INDIAN CONSTITUTION

■ Understanding the Constitution

■ Legislations in British India

■ Evolution and Framing of Indian Constitution

■ Making of the Constitution

■ Salient Features of Indian Constitution

■ Adoptions of Indian Constitution

■ Parts of Indian Constitution

■ Articles of Indian Constitution

■ Schedules of Indian Constitution

■ Amendments in Indian Constitution

■ Preamble of Indian Constitution

PARTS OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION

PART I - UNION AND ITS TERRITORY (Article 1 - 4)

■ Union and its Territory

PART II - CITIZENSHIP (Article 5 - 11)

■ Citizenship

Part III - FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS (Article 12 - 35)

■ Fundamental Rights

■ Definition of State (Article 12)

■ Definition of Law (Article 13)

■ Right to Equality (Article 14 - 18)

■ Right to Freedom (Article 19 - 22)

■ Right against exploitation (Article 23 - 24)

■ Right to Freedom of Religion (Article 25 - 28)

■ Cultural and Educational Rights (Article 29 - 30)

■ Right to Constitutional Remedies (Article 32)

■ Writs of Indian Constitution

Part IV - DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES OF STATE POLICY (Article 36 - 51)

■ Directive Principles of State Policy (Article 36 - 51)

■ Difference between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles

Part IVA - Fundamental Duties (Article 51A)

■ Fundamental Duties of Indian Citizens

Part V - THE UNION (Article 52 - 151)

■ Structure of Union Government

Union Executive (Article 52 - 78)

■ Various Executives - Parliamentary, Presidential, Half Presidential

■ President (Article 52 - 62)

■ Powers and Functions of the President of India

■ Vice President (Article 63 - 71)

■ Council of Ministers and Prime Minister (Articles 74, 75, 77, 78)

■ Powers and Functions of the Prime Minister of India

■ Attorney General of India (Article 76)

Union Legislature (Article 79 - 123)

■ Parliament of India (Article 79 - 123)

■ Rajya Sabha - Council of States

■ Lok Sabha - House of the People

■ Powers and Functions of the Speaker of Lok Sabha

■ Parliamentary Devices

■ Parliamentary Motions

■ Various terms in relation to the Parliamentary Sessions

■ Joint Sessions of Parliament

Legislature Procedure of Parliament

■ Bills

■ Various Bills (Government Bills and Private Bills)

■ Financial Bills (Money Bill, Financial Bill - 1, Financial Bill - 2)

■ Ordinary Bills

■ Constitutional Amendment Bills

■ Legislative Procedure for passing the Money Bill

■ Veto Power of the President (Article 111)

Parliament Budget (Article 112)

■ Budget and Constitution

■ Charged Expenditure

■ Presenting Budget in Parliament

■ Other Grants

■ Funds

Different Powers and Activities of Parliament

■ Legislative Powers and Activities

■ Executive Powers and Activities

■ Financial Powers and Activities

■ Constitutional Powers and Activities

■ Judicial Powers and Activities

■ Electoral Powers and Activities

■ Other Powers of Parliament

Authority of Parliament

■ Authority of Lok Sabha

■ Authority of Rajya Sabha

Parliamentary Committees (Standing Committees and Adhoc Committees)

Standing Committees

■ Financial Committees (Estimates Committee, Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Committee on Public Undertakings)

■ Department related Standing Committees

■ Inquiry Committees

■ Committees to Scrutinise and Control

■ Committees relating to day-to-day business of the House

■ Service Committee / House Keeping Committee

Other Standing Committees

■ The Business Advisory Committee

■ The Rules Committee

■ Committee on Petition

■ Committee of Privileges

■ Committee on Subordinate Legislature

■ Joint Committee on Offices of Profit

■ Committee on Empowerment of Women

■ Committee on the absence of Member

■ Committee on Government Assurances

■ Committee on Papers laid on the Table

■ Committee on Private Members Bills and Resolutions

■ General Purpose Committee

■ House Committee

■ Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of MP

■ Library Committee

■ Committee on the welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

■ Ethics Committee

Ad hoc Committees

■ Select and Joint Committees on Bills

■ Railway Convention Committee

■ Committees on the Draft Five Year Plans

■ Hindi Equivalents Committee

Ordinance (Article 123)

■ Ordinances

■ Cases related to Ordinance

Union Judiciary (Article 124 - 147)

■ Supreme Court

■ Federal Court

■ Judges of Supreme Court

■ Registrar General

Jurisdictions of Supreme Court

■ Original Jurisdiction

■ Appellate Jurisdicion

■ Writ Jurisdiction

■ Advisory Jurisdiction

■ Review Jurisdiction

■ Court of Record

■ Other Jurisdictions

Comptroller and Auditor General of India (Article 148 - 151)

■ Comptroller and Auditor General

■ Audit Reports

■ Audit Board

PART VI - THE STATES (Article 152 - 237)

■ The States Definition (Article 152)

State Executive (Article 153 - 167)

■ Governor of the State

■ Council of Ministers and Chief Minister

■ State Ministry

■ Chief Minister

■ Advocate General (Article 165)

State Legislature (Article 168 - 212)

■ Bicameral Legislature

■ Unicameral Legislature

The Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad)

■ Creation and Abolition of Legislative Council

■ Chairman of Legislative Council

■ Deputy Chairman of Legislative Council

The Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha)

■ Creation and Abolition of Legislative Assembly

■ Speaker of Legislative Assembly

■ Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly

■ Qualification and Disqualification of a member of Legislative Council/Legislative Assembly

Legislative Procedure

■ Situations of a member to lost his position

■ Legislative Assembly Sessions

■ Voting in Legislative Assembly

■ Language in Legislative Assembly

■ Ordinary Bills

■ Money Bills

State Judiciary (Article 214 - 237)

High Court (Article 214 - 231)

■ High Courts

■ Chief Justice and Judges of High Court

■ Jurisdictions of High Court

■ High Courts in India

■ Kerala High Court

Subordinate Court (Article 233 - 237)

■ Subordinate Courts

■ Civil Courts

■ Criminal Courts

■ Revenue Courts

■ Administrative Tribunals

■ Family Courts

■ Lok Adalath

PART VII - THE STATES IN PART B OF THE FIRST SCHEDULE (Article 238)

PART VIII - THE UNION TERRITORIES (Article 239 - 242)

PART IX - PANCHAYATS (Article 243, 243A - 243O)

■ Need of Local Self Government

■ Growth of Local Government in India

■ Community Development Programme (CDP)

■ Panchayati Raj

Committees and Commissions

■ Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (1956)

■ Santhanam Committee (1963)

■ Sadiq Ali Commission (1964)

■ G.L Vyas Committee (1974)

■ Ashok Mehta Committee (1977)

■ Hanumantha Rao Committee (1983)

■ G.V.K Rao Committee (1985)

■ L.M Singhvi Committee (1986)

■ P.K.Thungan Committee (1988)

■ Gadgil Committee (1988)

Panchayati Raj System

■ 73rd Amendment of Indian Constitution

■ Some Subjects listed in the Eleventh Schedule

■ Three Tier Structure of Panchayati Raj

■ Village Panchayat

■ Panchayat Samiti

■ District Panchayat

■ Grama Sabha

■ Nyaya Panchayats

■ Zila Parishad

■ Panchayati Raj System in Kerala

PART IXA - MUNCIPALITIES (Article 243P - 243ZG)

■ 74th Amendment of Indian Constitution

■ Some Subjects listed in the twelfth Schedule

■ Municipality

■ Ward Committees

■ Muncipal Corporation

■ Muncipal Commissioner

■ Corporation

■ Mayor

PART IXB - THE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (Article 243ZH - 243ZT)

PART X - THE SCHEDULED AND TRIBAL AREAS (Article 244 - 244A)

PART XI - RELATION BETWEEN UNION AND STATES (Article 245 - 263)

■ Union - State Relation

■ Distribution of Legislative Powers

■ Territorial Extent of Central and State Legislation

■ Distribution of Legislative Subjects (Union List, State List, Concurrent List)

■ Residuary Powers

■ Parliamentary Legislation in the State Field

■ Commissions formed to study Union - State Relations

PART XII - FINANCE, PROPERTY, CONTRACTS AND SUITS (Article 264 - 300A)

■ GST Council (Article 279A)

■ Finance Commission (Article 280)

PART XIII - TRADE, COMMERCE AND INTERCOURSE WITHIN THE TERRITORY OF INDIA (Article 301 - 307)

PART XIV - SERVICES UNDER THE UNION AND THE STATES (Article 308 - 323)

■ Union and State Services (Article 308 - 314)

■ Civil Service

■ All India Service

■ Central Government Service

■ State Government Service

■ Union and State Public Service Commissions (Article 315 - 323)

PART XIVA - TRIBUNALS (Article 323A - 323B)

■ Administrative Tribunals (Article 323A)

■ Central Administrative Tribunals

■ State Administrative Tribunals

■ Other Tribunals (Article 323B)

■ National Green Tribunals

■ Difference between Article 323A and 323B

PART XV - ELECTIONS (Article 324 - 329A)

■ The Election Commission

■ First Lok Sabha

■ Election Commisioners

■ NOTA

■ VVPAT

■ Election Officers

■ First Election of India

■ Political Parties

PART XVI - SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN CLASSES (Article 330 - 342A)

■ National Commission for Scheduled Castes (Article 338)

■ National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (Article 338A)

■ National Commission for Backward Classes (Article 338B)

PART XVII - OFFICIAL LANGUAGE (Article 343 - 351)

■ Official Language of the Union

■ Regional Language

■ Language of the Supreme Court, High Courts etc

■ Special Directives relating to Languages

■ Classical Languages

■ Official Language Committee of Parliament

PART XVIII - EMERGENCY PROVISIONS (Article 352 - 360)

■ Emergency

■ National Emergency

■ National Emergencies declared in India

■ State Emergency

■ Financial Emergency

PART XIX - MISCELLANEOUS (Article 361 - 367)

PART XX - AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION (Article 368)

■ Constitutional Amendment

■ Various Constitutional Amendments

PART XXI - TEMPORARY, TRANSITIONAL AND SPECIAL PROVISIONS (Article 369 - 392)

PART XXII - SHORT TITLE, COMMENCEMENT, AUTHORITATIVE TEXT IN HINDI AND REPEALS (Article 393 - 395)