Polity #4 : Constituents of the Constitution

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Part-I

Art- 1-4

The union and its territory


Part-II
Art-5-11
Citizenship


Part- III
Art-12-35
Fundamental Rights

Right to equality- 14-18

• 14- equality before law
• 15-no discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, birth
• 16-equal opportunity in employment
• 17- abolition of untouchability
• 18- abolition of titles

Right to freedom-19-22

• 21- protection of life and personal liberty
• 21-A- right to education
• 22- protection against arrest and detention in certain cases

Right against exploitation-23-24

• 23-traffic in human being and forced labour
• 24-prohibition of employment of children in factories

Right to freedom of religion-25-28

Cultural and educational rights-29-30

• 29- protection of interests of minorities
• 30- right of minorities to administer educational institutions

Saving certain laws- 31A to 31C
Right to constitutional remedies-32-35
33-power of parliament


Part-IV
Directive principles of state policy
Article 36-51

• 39- principles and policies to be followed by the state
• 39A-equal justice and free legal aid
• 40- organization of village panjayats
• 43-wage for workers
• 43A- participation of workers in management industries
• 44- uniform civil code for citizens
• 46- education to sc and sts
• 47- health improvement by state
• 48-agriculture and animal husbandry protection
• 48A- environment and wildlife
• 49- monuments and national important places protection
• 50- separation of judiciary from executive
• 51- promotion of international peace and security

Part-IV A- fundamental duties


Part- V- the union
5- chapters

Chapter-1- The executive

• 52- president of india
• 53- executive power of union
• 54-election of president
• 61- impeachment of president
• 63- vice president
• 64- vice president as ex office chairman of council of states
• 65- vice president to act as president in time of vacccancy
• 66- election of vice president
• 74- council to aid and advice president
• 75- Prime minister
• 76- attorney general of india

       Chapter-2- parliament

• 79- constitution of parliament
• 80- rajya sabha- council of states
• 81- lok sabha- house of people
• 83- duration of houses
• 85-sessions of parliament
• 86- right of president to address the houses
• 87- special rights of the president
• 89-chairman and deputy chairman, 90- resignation
• 93- speaker, deputy speaker, 94- resignation
• 95- power of deputy speaker to act as speaker
• 98- secretariat of parliament
• 108- joint sitting
• 110-money bills
• 112- budget
• 120-language to be used in parliament’
• 122- courts cannot inquire into the proceedings of the parliament

Chapter-3- legislative powers of president

• 123-power of president to promulgate ordinances during recess of parliament

Chapter-IV- Union Judiciary

• 124- establishment and constitution of supreme court
• 125- salaries of judges
• 126- appointment of acting chief justice
• 143-power of president to consult supreme court
• 144- civil and judicial authorities to act in aid of supreme court

Chapter-V- comptroller and auditor general of india

• 148- comptroller and auditor general of india
• 149- duties and powers of him

Part-VI- The states
Art-152-237- state level legislature, high courts and subordinate courts

Part-VIII- The union Territories-239-241

Part-IX- The Panchayat- 243-243O

Part-IX-A- The municipalities

Part IX-B- the cooperative societies
Part X- the scheduled and tribal areas

Part-XI- relation between union and states

Part-XII-  finance, property, suits


Art 300-A- Right to property


Part- XIII- trade, commerce within india

Part- XIV- services under the union and states
Art-309-323

• 309- recruitment
• 310-tenure
• 311- dismissal, removal
• 312- all india services
• 315- PSC

Part-XIV-A-Tribunals

Part-XV- Election
326- election through adult suffrage

Part-XVII- official languages

Part-XX- amendment of the constitution

Last part- Part-XXII

Totally- 22 parts, 395 articles initially. 25 parts 448 articles, now

Schedules of Indian Constitution:

Initially-8 schedules- and 4 were added later

1st schedule- 28 states, 7union territories

2nd schedule- salaries

• Part A- salary- president and governor
• Part-B-omitted
• Part-C- salary of speaker, deputy, chairman/voce chairman of lok and rajya
• Part-D-salary- judges- supreme and high
• Part-E-salary- comptroller and auditor general of India

3rd schedule-oaths of both houses

4th schedule-allocation of seats in Rajya Sabha- states and UTs

5th schedule – administration of Scheduled areas and Sts

6th schedule- Administration of tribal areas of north eastern states

7th schedule – distribution of power between union and states- union, state and concurrent list
8th schedule- description of 22 languages

9th schedule- validation certain acts and regulations

10th schedule- provision as to disqualification- anti-defection law

11th schedule- panchayats power – 73rd amendment

12th schedule- 74th amendment