfied:
1. The order appealed must be against the judgement of a high court in civil,
criminal, or other proceedings.

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2. The case involves a question of law as to the interpretation of the

constitution.
3. The High Court, under 134A certifies that the case be heard by the SC.
Krishnaswamy vs Governer General in Council 1947 – If there is a

difference of opinion among High Courts and if there is no direct decision by
SC on that point, it is a substantial question of law that can permit appeal in SC.
Art 143 Advisory Jurisdiction
Art 143 provides that if at any time it appears to the president that a question of
law or fact has arisen or is likely to arise and that the question is of such public
importance that expedient opinion of the SC is required, then he may refer it to
the SC. The SC, after such hearing as it may deem fit, will report back to the
president. Under 143(2), the SC is can be asked to give opinion even on matters
not permitted under art 131.
There is no similar provision in the American constitution. In US, the court can
give ruling only on concrete cases.
In re Kerala Education Bill 1953, SC has interpreted the word “may” in clause
1 as it is not bound to give its opinion. If it has a good reason, it may refuse to
express its opinion.
In re Special Courts Bill 1979 case, SC has held that opinions given by it
under this jurisdiction are binding on all courts in the country.
In the landmark case of Ayodhya Dispute and Advisory opinion 1994, the SC
refused to express its opinion on whether a temple existed on the disputed
location because it was superfluous, unnecessary, and favors a particular
religion.
Public Interest Litigation (PIL)
The Supreme Court has developed new methods of dispensing justice to the
masses through the public interest litigation. Former Chief Justice PN. Bhagwat,
under whose leadership public interest litigation attained a new dimension
comments that “the supreme court has developed several new commitments. It
has carried forward participative justice. It has laid just standards of procedure.
It has made justice more accessible to citizens”.
Judicial Activism

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The term ‘judicial activism’ is intended to refer to, and cover, the action of the
court in excess of, and beyond the power of judicial review. From one angle it is
said to be an act in excess of, or without, jurisdiction. The Constitution does not
confer any authority or jurisdiction for ‘activism’ as such on the Court.
 interference of the judiciary in the legislative and executive fields

 occurs due to the non-activity of the other organs of the government
 relief is provided to the disadvantaged and aggrieved citizens
 a base for policy making in competition with the legislature and executive
In short, judicial activism means that instead of judicial restraint, the Supreme
Court and other lower courts become activists and compel the authority to act
and sometimes also direct the government regarding policies and also matters of
administration.
Judicial Restraint
In adjudging the constitutionality of socio-economic legislation, judges accord

deference to the legislative will and such legislation is not invalidated unless it
is patently discriminatory. Judges do not interfere with the policy of the
executive government if it is not contrary to a statute or the Constitution.
Class Notes on Constitutional Law – Unit IV (1st Sem / 3 year LL.B)
Federalism – Distribution of Legislative Powers between Centre and States

– Arts. 245, 246 + VII Schedule
Center-State Relations
The Power of the Union and the States to carry on trade, etc. – Art. 298
Freedom of Trade, Commerce and Intercourse – Arts. 301 – 307
The Amendment of the Indian Constitution – Art. 368
The Doctrine of Prospective Over-ruling
Limitation on Constitutional Amendment – the Basic Structure Theory –

Art. 368
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The Emergency Provisions – need of Emergency Powers – kinds of

Emergency – Arts. 352 – 360
Emergency is a unique feature of Indian Constitution that allows the center to

assume wide powers so as to handle special situations. In emergency, the center
can take full legislative and executive control of any state. It also allows the
center to curtail or suspend freedom of the citizens. Existence of emergency is a
big reason why academicians are hesitant to call Indian constitution as fully
federal.
Emergency can be of three types –
 Due to war, external aggression or armed rebellion (Article 352)

 failure of constitutional machinery in a state (Article 356), or
 financial emergency (Article 360).
However, technically, Proclamation of Emergency is only done upon external

aggression or armed rebellion. In the second case, it is called Presidential Rule,
and in the third case it is called “Proclamation of Financial Emergency:
Proclamation of Emergency
Art 352 says that if the President is satisfied that a grave emergency exists
whereby the security of India or any part of India is threatened due to outside
aggression or armed rebellion, he may make a proclamation to that effect
regarding whole of India or a part thereof.
However, sub clause 3 says that President can make such a proclamation only
upon the written advise of the Union Cabinet. Such a proclamation must be
placed before each house of the parliament and must be approved by each house
with in one month otherwise the proclamation will expire.
An explanation to art 352 says that it is not necessary that external aggression or
armed rebellion has actually happened to proclaim emergency. It can be
proclaimed even if there is a possibility of such thing happening.
 In the case of Minerva Mills vs Union of India AIR 1980, SC held that
there is no bar to judicial review of the validity of the proclamation of
emergency issued by the president under 352(1). However, court’s power
is limited only to examining whether the limitations conferred by the
constitution have been observed or not. It can check if the satisfaction of
the president is valid or not. If the satisfaction is based on mala fide or
absurd or irrelevant grounds, it is no satisfaction at all.

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 Prior to 44th amendment, duration of emergency was two months initially

and then after approval by the houses, it would continue indefinitely until
ended by another proclamation. However after 44th amendment, the
period is reduced to 1 month and then 6 months after approval.
Effects of Proclamation of emergency
The following are the effects arising out of proclamation of emergency in art
352.
On Executive – Art 353
1. executive power of the Union shall extend to giving directions to any

state.
2. parliament will get power to make laws on subjects that are not in Union
list.
3. if the emergency is declared only a part of the count, the powers in 1 and
2 shall extend to any other part if that is also threatened.
4. State Government is not dismissed when National Emergency is
proclaimed but brought under the effective control of the Union.
5. As soon as National Emergency is proclaimed distribution of power
between Centre and States gets automatically suspended. Hence, Union
Executive is free to give directions on all the subjects and such directions
are binding on the States.
On Legislature – Art 354
Provisions of art 268 to 279, which are related to taxation, can be subjected to
exceptions as deem fit by the president. Every law such made shall be laid
before each house of the parliament.
Art 355 says that it is the duty of the Union to protect States against external
aggression.
Judicial Review – Art 358
While proclamation of emergency declaring that security of India or any part of

the territory of India is threatened due to war or external aggression, is in
operation, the state shall not be limited by art 19. In other words, govt may
make laws that transgress upon the freedoms given under art 19 during such
emergency. However, such a law will cease to have effect as soon as emergency
ends. Further, every such law or very executive action that transgresses upon
freedoms granted by art 19 must recite that it is in relation to the emergency
otherwise, it cannot be immune from art 19.

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It also says that any acts done or omitted to be done under this provision cannot
be challenged in the courts after the end of emergency.
In the case of M M Pathak vs Union of India AIR 1978, SC held that the
rights rights granted by 14 to 19 are not suspended during emergency but only
their operation is suspended. This means that as soon as emergency is over,
rights transgressed by a law will revive and can be enforced. In this case, a
settlement that was reached before emergency between LIC and its employees
was rendered ineffective by a law during emergency. After emergency was over,
SC held that the previous settlement will revive. This is because the emergency
law only suspended the operation of the existing laws. It cannot completely
wash away the liabilities that preexisted the emergency.
The Impact of Emergency on Federalism and Fundamental Rights – Arts.

353 – 360
Art 359
This article provides additional power to the president while proclamation of

emergency is in operation, using which the president can, by an order, declare
that the right to move any court for the enforcement of rights conferred by part
III except art 20 and 21, shall be suspended for the period the proclamation is in
operation of a shorter period as mentioned in the order. Further, every such law
or every executive action recite that it is in relation to the emergency.
In the case of Makhan Singh vs State of Punjab AIR 1964, SC distinguished

between art 358 and 359 as shown below:
Art 358 Art 359

Fundamental rights are not suspended. Only
Freedoms given by art 19 are
the courts cannot be moved to enforce
suspended.
fundamental rights.
Any actions done or omitted to Any action done by the legislature or
be done cannot be challenged executive can be challenged after the
even after emergency. suspension is over.
Right to move courts is suspended for the
Art 19 is suspended for the
period of emergency or until the proclamation
period of emergency.
of the president to remove suspension.
Effective all over the country. May be confined to an area.

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Art 83(2) While the proclamation is in operation, the president may extend the
normal life of the Lok Sabha by one year each time up to a period not exceeding
beyond 6 months after proclamation ceases to expire.
State Emergency on failure of Constitutional Machinery in a State /

Centre-State Relations – Arts. 356 – 357
Provisions in case of failure of constitutional machinery is States
Art 356 says that if, upon the report of the Governor of a state, the president is
satisfied that the govt. of the state is cannot function according to the provisions
of the constitution, he may, by proclamation, assume to himself all or any of the
functions of the govt, or all or any of the powers vested in the governor, or
anybody or any authority in the state except the legislature of the state. The
power of the legislature of the state shall be exercised by the authority of the
parliament.
Under this article, president can also make such incidental and consequential
provisions which are necessary to give effect to the objectives of the
proclamation. This includes suspension of any provision of this constitution
relating to any body or authority in the state.
However, this article does not authorize the president to assume the powers
vested in the High Courts.
Art 357 provides that in the case of proclamation under art 356
 parliament can confer upon the president the power of legislature of the
state to make laws or the power to delegate the power to make laws to
anybody else.
 the parliament or the president can confer power or impose duties on the
Union or Union officers or Union authorities.
 president can authorize the expenditure from the consolidated fund of the
stat pending sanction of such expenditure by the parliament.
The Financial Emergency – Art. 360
Under Article 360 the President enjoys the power to proclaim the financial
Emergency. If he is satisfied that a situation has arisen that financial stability
and credit of India or any part thereof is threatened he may proclaim emergency
to that effect. All such proclamations
 (a) Can be varied or revoked by the President.

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 (b) Financial Emergency must be approved by the Parliament within 2

months after its proclamation. Once it is approved, it will remain till the
President revokes it.
This article has never been invoked.
Effects of Financial Emergency
1. President is empowered to suspend the distribution of financial resources

with States.
2. President can issue directions to States to follow canons of financial
propriety.
3. He can direct State Government to decrease salaries allowances of Civil
Servants and other Constitutional dignitaries.
4. President can direct the government to resume all the financial and
Money Bills passed by legislature for his consideration.
The President can issue directions for the reduction of salaries and allowances
of Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts.
Changes made by 44th Amendment
44th amendment substantially altered the emergency provisions of the

constitution to ensure that it is not abused by the executive as done by Indira
Gandhi in 1975. It also restored certain changes that were done by 42nd
amendment. The following are important points of this amendments-
 “Internal disturbance” was replaced by “armed rebellion” under art 352.

 The decision of proclamation of emergency must be communicated by
the Cabinet in writing.
 Proclamation of emergency must be by the houses within one month.
 To continue emergency, it must be re approved by the houses every six
month.
 Emergency can be revoked by passing resolution to that effect by a
simple majority of the houses present and voting. 1/10 of the members of
a house can move such a resolution.
 Art 358 – Under this article art 19 will be suspended only upon war or
external aggression and not upon armed rebellion. Further, every such
law that transgresses art 19 must recite that it is connected to art 358. All
other laws can still be challenged if they violate art 19.
 Art 359, under this article, suspension of the right to move courts for
violation of part III will not include art 20 and 21.
 Reversed back the term of Lok Sabha from 6 to 5 years.

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Services under the State (the Doctrine of Pleasure) – Arts. 308 – 314
The Doctrine of Pleasure
The doctrine of pleasure owes its origin to common law. The rule in England
was that a civil servant can hold his office during the pleasure of the crown and
the service will be terminated any time the crown wishes the same rule is
applied in India. The member of Defence services or civil services of the union
or All-India services hold their office during the pleasure of president. Similarly
member of state services holds the office during the pleasure of governor. the
provisions related to services under union and state is contained under part XIV
of the Indian constitution.
The article 310 of Indian constitution reads that
“Except as expressly provided by this Constitution, every person who is a

member of a Defence service or of a civil service of the Union or of an All India
Service or holds any post connected with Defence or any civil post under the
Union holds office during the pleasure of the President, and every person who is
a member of a civil service of a State or holds any civil post under a State holds
office during the pleasure of the Governor of the State.
“Notwithstanding that a person holding a civil post under the Union or a State
holds office during the pleasure of the President or, as the case may be of the
Governor of the State, any contract under which a person, not being a member
of a Defence service or of an All-India service or of a civil service of the Union
or a State, is appointed under this Constitution to hold such a post may, if the
President or the Governor, as the case may be, deems it necessary in order to
secure the services of a person having special qualifications, provide for the
payment to him of compensation, if before the expiration of an agreed period
that post is abolished or he is, for reasons not connected with any misconduct on
his part, required to vacate the post”.
Now if such powers are given to president of India and the governor of states
than it would be really difficult to exercise power on them so there are certain
offices which are outside the purview of article 310 and article 311 was put as a
restriction to doctrine of pleasure.
Services excluded from the purview of Article 310
1. Tenure of supreme court judges (Article 124)

2. Tenure of high court judges (Article 148(2))
3. The chief election commissioner (Article 324)
4. Chairman and member of public- service commission (Article 317)

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The article 311 acts as a safeguard to civil servants. It reads as under;
(1) No person who is a member of a civil service of the Union or an all-India

service or a civil service of a State or holds a civil post under the Union or a
State shall be dismissed or removed by an authority subordinate to that by
which he was appointed.
(2) No such person as aforesaid shall be dismissed or removed or reduced in

rank except after an inquiry in which he has been informed of the charges
against him and given a reasonable opportunity of being heard in respect of
those charges: Provided that where, it is proposed after such inquiry, to impose
upon him any such penalty, such penalty may be imposed on the basis of the
evidence adduced during such inquiry and it shall not be necessary to give such
person any opportunity of making representation on the penalty proposed:
Provided further that this clause shall not apply —
(a) where a person is dismissed or removed or reduced in rank on the ground of

conduct which has led to his conviction on a criminal charge; or
(b) where the authority empowered to dismiss or remove a person or to reduce
him in rank is satisfied that for some reason, to be recorded by that authority in
writing, it is not reasonably practicable to hold such inquiry; or
(c) where the President or the Governor, as the case may be, is satisfied that in
the interest of the security of the State it is not expedient to hold such inquiry.
(3) If, in respect of any such person as aforesaid, a question arises whether it is
reasonably practicable to hold such inquiry as is referred to in clause (2), the
decision thereon of the authority empowered to dismiss or remove such person
or to reduce him in rank shall be final.”
The procedure laid down in Article 311 is intended to assure, first, a measure of
security of tenure to Government servants, who are covered by the Article and
secondly to provide certain safeguards against arbitrary dismissal or removal of
a Government servant or reduction to a lower rank. These provisions are
enforceable in a court of law. Where there is an infringement of Article 311, the
orders passed by the disciplinary authority are void ab-initio and in the eye of
law “no more than a piece of waste paper” and the Government servant will be
deemed to have continued in service or in the case of reduction in rank, in his
previous post throughout. Article 311 is of the nature of a proviso to Article 310.
The exercise of pleasure by the President under Article 310 is thus controlled
and regulated by the provisions of Article 311.
When termination of service will amount to punishment of dismissal or

removal.

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1. Whether termination of service of a Government servant in any given

circumstance will amount to punishment will depend upon whether under the
terms and conditions governing his appointment to a post he had a right to hold
the post but for termination of his service. If he has such a right, then the
termination of his service will, by itself, be a punishment for it will operate as a
forfeiture of his right to hold the post. But if the Government servant has no
right to hold the post the termination of his employment or his reversion to a
lower post will not deprive him of any right and will not, therefore, by itself be
a punishment.
2. If the Government servant is a temporary on and has no right to hold the post,
dismissal or removal will amount to punishment if such a Government servant
has been visited with certain evil consequences.
When Article 311 is applicable.
The most notable point is that Article 311 is available only when “dismissal,
removal, reduction in rank is by way of punishment”. so it is difficult to
determine as to when an order of termination of service or reduction in rank
amounts to punishment
in case of Parshottam Lal Dhingra Vs Union of India. The supreme court laid
down 2 tests to determine when termination is by way of punishment –
 Whether the servant had a right to hold the post or the rank;
 Whether he has been visited with evil consequences.
If a government servant had a right to hold the post or rank under the terms of
any contract of service, or under any rule, governing the service, then the
termination of his service or reduction in rank amounts to a punishment and he
will be entitled to protection under Article 311. Articles 310 and 311 apply to
Government servants, whether permanent, temporary, officiating or on
probation.
Exceptions to Article 311 (2)
The provision to Article 311 (2) provides for certain circumstances in which the
procedure envisaged in the substantive part of the clause need not be followed.
These are set out below.
1. Conviction on a criminal charge. – One of the circumstances excepted by

clause (a) of the provision is when a person is dismissed or removed or reduced
in rank on the ground of conduct which has laid to his conviction on a criminal
charge. The rationale behind this exception is that a formal inquiry is not

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necessary in a case in which a court of law has already given a verdict.

However, if a conviction is set aside or quashed by a higher court on appeal, the
Government servant will be deemed not to have been convicted at all. Then the
Government servant will be treated as if he had not been convicted at all and as
if the order of dismissal was never in existence. In such a case the Government
servant will also be entitled to claim salary for the intervening period during
which the dismissal order was in force. The claim for such arrears of salary will
arise only on reinstatement and therefore the period of limitation under clause
102 of the Limitation Act would apply only with reference to that date . The
grounds of conduct for which action could be taken under this proviso could
relate to a conviction on a criminal charge before appointment to Government
service of the person concerned. If the appointing authority were aware of the
conviction before he was appointed, it might well be expected to refuse to
appoint such a person but if for some reason the fact of conviction did not
become known till after his appointment, the person concerned could be
discharged from service on the basis of his conviction under clause (a) of the
proviso without following the normal procedure envisaged in Article 311.
2. Impracticability – Clause (b) of the proviso provides that where the

appropriate disciplinary authority is satisfied, for reasons to be recorded by that
authority in writing that it does not consider it reasonably practicable to give to
the person an opportunity of showing cause, no such opportunity need be given.
The satisfaction under this clause has to be of the disciplinary authority who has
the power to dismiss, remove or reduce the Government servant in rank. As a
check against an arbitrary use of this exception, it has been provided that the
reasons for which the competent authority decides to do away with the
prescribed procedures must be recorded in writing setting out why it would not
be practicable to give the accused an opportunity. The use of this exception
could be made in case, where, for example a person concerned has absconded or
where, for other reasons, it is impracticable to communicate with him.
3.Reasons of security – Under proviso (c) to Article 311 (2), where the
President is satisfied that the retention of a person in public service is
prejudicial to the security of the State, his services can be terminated without
recourse to the normal procedure prescribed in Article 311 (2).The satisfaction
referred to in the proviso is the subjective satisfaction of the President about the
expediency of not giving an opportunity to the employee concerned in the
interest of the security of the State. This clause does not require that reasons for
the satisfaction should be recorded in writing. That indicates that the power
given to the President is unfettered and cannot be made a justifiable issue, as
that would amount to substituting the satisfaction of the court in place of the
satisfaction of the President.

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Is suspension or compulsory retirement a form of punishment?
Neither suspension nor compulsory retirement amounts to punishment and

hence they can’t be brought under the purview of Article 311 and has no
protection is available.
Supreme court in case of such Bansh singh Vs State of Punjab clearly held
that suspension from service is neither dismissal nor removal nor reduction in
rank, therefore, if a Government servant is suspended he cannot claim the
constitutional guarantee of Article 311[2].
In Shyam Lal Vs State of U.P, Supreme Court held that compulsory retirement
differ from dismissal and removal as it involves no penal consequences and also
a government servant who is compulsory retired does not loose any part of
benefit earned during the service so it doesn’t attract the provisions of Article
311.
Other safeguards to civil servants
Article 311(1) : It says that a civil servant cannot be dismissed or removed by

any authority subordinate to the authority by which he was appointed
Article 311(2): It says that a civil servant cannot be removed or dismissed or

reduced in rank unless he has been given a reasonable opportunity to show
cause against action proposed to be taken against him.
In many cases like in Khem Chand vs. Union of India, and in Union of India
and another vs. Tlusiram Patel, the Supreme Court gave an exhaustive
interpretation of the various aspects involved and they provide the
administrative authorities authoritative guidelines in dealing with disciplinary
cases.
Is article 310 and 311 contrary to article 20(2) of Indian constitution or to

the principle of natural justice?
When a government servant is is punished for the same misconduct under the
army act and also under central civil services (classification and control and
appeal) rules 1965 then the question arises that can it be brought under the
ambit of double jeopardy. The answer was given by supreme court in the case of
Union of India Vs Sunil Kumar Sarkar . held that the court martial

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proceeding is different from that of central rules , the former deals with the
personal aspect of misconduct and latter deals with disciplinary aspect of
misconduct.
Ordinarily , natural justice does not postulate a right to be represented or

assisted by a lawyer, in departmental Inquiries but in extreme or particular
situation the rules of natural justice or fairness may require that the person
should be given professional help.
The Liability of State in Contracts – Art. 299
Article 299 narrates about “the Liability of State in Contracts”
299. Contracts.—(1) All contracts made in the exercise of the executive power
of the Union or of a State shall be expressed to be made by the President, or by
the Governor of the State, as the case may be, and all such contracts and all
assurances of property made in the exercise of that power shall be executed on
behalf of the President or the Governor by such persons and in such manner as
he may direct or authorise.
(2) Neither the President nor the Governor shall be personally liable in respect
of any contract or assurance made or executed for the purposes of this
Constitution, or for the purposes of any enactment relating to the Government
of India heretofore in force, nor shall any person making or executing any such
contract or assurance on behalf of any of them be personally liable in respect
thereof.
Essentials of Article 299
1. All contracts made in the exercise of the executive power of the Union or
of a State shall be expressed to be made by the President or by the
Governor of the State, as the case may be.
2. All such contracts and all assurances of property made in the exercise of
that power shall be executed on behalf of the President or the Governor
by such persons and in such manner as he may direct or authorise.
3. No liability of the President or Governor: Neither the President nor the
Governor shall be personally liable in respect of any contract or assurance
made or executed for the purposes of this Constitution, or for the
purposes of any enactment relating to the Government of India heretofore
in force, nor shall any person making or executing any such contract or
assurance on behalf of any of them be personally liable in respect thereof.
4. Article 299 is mandatory
5. If the requirements of Article 299 are not complied with, the officer
executing the contract would be personally liable.

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6. Quantum merit or quantum valebat (service or goods received): If the

Government enjoys the benefit of performance by the other party to the
contract, shall be bound to give recompense on the principles of Quantum
merit or quantum valebat. The principles as laid down in Sections 65 to
70 (Quasi-contracts) of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 shall also apply in
the Government Contracts also.
7. Depending upon the facts and circumstances, the Doctrine of Estoppel
may also apply in the Government Contracts under Article 299.
State of West Bengal v B.K. Mondal & Sons
Union of India v Rallia Ram
The Bihar Eastern Gangetic Fishermen Co-operative Society Ltd. v Sipani

Singh and others
Promissory Estoppel
The Doctrine of Promissory Estoppel has been variously called ‘Promissory

Estoppel’, ‘Requisite Estoppel’, ‘Quasi-Estoppel’ and ‘New Estoppel’. It is a
principle evolved by equity to avoid injustice and though commonly named
‘Promissory Estoppel’, it is neither in the realm of Contract nor in the realm of
Estoppel. The true principle of ‘Promissory Estoppel’ seems to be that where
one party has by his words or conduct made to the other a clear and unequivocal
promise which is intended to create legal relations or effect a legal relationship
to arise in the future, knowing or intending that it would be acted upon by the
other party to whom the promise is made and it is in fact so acted upon by the
other party, the promise would be binding on the party making it and he would
not be entitled to go back upon it, if it would be inequitable to allow him to do
so having regard to the dealings which have taken place between the parties,
and this would be so irrespective of whether there is any pre-existing
relationship between the parties or not.
The Doctrine of Promissory Estoppel need not be inhibited by the same

limitation as estoppel in the strict sense of the term. It is an equitable principle
evolved by the Courts for doing justice and there is no reason why it should be
given only a limited application by way of defence.
M.P. Sugar Mills v State of U.P.
U.P. Rajkya Nirman Nigam Lt.d v Indure Pvt. Ltd. and others
The Liability of State in Torts / Suits and Proceedings – Art. 300

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Article 300 of the Constitution of India lays down provisions that the State can
sue and can be sued, and it is also liable for its and its employees’ torts.
300. Suits and proceedings.—
(1) The Government of India may sue or be sued by the name of the Union of
India and the Government of a State may sue or be sued by the name of the
State and may, subject to any provisions which may be made by Act of
Parliament or of the Legislature of such State enacted by virtue of
powers conferred by this Constitution, sue or be sued in relation to their
respective affairs in the like cases as the Dominion of India and the
corresponding Provinces or the corresponding Indian States might have sued or
been sued if this Constitution had not been enacted.
(2) If at the commencement of this Constitution—
 (a) any legal proceedings are pending to which the Dominion of India is a
party, the Union of India shall be deemed to be substituted for the
Dominion in those proceedings; and
 (b) any legal proceedings are pending to which a Province or an Indian
State is a party, the corresponding State shall be deemed to be substituted
for the Province or the Indian State in those proceedings.
Buron v Denman
Hardial Singh v State of PEPSU
Defences of Sovereign Immunity
Sovereign Immunity – Position in England
Sovereign Immunity – Position in India
BEFORE COMMENCEMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION
Secretary of State (1861)
AFTER COMMENCEMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION
State of Rajasthan v Vidyawati
State of Gujarat v Memon Mahomed Haji Hasan

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Smt. B.K.D. Patil v State of Mysore
The Vicarious Liability of State – Art. 300
Position in England
“Res non protest peccare” (The King can do no wrong) is an ancient and
fundamental principle of the English law. King is regarded above all laws. This
principle was also extended to his employees. Therefore, if a tort was
committed by King’s servants in the course of their employment, the injured has
no right to sue the King under the vicarious liability.
“Respondeat Superior” principle was not adopted in the case of the King. The
Courts in various decisions criticized this exemption given to the King, opining
that it was against the principles of equity, good conscience and justice. As a
result of long discussions in the Courts and in the Parliament, at last, the Britain
Parliament passed The Crown Proceedings Act, 1947. Now, the Crown can also
be sued for his servants’ tortious acts committed in their course of employment
under the principle of “Respondeat Superior“.
Position in India
Rup Ram v The Punjab State
Vidyawati v Lokumal
Kasturilal v State of U.P.
Pagadala Narasimham v The Commissioner & Special Officer, Nellore

Municipality
State of Orissa v Padmalochan
State of M.P. v Chironji Lal
State of Punjab v Lal Chand Subharwal
Satyawati Devi v Union of India
State of Gujarat v Memon Mahomed

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Class Notes on Constitutional Law – Unit I (1st Sem / 3 year LL.B)

Introduction to Indian Constitution

Objectives of The Constitution

The Constitution of Independent India was framed in the background of about

The Constitution begins with a Preamble which declares India to be a

Salient Features of the Indian Constitution

The main features of Indian Constitution are the following:

1. A written Constitution: The Indian Constitution is mainly a written

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majority of the total members of that House as well as by the 2/3rd

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Theory of Basic Structure

Nature of the Indian Constitution – Federal, Unitary, Quasi-federal

In a Democratic government, Constitution plays a primary role in efficient

What is Federal and Unitary Constitution?

In a Unitary Constitution, all the powers of a Government are concentrated in a

Is Indian Constitution a federal or unitary in nature?

Indian Constitution is an hybrid of both federal and unitary nature of a

Following are the defining features of federalism:

 Distribution of Powers between center and states

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 Appointment of the Governor of a State

The debate whether India has a ‘Federal Constitution’ and ‘Federal

The Indian Constitution is basically federal in form and is marked by the

There is an independent judiciary to determine issues between the Union and

1. America has a dual citizenship, while in India, there is single citizenship

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1. Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala, AIR 1973 SC 1461 1

WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to

JUSTICE, social, economic and political;

IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY this twenty-sixth day of

Part I – The Union and Its Territory

Article 1: Name and territory of the Union

Article 2: Admission or establishment of new states

Article 3: Formation of new States and alteration of areas, boundaries or names

1. In re Berubari Union and Exchange of Enclaves, AIR 1960 SC 845 47

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3. Union of India v. Sukumar Sengupa, AIR 1990 SC 1692

Article 5: Citizenship at the commencement of the Constitution

Article 6: Rights of citizenship of certain persons who have migrated to India

Article 7: Rights of citizenship of certain migrants to Pakistan

Rights of Overseas Citizens

Article 8: Rights of citizenship of certain persons of Indian origin residing

Article 9: Persons voluntarily acquiring citizenship of a foreign State not to be

Article 10: Continuance of the rights of citizenship

Article 11: Parliament to regulate the right of citizenship by law

Every person who is a citizen of a Commonwealth country specified in the First

Whether a Corporation a citizenship or not

A company is not a citizen and cannot invoke article 19(1)(g).

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Elements constituting Domicile

Domicile depends on intent, location of a home where a person regularly sleeps,

Migration must be with intention to reside permanently in India. Such intention