The Constitution of India has been brought up-to-date by incorporating
therein all the amendments up-to and including the Constitution Act, 2016.
Topics covered includes: The Union and Its Territory, Citizenship, Fundamental
Rights, Directive Principles Of State Policy, Fundamental Duties, Parliament,
Legislative Powers Of The President, The Union Judiciary, The Union Territories,
The Panchayats, The Municipalities, The Co-operative Societies, The Scheduled
and Tribal Areas, Relations Between The Union and The States, Trade, Commerce
and Intercourse Within The Territory Of India, Services Under The Union and The
States.
Author(s): Ministry Of Law And Justice, Government Of
India
This
note covers fundamentals of Indian Constitution with special reference to
Parliamentary and Presidential form of Government, Executive responsibility to
Legislature vis a vis legislative control over executive, Control through
deliberation and discussion, Control through various Parliamentary devices,
Financial accountability or Control on Public finance by legislature,
Legislature committee system, Law making process and parliamentary privileges.
The book became a standard work which
was translated into several languages. Bagehot began his book by saying, do not be fooled by constitutional theories and formal institutional
continuities– concentrate instead on the real centers of power and the practical
working of the political system. He dismissed the two theories of the division
of powers and of checks and balances as erroneous.
The note focuses on
public comparative law and on EU law. It also analyses the different legal
traditions of the world in their interrelations with constitutional designs, as
well as on the regulation of economic activities having recourse to the
comparative method.