Annexure ‘CD – 01’

FORMAT FOR COURSE CURRICULUM

Session Plan Module Name Description Total Session Topic

Module I: Introduction to Constitution

• Concept, Relevance, Constitutionalism, Sources of Constitution, • Evolution of Constitutional scheme in India: Focus on developments from 1935 to 1950, • Aims/Objectives and Salient features of the Indian Constitution; Principles of Federalism; Nature of the Indian Constitution- Federal, Quasi-federal or Unitary; Co-operative Federalism. • Principle of separation of powers, • Rule of law.

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Concept and Need for Constitution; Difference between Constitution and Ordinary Legislation

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Drafting of Indian Constitution: Historical Perspective –Evolution of constitutional thought down hi

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Overview of the Constitutional text with emphasis on concepts of – Sovereignty, democracy, republic,

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4 Concepts of Federalism and Unitary system. Analysis of Indian Constitution

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with respect to its syst

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Difference between Constitution and Constitutional Law; Concept of Constitutionalism

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6 Principle of separation of powers – genesis - executive- legislative and the judiciary

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7

Principle of separation of powers and its reflection in the Indian Constitution – with relevant case

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8 Concept of Rule of Law Lecture 0

9 Concept of Rule of Law and Indian Constitution

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Preamble and Amendment of Preamble Role of Preamble in interpretation of Constitution Whether Pream

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Module II: Distribution of Powers between Centre and States

• Distribution of powers between Centre and States (Art. 245-255, Schedule VII) • Legislative Powers, Administrative Powers, Financial Powers, • Doctrines of Territorial nexus; Principles of Interpretation of lists- Harmonious construction, Pith and substance, plenary power, Ancillary power and colorable exercise of power; Residuary Power, Doctrine of Repugnancy • Overview of Panchayati Raj Provisions • Freedom of Trade and Commerce.

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1 Centre-State Relationship: Overview of Lecture 0

Part XI & Part XII of Indian Constitution

2 Article 245 Doctrine of Territorial Nexus CASES:

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Article 245 Doctrine of Territorial Nexus CASES: a. Wallace v. Income Tax Commissioner, Bombay AIR

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Article 245 Doctrine of Territorial Nexus CASES: a. Wallace v. Income Tas Commissioner, Bombay AIR

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5

Article 246: Distribution of Law Making Powers; VII Schedule –Union List, State List and Concurrent

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Principles of Interpretation of Lists • Predominance of the Union List • Doctrine of Harmonious Con

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• Doctrine of Pith and Substance CASES: 1. Prafulla Kumar v. Bank of Commerce (AIR 1947 PC 60) 2. St

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• Doctrine of Pith and Substance 3. State of Rajasthan v. G. Chawla (AIR 1959 SC 544). 4. D.N. Baner

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• Concept of Colourable Legislation i. K.C. Gajapati Narayan Deo v. State of Orissa (AIR 1953 SC 375

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10 Article 254: Doctrine of Repugnancy CASES 1. M. Karunanidhi v. Union of India (AIR

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1979 SC 898.) 2.

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Parliament’s Power to legislate of State Subjects 1. Article 248 Case: Union of India v. H.S Dhillo

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Parliament’s Power to legislate of State Subjects 1. Article 248 Case: Union of India v. H.S Dhillo

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Administrative relations between the Centre and State: articles 256, 257, 258, 258 A, 262 and 263

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Part XII of the Indian Constitution: Financial Relation a. Centre’s dominant position in relation to

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Part XII of the Indian Constitution: Financial Relation a. Centre’s dominant position in relation to

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Institution of Panchayat Overview of developments from 1956 till passing of 73rd Constitutional Ame

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• Objective of this provision CASE: Atiabari Tea Co. v. State of Assam AIR 1951 SC 232 • Restriction

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• Objective of this provision CASE: Atiabari Tea Co. v. State of Assam AIR 1951 SC 232 • Restriction

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Module III : Union and State Executive and Legislature

• Union Executive, President: Appointment, Election, Removal, conditions of service; Powers of president focus -on ordinance, pardon, emergency; Assessment of relevance of presidential office on governance; Council of ministers and Prime minister: Appointment, Conditions, functioning, collective responsibility, dismissal of cabinet minister; Office of Attorney General: Significance, Appointment, functions, Conditions; State executive; Governor: Appointment, Removal, Powers, State cabinet dismissal; governors role in the context of Centre state relations. (Art 79-122). • Union Legislature: Lok Sabha, Composition, functioning, membership, qualifications and disqualifications, Dissolution of, Effect; Bills: Procedure for the passage; Privileges of legislature; State legislature: functioning, dissolution; Anti defection law and its impact. (Arts. 168-212). • Amendment concept of, formal and informal amendment (judicial interpretation), power and procedure of amendment; Doctrine of basic structure.

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President: Election & Removal; Conditions of Service Ram Jawaya Kapur v. State of Punjab, AIR 1955

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President: Election & Removal; Conditions of Service Ram Jawaya Kapur v. State of Punjab, AIR 1955

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3

Powers of President –Executive Powers, Military Powers, Diplomatic Powers, Legislative Power (emphas

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Power of President –Pardoning Power Maru Ram v. Union of India (1981) 1 SCC 107 Kehar Singh v. Unio

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5

Power of President: Emergency Power State of Rajasthan v. Union of India, AIR 1977 SC 1361 S. R. Bom

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6

Prime minister & Council of Minister: Appointment & Functioning: Collective responsibility and Indi

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Concept of Presidential & Parliamentary forms of Government Position of President vis-à-vis the Co

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Concept of Presidential & Parliamentary forms of Government Position of President vis-à-vis the Co

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9 Office of Attorney General: Significance, Appointment, functions.

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Office of governor; appointment, removal, tenure etc. B.P Singhal v. Union of India (2010) 6 SCC 331

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Powers of Governor: Executive, Financial, Legislative (Ordinance making), Pardoning, State of Guja

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Union Legislature: Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha Composition, Membership, Qualification and Disqualificati

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Articles 105 and 194 Cases: P.V Narsimha Rao v. State AIR 1998 SC 2120 K.A. Nambiar v. Chief Sec. G

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Articles 105 and 194 Cases: P.V Narsimha Rao v. State AIR 1998 SC 2120 K.A. Nambiar v. Chief Sec. G

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Procedure of Legislation • Different Kinds of Bills • Three Stage Reading for Passing of Bill • D

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Procedure of Legislation • Different Kinds of Bills • Three Stage Reading for Passing of Bill • D

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Anti defection law- Schedule X Doctrine of Severability CASE: Kihoto Hollohon v. Zachillhu, AIR 1993

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Anti defection law- Schedule X Doctrine of Severability CASE: Kihoto Hollohon v. Zachillhu, AIR 1993

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Meaning and Need of Amendment Types of Amendment- formal & informal (Judicial interpretation)

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20 Article 368: Power and procedure of amendment

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Amendment of Part III of the Constitution a. Shankari Prasad v. Union of India AIR 1951 SC 455 b. S

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Amendment of Part III of the Constitution a. Shankari Prasad v. Union of India AIR 1951 SC 455 b. S

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Doctrine of Basic Structure a. Keshavnanada Bharti v. State of Kerala (1973) b. M.Nagraj v. Union of

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Doctrine of Basic Structure a. Keshavnanada Bharti v. State of Kerala (1973) b. M.Nagraj v. Union of

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Module IV: Union and State Judiciary

Union Judiciary: Supreme Court Judges: Appointment, removal, impeachment; jurisdiction of Supreme Court: Original, appellate, advisory, Court of Record; Assessment of independence of judiciary; State judiciary: High Court Judges: Appointment, transfer, removal, promotion; High Court jurisdiction, Art. 226, writs; Subordinate judiciary: (Arts. 124 -147) (Arts. 214 to 237).

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Union Judiciary: Appointment and Transfer of Judges in higher Judiciary (Supreme Court and High Cour

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2 Union Judiciary: Appointment and Transfer of Judges in higher Judiciary (Supreme Court

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and High Cour

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Removal of Judges/Impeachment (Process under Indian Constitution and Judges Inquiry Act, 1968) K. Ve

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Removal of Judges/Impeachment (Process under Indian Constitution and Judges Inquiry Act, 1968) K. Ve

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Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court – Court of Record, Original, Appellate, Special Leave Petition, A

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Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court – Court of Record, Original, Appellate, Special Leave Petition, A

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Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court – Court of Record, Original, Appellate, Special Leave Petition, A

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