Semester III B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) -Dr. Deepak K. Srivastava - Rajput Shraddha Bhausingh The Fundamental law of the land is its constitution, consequently Constitutional law is a subject of paramount importance. Constitutional law as a subject deals with the framework of governance of a country. The governance framework lays down structure of government, functions of institutions such as legislative, executive and judicial. The study of Constitutional law includes provisions, interpretation and changes desired based on experience. The nomenclature suggests the breadth and width to be covered in the subject. The discussion and lecture travels beyond the reading and understanding of bare provisions of the Indian Constitution. The most detailed Constitution of the world, Constitution cannot be comprehensively dealt as a single subject. Therefore, the study of Constitution of India is divided into two parts, Constitutional Governance I and II. Constitutional Governance I deals with salient features of the Constitution, fundamental rights, directive principles and fundamental duties. Objective: 1. To understand and realize the nature, scope and importance of supreme law of the land. 2. Need of a constitution to make a fresh start of governance. 3. To tune with constant growth of the Constitution. 4. To study, analyse and appreciate the role of state in Constitutional Governance. 5. To study, analyse and appreciate the recent development in all four areas above and their international ramifications. Methodology: Lecture Method, Case Study Analysis, Moot Court Exercise, Case Law Analysis, Group Discussion. 1 | Page
Evaluation Criteria: Attendance:
05 Marks
Snap Test I:
05 Marks
Moot Court Exercise:
Snap Test II:
25 Marks 05 Marks
Mid Term:
20 Marks
End Term:
40 Marks
Module- 1: Introduction (10 CHS)
Constitutional Law, Constitutionalism, Salient Features of the Constitution of India, Theory of Basic Structure, Nature of the Indian Constitution Federal, Unitary, Quasi-federal, Cases:1. Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala, AIR 1973 SC 1461 2. S. R. Bommai v. Union of India, AIR 1994 SC 1918 3. State of West Bengal v. Union of India, AIR 1963 SC 1241 4. Ram Jawaya Kapur v. State of Punjab, AIR 1955 SC 549 5. Kuldip Nayar v. Union of India, AIR 2006 SC 3127 6. State of Haryana v. State of Punjab, AIR 2002 SC 685 Module- 2 The Union and its Territory (5 CHS) Power to cede Indian territory to a Foreign Nation; Power to create/extinguish a State; Alteration of name, area and boundary of existing states Procedure (Articles 1 4) Cases:7. In re Berubari Union and Exchange of Enclaves, AIR 1960 SC 845
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8. Ram Kishore Sen v. Union of India, AIR 1966 SC 644
9. Union of India v. Sukumar Sengupta, AIR 1990 SC 1692 10. N. Masthan Sahib v. Chief Commissioner Pondicherry, AIR 1962 SC 797 11. R. C. Poudyal v. Union of India, AIR 1993 SC 1804 12. Babulal Parate v. State of Bombay, AIR 1960 SC 51 Module- 3 Fundamental Rights (8 CHS) (a) State under Article 12 Cases:13. Som Prakash v. Union of India, AIR 1981 SC 212 14. Pradeep Kumar Biswas v. Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (2002) 5 SCC 111 15. G. Basi Reddy v. International Crops Research Institute, JT 2003 (2) SC 180 16. Zee Telefilms Ltd. v. Union of India (2005) 4 SCC 649 (b) Law under Article 13 (i) Doctrine of Eclipse Cases:17. State of U.P. v. Radhey Shyam Rai, 2009 (3) SCALE 754 18. Keshavan Madhava Menon v. State of Bombay, AIR 1955 SC 128 19. State of Gujarat v. Sri Ambika Mills, AIR 1974 SC 1300 20. Bhikaji Narain Dhakras v. State of M. P., AIR 1955 SC 781 (ii) Waiver of Fundamental Rights 21. Bashesher Nath v. CIT, AIR 1959 SC 149 (iii) Severability 22. State of Bombay v. F.N. Balsara, AIR 1951 SC 318 3 | Page
23. RMDC v. Union of India, AIR 1957 SC 628
Module- 4: Right to Equality (Articles 14 18)
(8CHS)
Equality before Law, Non Discrimination, Reasonable Classification, NonArbitrariness,
Protective Discrimination, Reservations in Appointments and Promotions, Abolition of Untouchability, Abolition of Titles Cases:24. Chiranjit Lal Chaudhary v. Union of India, AIR 1951 SC 41 25. State of W. B. v. Anwar Ali Sarkar, AIR 1952 SC 75 26. Kathi Raning Rawat v. State of Saurashtra, AIR 1952 SC 123 27. State of Kerala v. N. M. Thomas (1976) 2 SCC 310 28. Indra Sawhney v. Union of India, AIR 1993 SC 477 29. Ashoka Kumar Thakur v. Union of India (2008) 6 SCC 1 30. Indra Sawhney v. Union of India, AIR 2000 SC 498 31. Ashoka Kumar Thakur v. State of Bihar (1995) 5 SCC 403 32. Dr. Gulshan Prakash v. State of Haryana, 2009 (14) SCALE 290 33. Avinash Singh Bagri v. Registrar, IIT, Delhi (2009) 8 SCC 220 34. M. Nagraj v. Union of India (2006) 8 SCC 212 35. Balaji Raghavan v. Union of India, AIR 1996 SC 770
Module- 5 : Right to Freedom-I (Articles 19)
(12CHS)
1. Freedom of speech and expression
2. Freedom to assemble peaceably and without arms; 3. Freedom to form association or unions; 4. Freedom to move freely throughout the territory of India; 4 | Page
5. Freedom to reside and settle in any part of the territory of India;
6. Freedom to practice any profession, or to carry on any occupation, trade or business. Cases:36. Bennett Coleman & Co. v. Union of India, AIR 1973 SC 106 37. Secretary, Ministry of I & B, State of W. B v. Cricket Association (1995) 2 SCC 161 38. Peoples Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) v. Union of India (2003) 4 SCC 399 39. Bharat Kumar K. Paticha v. State of Kerala, AIR 1997 Ker. 291 (FB) 40. Communist Party of India (M) v. Bharat Kumar (1998) 1 SCC 201 41. AIADMK v. Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu (2007) 1 SCALE 607 42. Chindamanrao v. State of M.P., AIR 1951 SC 118 43. Narendra Kumar v. Union of India, AIR 1960 SC 430 44 State of Gujarat v. Mirzapur Moti Qureshi Kasab Jamat, AIR 2006 SC 212
Module-6: Right to Freedom-II (Articles 20-22) (6CHS)
Protection in respect of conviction for offences (Article 20),Protection of life and personal liberty (Article 21), Right to Education (Article 21A) Protection against arrest and detention (Article 22) Cases:45. Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India, AIR 1978 SC 597 46. A. K. Roy v. Union of India, AIR 1982 SC 710 47. D.K. Basu v. State of West Bengal (1997) 1 SCC 416 48. Peoples Union for Civil Rights v. Union of India, 2003 (10) SCALE 967 Module-7: Right against Exploitation (Articles 23, 24) (2CHS)
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Prohibition of Traffic in Human Beings and Forced Labour, Abolition of Child
Labour 49.Peoples Union for Democratic Rights v. Union of India, AIR 1982 SC 1473 Module-8: Right to Freedom of Religion (Articles 25 28) (6CHS) Freedom of Conscience, Freedom to Profess or Practice Religion, Freedom to Manage Religious Affairs, Restriction on Religious Instruction in Educational Institutions, Uniform Civil Code (Article-44) CASES:50 Seshammal v. State of Tamil Nadu (1972) 2 SCC 11 51. N. Adithayan v. Travancore Devaswom Board (2002) 8 SCC 106 52.Commissioner of Police v. Acharya Jagadishwarananda Avadhuta (2004) 12 SCC 770 53. Bijoe Emmanuel v. State of Kerala (1986) 3 SCC 615 54. Rev. Stainislaus v. State of M.P., AIR 1977 SC 908 55. Brahmo Samaj Education Society v. State of West Bengal (2004) 6 SCC 224 56. Bal Patil v. Union of India (2005) 6 SCC 690. 57. Akhil Bharat Goseva Sangh v. State of Andhra Pradesh (2006) 4 SCC 162 Module- 9: Educational and Cultural Rights (Articles 29, 30) (6CHS) Right to establish and administer educational institutions rights of minorities and non minorities; CASES:58. Frank Anthony Public School Employees Assn. v. Union of India(1986) 4 SCC 707 59. Islamic Academy of Education v. State of Karnataka, JT 2003 (7) SC 1 60. T.M.A. Pai Foundation v. State of Karnataka, AIR 2003 SC 355 61. P.A. Inamdar v. State of Maharashtra, AIR 2005 SC 3236 6 | Page
Module-10: Right to Constitutional Remedies (Article 32)
(6CHS)
Writs, Power of Judicial Review under Article 32 is a basic feature of the
Constitution, locus standi and Public Interest Litigation Module 11 : Directive Principles of State Policy (Articles 36 - 51) (6CHS) Rights and legislations aimed at implementing the Directive Principles of State Policy. Module-12 : Fundamental Duties (Article 51A)
( 2CHS)
Prescribed Text: The Constitution of India, 1950
Prescribed Books: 1. Mahendra P. Singh, V. N. Shuklas Constitution of India 2. H.M. Seervai, Constitutional Law of India 3. M.P. Jain, Indian Constitutional Law 4. D.D.Basu, Shorter to the Constitution of India Reference books:1. A.Lakshminath :Basic Structure and Constitutional Amendments( Limitation and justiciability) 2. Granville Austin:- The Indian Constitution Corner Stone of a Nation 3. Justice R.C.Lahoti :- The spirit and backbone of Constitution of India 4. P.Ishwer Bhatt :- Fundamental Rights Report:1. Report of National commission to review the working of the constitution