Union and Its Territory (Article 1 – 4) Article 1 to 4 comes under Part I of the Constitution explains the Union and its Territory Article 1: (1) India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States. (2) the States and the territories will be specified in the First Schedule. (3) the territory of…
The parliament and state legislatures are not allowed and are restricted from making such laws that may infringe or take away the fundamental rights that are being guaranteed by the Indian constitution itself. It is a duty of the Indian State to respect and implement the fundamental right. And at the same time, it confers…
Introduction The idea of Fundamental Duties is inspired from the Constitution of Russia. These were incorporated in Part IV-A of the Constitution by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976 on the recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committee. Originally fundamental duties were 10 in number, one more duty was added through the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act,…
Introduction Part IV of the Constitution of India (Article 36–51) contains the Directive Principles of State Policy. DPSP are the principles that direct the state when it makes policies for its people. DPSPs are taken from the Irish Constitution. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar described these principles as ‘novel features’ of the Constitution. These DPSP act…
Introduction Federalism was introduced in India by the Government of India Act, 1935. While drafting the Constitution of India, the framers wanted to give a federal look to it, considering the pluralistic/diversity characteristics of India. About the nature of the Indian Federal system Dr. B.R. Ambedkar clarified that -The union is not a league of…
Introduction The Constitution of India is one of the finest-crafted Constitutions in the World. This Constitution is made by the Constituent Assembly under the Cabinet mission plan. This Constituent Assembly first met on 9 December 1946. It took 2 years, 11 months and 18 days to complete our Constitution. On 26 November 1949, the final…
The ideals behind the Preamble to India’s Constitution were laid down by Jawaharlal Nehru’s Objectives Resolution, adopted by the Constituent Assembly on January 22, 1947. Although not enforceable in court of law. The preamble to the Constitution of India is a brief introductory statement that sets out the guiding purpose, principles and philosophy of the…
Meaning of Federalism Federalism is a system of government in which the power is divided between a central government and various state governments. Usually, a federation has two levels of government. One is the government for the entire country that is usually responsible for the subjects of common national interest. The others are governments at…
