Book Title:-Constitution of India Author :-M. Laxmikanth ISBN :-9789387511057 Price :-INR 450 Pages :-536 Edition :-1 Binding :-Paperback Imprint :-CL India Year :-2018 Overview : This book has been written with the objective of providing a complete and systematic constitutional background to the study of the subject of Indian Polity in the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary (General Studies&ndashI) and Main (General Studies&ndashII) examinations. In addition, the book is also useful to the various State Services Examinations and other competitive examinations conducted by the UPSC, SSC, UGC and other bodies. Further, this book is also useful to the university students, teachers and other readers who are interested in knowing the Indian Constitutional System. Table Of Content : Section A: Introduction 1. Indian Constitution: An Overview 2. Constitutional Amendment Acts: An Overview 3. Allied Amending Acts: An Overview 4. Acts Relating to the Salaries Under the Second Schedule 5. Acts Relating to the Composition of the Supreme Court 6. Constitutional Orders Relating to SCs and STs and Their Amendments Section B: Constitutional Cases 7. Important Cases and Their Judgements at a Glance 8. Cases Expanding the Scope of Article
9. Cases Declaring Amendments as Unconstitutional 10. Cases Relating to the Validity of Amendments 11. Cases Leading to Constitutional Amendments Section C: Constitutional Prescriptions 12. Constitutional Prescriptions with Respect to Compositions 13. Constitutional Prescriptions with Respect to Appointments 14. Constitutional Prescriptions with Respect to Age 15. Constitutional Prescriptions with Respect to Term 16. Constitutional Prescriptions with Respect to Salaries 17. Constitutional Prescriptions with Respect to Resignations 18. Constitutional Prescriptions with Respect to Removals and Dissolutions 19. Constitutional Prescriptions with Respect to Submission of Reports 20. Constitutional Prescriptions with Respect to Oaths 21. Constitutional Prescriptions with Respect to Special Majorities Section D: Doctrines of Constitutional Interpretation 22. Doctrine of Severability 23. Doctrine of Waiver 24. Doctrine of Eclipse 25. Doctrine of Territorial Nexus 26. Doctrine of Pith and Substance 27. Doctrine of Colourable Legislation 28. Doctrine of Implied Powers 29. Doctrine of Incidental and Ancillary Powers 30. Doctrine of Precedent 31. Doctrine of Occupied Field 32. Doctrine of Prospective Overruling 33. Doctrine of Harmonious Construction 34. Doctrine of Liberal Interpretation
Section E: Articles of the Constitution 35. Preamble 36. Part I &ndash The Union and Its Territory (Articles 1 to 4) 37. Part II &ndash Citizenship (Articles 5 to 11) 38. Part III &ndash Fundamental Rights (Articles 12 to 35) 39. Part IV &ndash Directive Principles of State Policy (Articles 36 to 51) 40. Part IVA &ndash Fundamental Duties (Article 51A) 41. Part V &ndash The Union (Articles 52 to 151) 42. Part VI &ndash The States (Articles 152 to 237) 43. Part VII &ndash The States in Part B of the First Schedule (Repealed) (Article 238) 44. Part VIII &ndash The Union Territories (Articles 239 to 242) 45. Part IX &ndash The Panchayats (Articles 243 to 243-O) 46. Part IXA &ndash The Municipalities (Articles 243P to 243ZG) 47. Part IXB &ndash The Co-operative Societies (Articles 243ZH to 243ZT) 48. Part X &ndash The Scheduled and Tribal Areas (Articles 244 to 244A) 49. Part XI &ndash Relations Between the Union and the States (Articles 245 to 263) 50. Part XII &ndash Finance, Property, Contracts and Suits (Articles 264 to 300A) 51. Part XIII &ndash Trade, Commerce and Intercourse Within the Territory of India (Articles 301 to 307) 52. Part XIV &ndash Services Under the Union and the States (Articles 308 to 323) 53. Part XIVA &ndash Tribunals (Articles 323A to 323B) 54. Part XV &ndash Elections (Articles 324 to 329A) 55. Part XVI &ndash Special Provisions Relating to Certain Classes (Articles 330 to 342) 56. Part XVII &ndash Official Language (Articles 343 to 351) 57. Part XVIII &ndash Emergency Provisions (Articles 352 to 360) 58. Part XIX &ndash Miscellaneous (Articles 361 to 367) 59. Part XX &ndash Amendment of the Constitution (Article 368) 60. Part XXI &ndash Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions (Articles 369 to 392)
61. Part XXII &ndash Short Title, Commencement, Authoritative Text in Hindi and Repeals (Articles 393 to 395) Section F: Schedules of the Constitution 62. First Schedule &ndash Names of States and Union Territories and Their Territorial Extent 63. Second Schedule &ndash Salaries, Allowances and Privileges of Certain Constitutional Functionaries 64. Third Schedule &ndash Forms of Oaths or Affirmations 65. Fourth Schedule &ndash Allocation of Seats in the Council of States 66. Fifth Schedule &ndash Provisions as to the Administration and Control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes 67. Sixth Schedule &ndash Provisions as to the Administration of Tribal Areas in the States of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram 68. Seventh Schedule &ndash Subject-Matter of Laws Made by Parliament and State Legislatures 69. Eighth Schedule &ndash Languages 70. Ninth Schedule &ndash Validation of Certain Acts and Regulations 71. Tenth Schedule &ndash Provisions as to Disqualification on Ground of Defection 72. Eleventh Schedule &ndash Powers, Authority and Responsibilities of Panchayats 73. Twelfth Schedule &ndash Powers, Authority and Responsibilities of Municipalities, etc. Section G: Application of the Indian Constitution to Jammu and Kashmir 74. Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 1954 75. Re-statement, with Reference to the Present Text of the Constitution, of the Exceptions and Modifications Subject to Which the Constitution Applies to the State of Jammu and Kashmir 76. Article 35A of the Indian Constitution Section H: Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir 77. Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir 78. Sections of the Jammu and Kashmir Constitution and Their Corresponding Articles of the Indian Constitution 79. Schedules of the Jammu and Kashmir Constitution and Their Corresponding Schedules of the Indian Constitution 79.1&ndash79.1 80. Amendments to the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir: An Overview Appendices Appendix I: Original First Schedule of the Constitution
Appendix II: Original Fourth Schedule of the Constitution Appendix III: Old Tenth Schedule of the Constitution