Important topics on Indian Polity

Important topics - Indian Polity

1.ConstituentAssembly : Formation,Members,Election,Dis cussions,Decisions,Committes, Adoptation, Commencement-Preamble

2.StatesNewFormation :

Part ABCD States,Reorganisation Act, Linguistic State,Formation-Parliament-Art 3 and 4-Cessation

3.Citizenship :

Citizenship Act 1955-5, methods of Acquiring,Loosing

4.Fundamental Rights :

Definition of Fundamental-Constitutional-Human Rights-6 Kinds-Available to Citizens only-Suspension of-5 kinds of Writs-Public Interest Litigation-Art 12-35

5.Directive Principles :

Defn-Difference from Fundamental Rights,Welfare State, Art 40,43,44,45,46,50,51-Uniform Civil Code

6.Fundamental duties :

Art 51 A-10 concepts added through 42nd Amendment

7.President :

Election,Qualfn and disqualfn-Powers-Privileges-Impeachment-Art 74 -Not controlled by Art 74

8.Parliament :

2 Houses, Qualfn,Disqualfn,Defection, SpeakerCommittes, Joint Sitting,Privilege,Money Bill Ordinance Making Power of President

9.Supreme Court :

Chief Justice and Others-Qualfn-Appointment-Removal-Adhoc Judges-Original, Appellate Jurisdiction-Special Leace Petition-Advisory Opinion-Judicial Precedent

10.CAG :

Appt-Powers-Constitutional Safeguard-Jurisdiction

11.Governor :

Appt-Qualfn-Tenure-Powers-How better placed than President,Art 200 Ordinance

12.State Legislature :

Two Houses-Qualfn-Disqualfn-Powers-Creation or Abolition of Council

13.Judiciary :

Qualfn-Removal -Art 226-Subordinate Judiciary

14.Panchayat :

Art 243 a to end -Municipalities-Panchayat Raj-Importance of 73rd and 74th Amendment

15.State - Central Relationships :

Legislative Relations-Art245-255-When Union can enact on State List-Traty Making Power.Administrative Relations-Art 256-263-Inter State water Dispute-Inter State CouncilsFinancial-Art 264-300-Sharing of Taxes-FinCommn

16.New Service :

Art 312-Powers of Rajya Sabha-AI Judicial Service

17.UPSC :

Art 315-323-Set Up-Qualfn-Powers and Functions

18.Tribunals :

Art 323A &B-Administrative-Other tribunals

19.Election Commission :

Art 324-329-Powwrs-Electoral Laws-People Rep Act-New Schemes

20.Minorities :

Art 330-342-Special Provisions Relating toBC, SC ,ST and other Weaker Sections

21.Official Language :

Art 343-351-Official Languages-Use of English-Languages in Courts-Mother Tongue Education

22.Emergency :

3 Kinds of Emergencies-Art 352-360-National-Effects-When can proclaim,Duration Art356-Effects-S.R.Bommai's CaseArt

23.Misc :

Art 316-367

24.Amendments :

Art 368-3 Methods-Special Majority-Ratification by States-Judicial Review-Basic Structures-42nd

25.Schedule 1

Number of States and UT-Art3&4-No amendment

26.Schedule 2

Salaries of High Dignitaries

27.Schedule 3

Forms

28.Schedule 4

Representation of States in Rajya Sabha

29.Schedule 5

Administration of Scheduled Areas-Art 244

30.Schedule 6

Administration of Tribal Areas-Art 244(2) and 275(1)

31.Schedule 7

Union -State-Concurrent Lists-Subjects-Art 246

32.Schedule 8

Official Languages-18-Art 344(1) and 345

33.Schedule 9

Art31B-Validity excluded from Court's Review

34.Schedule 10

Anti Defection-Art 102 and 191-Exemptions

35.Schedule 11

Panchayat Raj-243 G36.Schedule 12 Municipalities-243W

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