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  1. Indian Constitutional Law New Challenges

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    Indian Constitutional Law New Challenges

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    Indian Constitutional Law New Challenges

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    Contents

    Module I

    1. How to Read the Constitution 1
    2. What Federalism Is 5
    3. Is India a Federation? 9
    4. The Union and Its Territory 15
    5. Making and Remaking States 19
    6. The Legislative Lists 24
    7. Pith and Substance 29
    8. Colourable Legislation and Incidental Encroachment 34
    9. Repugnancy and the Occupied Field 39
    10. Residuary Power 44
    11. When Parliament May Legislate on a State Subject 48
    12. The Reach of a Legislature 52
    13. Administrative Relations and Federal Comity 56
    14. Inter-State Water Disputes 61
    15. The Inter-State Council and the Commissions 66
    16. Fiscal Federalism 70
    17. The Goods and Services Tax and Its Council 76
    18. Freedom of Trade, Commerce and Intercourse 81
    19. The Governor 86
    20. Emergency and the Federal Balance 92
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    Module I continued

    1. President's Rule 98
    2. Article 370 103
    3. Asymmetric Federalism: Articles 371 to 371-J 108
    4. Union and State Disputes in Court 113
    5. Cooperative and Competitive Federalism 117
    6. Why the Definition of "State" Decides Everything 122
    7. The Named Authorities 126
    8. "Other Authorities": The Early Cases 130
    9. The Instrumentality Test 134
    10. The Retreat, and What Survived It 139
    11. Is the Judiciary "State"? 144
    12. Private Bodies and Public Functions 148
    13. Liberalisation, Privatisation and the Case for Widening Article 12 152
    14. Article 13: Laws Inconsistent with Fundamental Rights 157
    15. Eclipse, Severability and Waiver 162

    Module II

    1. The Equality Code 167
    2. Equality Before the Law and Equal Protection 171
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    Module II continued

    1. Reasonable Classification 175
    2. Arbitrariness 179
    3. Articles 15 and 16: The Prohibited Grounds 184
    4. Reservation in Education 188
    5. Reservation in Public Employment 192
    6. The Ceiling on Reservation 196
    7. The Creamy Layer 200
    8. Reservation in Promotion 205
    9. Economically Weaker Sections 209
    10. The Lists, and the Commissions That Watch Them 213
    11. Protective Discrimination 218
    12. Privatisation and Affirmative Action 222
    13. Saving of Laws: Articles 31A, 31B and 31C 227
    14. Untouchability and Titles 232
    15. The Empowerment of Women: The Constitutional Scheme 236
    16. Special Provision for Women 240
    17. Women at Work 244
    18. Sexual Harassment at the Workplace 249
    19. Women, Religion and Personal Law 254
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    Module II continued

    1. Women in Local Government 259
    2. The 106th Amendment, and Why It Has Not Started 263
    3. Freedom of Speech, and the Freedom of the Press Inside It 267
    4. The Grounds of Reasonable Restriction 271
    5. Prior Restraint and Pre-Censorship 275
    6. The Press and the Legislature 279
    7. The Right to Information 283
    8. Speech Online 287
    9. Privacy, Surveillance and Data 292
    10. Hate Speech, Fake News and Broadcasting 296
    11. New Scientific Development and the Freedom of Speech 301

    Module III

    1. Article 21: From Gopalan to Maneka 305
    2. Procedure Established by Law 311
    3. The Expansion of "Life" 316
    4. Livelihood and Shelter 321
    5. Health and the Environment 327
    6. Education Before Article 21A 333
    7. Article 21A and the Right to Education Act 339
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    Module III continued

    1. Privacy 345
    2. Dignity, Autonomy and the End of Life 350
    3. Article 20: The Protections of an Accused 356
    4. Preventive Detention 362
    5. The Right Against Exploitation 368
    6. Article 32 and the Writs 374
    7. Article 226 380
    8. Limits: Articles 33, 34 and 35 386
    9. Public Interest Litigation 392
    10. Compensatory Jurisprudence 398
    11. Continuing Mandamus and Judicial Guidelines 404
    12. Hartal and Bandh 410
    13. The Right to Property 416
    14. The Directive Principles 422
    15. The Fundamental Duties 428
    16. Who Is a Minority? 434
    17. Article 29: The Right to Conserve 440
    18. Article 30: To Establish and to Administer 446
    19. State Control and Regulation 452
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    Module III continued

    1. The Eleven-Judge Answer 458
    2. After the Eleven-Judge Answer 463
    3. Minority Institutions and the Right to Education Act 469
    4. Linguistic Minorities 475
    5. What Secularism Means Here 481
    6. Articles 25 and 26 487
    7. Essential Religious Practices 493
    8. Religious Taxation and Religious Instruction 499
    9. Secularism as a Basic Feature 505
    10. Religious Fanaticism 511
    11. A Uniform Civil Code 517

    Module IV

    1. Separation of Powers: The Doctrine 523
    2. The Indian Scheme 529
    3. Delegated Legislation 535
    4. Judicial Review 541
    5. Ultra Vires 547
    6. The Amending Power 553
    7. The Basic Structure 559
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    Module IV continued

    1. The Appointment of Judges 565
    2. The National Judicial Appointments Commission 571
    3. Transfer and Removal of Judges 577
    4. Judicial Independence 583
    5. Judicial Accountability 589
    6. Judicial Activism, Restraint and Overreach 595
    7. Legislative Privilege 601
    8. Advisory Jurisdiction 607
    9. Complete Justice: Article 142 613
    10. The Supreme Court 619
    11. The High Courts 625
    12. The Subordinate Judiciary 631
    13. Tribunals 636
    14. The Rule of Law 642
    15. Democracy and Free and Fair Elections 648
    16. The Election Commission 654
    17. Articles 325 to 329 660
    18. The Voter's Right to Know 666
    19. Electoral Reform and the Criminalisation of Politics 671
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    Module IV continued

    1. The Funding of Elections 677
    2. Defection and the Tenth Schedule 683
    3. Grass Root Democracy: The Panchayats 689
    4. Urban Local Government: The Municipalities 695
    5. The Nexus of Politics, Crime and Business 701
    6. The New Challenges 707
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    Notes
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    Papers
    Previous year question paper solutions. Revised edition 2026. 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
    Every chapter in the notes: 136 chapters across 4 modules

    Module I 35 chapters

    1. 1 How to Read the Constitution pages 1–4
    2. 2 What Federalism Is pages 5–8
    3. 3 Is India a Federation? pages 9–14
    4. 4 The Union and Its Territory pages 15–18
    5. 5 Making and Remaking States pages 19–23
    6. 6 The Legislative Lists pages 24–28
    7. 7 Pith and Substance pages 29–33
    8. 8 Colourable Legislation and Incidental Encroachment pages 34–38
    9. 9 Repugnancy and the Occupied Field pages 39–43
    10. 10 Residuary Power pages 44–47
    11. 11 When Parliament May Legislate on a State Subject pages 48–51
    12. 12 The Reach of a Legislature pages 52–55
    13. 13 Administrative Relations and Federal Comity pages 56–60
    14. 14 Inter-State Water Disputes pages 61–65
    15. 15 The Inter-State Council and the Commissions pages 66–69
    16. 16 Fiscal Federalism pages 70–75
    17. 17 The Goods and Services Tax and Its Council pages 76–80
    18. 18 Freedom of Trade, Commerce and Intercourse pages 81–85
    19. 19 The Governor pages 86–91
    20. 20 Emergency and the Federal Balance pages 92–97
    21. 21 President's Rule pages 98–102
    22. 22 Article 370 pages 103–107
    23. 23 Asymmetric Federalism: Articles 371 to 371-J pages 108–112
    24. 24 Union and State Disputes in Court pages 113–116
    25. 25 Cooperative and Competitive Federalism pages 117–121
    26. 26 Why the Definition of "State" Decides Everything pages 122–125
    27. 27 The Named Authorities pages 126–129
    28. 28 "Other Authorities": The Early Cases pages 130–133
    29. 29 The Instrumentality Test pages 134–138
    30. 30 The Retreat, and What Survived It pages 139–143
    31. 31 Is the Judiciary "State"? pages 144–147
    32. 32 Private Bodies and Public Functions pages 148–151
    33. 33 Liberalisation, Privatisation and the Case for Widening Article 12 pages 152–156
    34. 34 Article 13: Laws Inconsistent with Fundamental Rights pages 157–161
    35. 35 Eclipse, Severability and Waiver pages 162–166

    Module II 32 chapters

    1. 36 The Equality Code pages 167–170
    2. 37 Equality Before the Law and Equal Protection pages 171–174
    3. 38 Reasonable Classification pages 175–178
    4. 39 Arbitrariness pages 179–183
    5. 40 Articles 15 and 16: The Prohibited Grounds pages 184–187
    6. 41 Reservation in Education pages 188–191
    7. 42 Reservation in Public Employment pages 192–195
    8. 43 The Ceiling on Reservation pages 196–199
    9. 44 The Creamy Layer pages 200–204
    10. 45 Reservation in Promotion pages 205–208
    11. 46 Economically Weaker Sections pages 209–212
    12. 47 The Lists, and the Commissions That Watch Them pages 213–217
    13. 48 Protective Discrimination pages 218–221
    14. 49 Privatisation and Affirmative Action pages 222–226
    15. 50 Saving of Laws: Articles 31A, 31B and 31C pages 227–231
    16. 51 Untouchability and Titles pages 232–235
    17. 52 The Empowerment of Women: The Constitutional Scheme pages 236–239
    18. 53 Special Provision for Women pages 240–243
    19. 54 Women at Work pages 244–248
    20. 55 Sexual Harassment at the Workplace pages 249–253
    21. 56 Women, Religion and Personal Law pages 254–258
    22. 57 Women in Local Government pages 259–262
    23. 58 The 106th Amendment, and Why It Has Not Started pages 263–266
    24. 59 Freedom of Speech, and the Freedom of the Press Inside It pages 267–270
    25. 60 The Grounds of Reasonable Restriction pages 271–274
    26. 61 Prior Restraint and Pre-Censorship pages 275–278
    27. 62 The Press and the Legislature pages 279–282
    28. 63 The Right to Information pages 283–286
    29. 64 Speech Online pages 287–291
    30. 65 Privacy, Surveillance and Data pages 292–295
    31. 66 Hate Speech, Fake News and Broadcasting pages 296–300
    32. 67 New Scientific Development and the Freedom of Speech pages 301–304

    Module III 37 chapters

    1. 68 Article 21: From Gopalan to Maneka pages 305–310
    2. 69 Procedure Established by Law pages 311–315
    3. 70 The Expansion of "Life" pages 316–320
    4. 71 Livelihood and Shelter pages 321–326
    5. 72 Health and the Environment pages 327–332
    6. 73 Education Before Article 21A pages 333–338
    7. 74 Article 21A and the Right to Education Act pages 339–344
    8. 75 Privacy pages 345–349
    9. 76 Dignity, Autonomy and the End of Life pages 350–355
    10. 77 Article 20: The Protections of an Accused pages 356–361
    11. 78 Preventive Detention pages 362–367
    12. 79 The Right Against Exploitation pages 368–373
    13. 80 Article 32 and the Writs pages 374–379
    14. 81 Article 226 pages 380–385
    15. 82 Limits: Articles 33, 34 and 35 pages 386–391
    16. 83 Public Interest Litigation pages 392–397
    17. 84 Compensatory Jurisprudence pages 398–403
    18. 85 Continuing Mandamus and Judicial Guidelines pages 404–409
    19. 86 Hartal and Bandh pages 410–415
    20. 87 The Right to Property pages 416–421
    21. 88 The Directive Principles pages 422–427
    22. 89 The Fundamental Duties pages 428–433
    23. 90 Who Is a Minority? pages 434–439
    24. 91 Article 29: The Right to Conserve pages 440–445
    25. 92 Article 30: To Establish and to Administer pages 446–451
    26. 93 State Control and Regulation pages 452–457
    27. 94 The Eleven-Judge Answer pages 458–462
    28. 95 After the Eleven-Judge Answer pages 463–468
    29. 96 Minority Institutions and the Right to Education Act pages 469–474
    30. 97 Linguistic Minorities pages 475–480
    31. 98 What Secularism Means Here pages 481–486
    32. 99 Articles 25 and 26 pages 487–492
    33. 100 Essential Religious Practices pages 493–498
    34. 101 Religious Taxation and Religious Instruction pages 499–504
    35. 102 Secularism as a Basic Feature pages 505–510
    36. 103 Religious Fanaticism pages 511–516
    37. 104 A Uniform Civil Code pages 517–522

    Module IV 32 chapters

    1. 105 Separation of Powers: The Doctrine pages 523–528
    2. 106 The Indian Scheme pages 529–534
    3. 107 Delegated Legislation pages 535–540
    4. 108 Judicial Review pages 541–546
    5. 109 Ultra Vires pages 547–552
    6. 110 The Amending Power pages 553–558
    7. 111 The Basic Structure pages 559–564
    8. 112 The Appointment of Judges pages 565–570
    9. 113 The National Judicial Appointments Commission pages 571–576
    10. 114 Transfer and Removal of Judges pages 577–582
    11. 115 Judicial Independence pages 583–588
    12. 116 Judicial Accountability pages 589–594
    13. 117 Judicial Activism, Restraint and Overreach pages 595–600
    14. 118 Legislative Privilege pages 601–606
    15. 119 Advisory Jurisdiction pages 607–612
    16. 120 Complete Justice: Article 142 pages 613–618
    17. 121 The Supreme Court pages 619–624
    18. 122 The High Courts pages 625–630
    19. 123 The Subordinate Judiciary pages 631–635
    20. 124 Tribunals pages 636–641
    21. 125 The Rule of Law pages 642–647
    22. 126 Democracy and Free and Fair Elections pages 648–653
    23. 127 The Election Commission pages 654–659
    24. 128 Articles 325 to 329 pages 660–665
    25. 129 The Voter's Right to Know pages 666–670
    26. 130 Electoral Reform and the Criminalisation of Politics pages 671–676
    27. 131 The Funding of Elections pages 677–682
    28. 132 Defection and the Tenth Schedule pages 683–688
    29. 133 Grass Root Democracy: The Panchayats pages 689–694
    30. 134 Urban Local Government: The Municipalities pages 695–700
    31. 135 The Nexus of Politics, Crime and Business pages 701–706
    32. 136 The New Challenges pages 707–711
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  2. Law and Social Transformation of India

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    Law and Social Transformation of India

    LL.M. · SEMESTER 1

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    For LL.M. students of the University of Mumbai and all its affiliated law colleges

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    Law and Social Transformation of India

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    Written and first published by munotes.in, 2026.

    This book is free for individual students to read at munotes.in. No part of it may be reproduced, distributed, stored, translated or used for institutional or classroom purposes in any form without a prior written licence from munotes.in.

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    Contents

    Module I

    1. Law and Society: How Each Shapes the Other 1
    2. Law as an Instrument of Social Change 6
    3. What Law Cannot Do: The Limits of Legislating Change 12
    4. Law as the Product of Tradition and Culture 17
    5. Custom as a Source of Law 22
    6. Roscoe Pound and Social Engineering 26
    7. Pound's Scheme of Interests 30
    8. The Criticisms of Social Engineering 34
    9. Bentham, Marx and Ehrlich: The Other Answers 38
    10. The Preamble: The Charter of Transformation 43
    11. The Directive Principles and the Welfare State 47
    12. Social Security Legislation 53
    13. The Fundamental Duties 57
    14. The Judiciary as an Engine of Social Change 61
    15. Judicial Activism and Public Interest Litigation 66
    16. Social Justice 70
    17. Religion and the Law: The Two Questions 74
    18. Freedom of Religion: Articles 25 to 28 78
    19. The Essential Religious Practices Doctrine 83
    20. Secularism 88
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    Module I continued

    1. The State and Religion: No State Religion 92
    2. Religion as a Divisive Factor 95
    3. No Discrimination on the Ground of Religion 99
    4. Who Is a Minority 103
    5. Articles 29 and 30: The Minority's Educational Rights 107
    6. The National Commission for Minorities 111
    7. Conversion and the Law 115
    8. Personal Law: What It Is, and Why India Has Several 119
    9. The Hindu Code Bills 124
    10. Muslim Personal Law and Maintenance: Shah Bano to Danial Latifi 128
    11. Triple Talaq 134
    12. Christian and Parsi Law, and the Special Marriage Act 139
    13. The Uniform Civil Code 143
    14. Religious Freedom against Social Reform 148
    15. Temple Entry 152
    16. Places of Worship, and the Character Frozen in 1947 157

    Module II

    1. Language and the Law: Why a Country Legislates about Language 161
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    Module II continued

    1. Language as a Divisive Factor 166
    2. The Official Language of the Union 170
    3. The Official Languages Act 1963 175
    4. Many Languages, One Union 180
    5. Constitutional Guarantees to Linguistic Minorities 184
    6. The Formation of Linguistic States 189
    7. The Commissions That Redrew the Map 193
    8. The Medium of Instruction 198
    9. Enforcing Language Rights 203
    10. Regionalism, and India as One Unit 207
    11. The Language of the Courts and of the Statute Book 211
    12. Community and the Law: Caste, Tribe and a Plural Society 216
    13. Caste as a Divisive Factor 221
    14. Non-discrimination on the Ground of Caste 225
    15. Untouchability, and the Act That Abolished It 229
    16. The Atrocities Act 1989 234
    17. Manual Scavenging and Bonded Labour 240
    18. Reservation: The Constitutional Scheme 245
    19. Protective Discrimination 249
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    Module II continued

    1. Backward Classes, the Creamy Layer and the Ceiling 253
    2. Reservation in Promotion, and the Ten Per Cent for the Economically Weaker 258
    3. Substantive Equality 263
    4. The Safeguards: Seats, Services and Commissions 267
    5. Tribal India: The Fifth and Sixth Schedules 272
    6. Land, Forest and the Gram Sabha's Consent 278
    7. The Naxalite Movement: Origin and Development 286
    8. The Causes: Land, Dispossession and the Failure of Law 291
    9. The Cure: What the State Has Tried 298
    10. Internal Security, Social Justice and Development 304
    11. The Human Rights Commissions 311

    Module III

    1. Women and the Law: Where the Constitution Started 317
    2. Article 15(3): Special Provision for Women 323
    3. Gender Injustice and Its Forms 328
    4. Dignity and the Right to Privacy 333
    5. Empowerment of Women 338
    6. Women in Public Employment and the Armed Forces 343
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    Module III continued

    1. Equal Pay and Maternity Benefit 349
    2. Sexual Harassment at the Workplace 354
    3. Crimes against Women 363
    4. The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2013 370
    5. Dowry 376
    6. Domestic Violence 383
    7. Sati 391
    8. Sex Selection and the Missing Daughters 397
    9. Reproductive Autonomy 404
    10. Trafficking and Prostitution 411
    11. Indecent Representation 419
    12. The National Commission for Women 425
    13. Women in the Legislatures 431
    14. Women's Property Rights 436
    15. Adultery and Marital Autonomy 443
    16. Who Counts as a Woman 449
    17. The Judiciary and Women's Rights: The Record 456
    18. Children and the Law: The Child as a Rights-Holder 462
    19. The Constitution and the Child 467
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    Module III continued

    1. India and the Convention on the Rights of the Child 472
    2. Child Abuse 478
    3. The Sexual Exploitation of Children 484
    4. POCSO: Objects and Scheme 490
    5. How Far POCSO Has Worked 499
    6. Child Labour: Causes and Consequences 505
    7. The Law against Child Labour 510
    8. The Courts and the Enforcement against Child Labour 517
    9. The Right to Education 523
    10. Juvenile Justice 532
    11. The Child in Need of Care and Protection 542
    12. Adoption 552
    13. Inter-country Adoption 559
    14. The Child Rights Commissions 565
    15. Child Marriage 572

    Module IV

    1. Modernisation and the Law 579
    2. Modernisation as a Value 584
    3. Modernising Social Institutions Through Law 590
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    1. Agrarian Reform: Abolishing the Intermediary 595
    2. Ceilings, Tenancy and Redistribution 601
    3. The Ninth Schedule and the Property Amendments 606
    4. Industrialisation and the Law 613
    5. Industrialisation against Environmental Protection 619
    6. What the Courts Built out of Article 21 626
    7. Industrialisation and the Sustainable Development Goals 633
    8. Urbanisation and the Pavement Dweller 638
    9. Science, Technology and the Law Behind Them 646
    10. Democratic Decentralisation and Local Self-Government 652
    11. The Prison in India 659
    12. The Committees on Prison Reform 665
    13. The Prisoner's Rights 671
    14. Alternative Approaches to Law 679
    15. Section 89 of the Civil Procedure Code 684
    16. The Types of Alternative Dispute Mechanism, and What Each Is Good For 689
    17. Arbitration 694
    18. Mediation and Conciliation 701
    19. Lok Adalat 708
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    Module IV continued

    1. Legal Aid 716
    2. Nyaya Panchayats 726
    3. Gram Nyayalayas 732
    4. Plea Bargaining 743
    5. Reform of Court Processes and of the Justice Delivery System 752
    6. Legal Pluralism, and the Forums the State Did Not Create 761
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    Papers
    Previous year question paper solutions. Revised edition 2026. 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
    Every chapter in the notes: 135 chapters across 4 modules

    Module I 36 chapters

    1. 1 Law and Society: How Each Shapes the Other pages 1–5
    2. 2 Law as an Instrument of Social Change pages 6–11
    3. 3 What Law Cannot Do: The Limits of Legislating Change pages 12–16
    4. 4 Law as the Product of Tradition and Culture pages 17–21
    5. 5 Custom as a Source of Law pages 22–25
    6. 6 Roscoe Pound and Social Engineering pages 26–29
    7. 7 Pound's Scheme of Interests pages 30–33
    8. 8 The Criticisms of Social Engineering pages 34–37
    9. 9 Bentham, Marx and Ehrlich: The Other Answers pages 38–42
    10. 10 The Preamble: The Charter of Transformation pages 43–46
    11. 11 The Directive Principles and the Welfare State pages 47–52
    12. 12 Social Security Legislation pages 53–56
    13. 13 The Fundamental Duties pages 57–60
    14. 14 The Judiciary as an Engine of Social Change pages 61–65
    15. 15 Judicial Activism and Public Interest Litigation pages 66–69
    16. 16 Social Justice pages 70–73
    17. 17 Religion and the Law: The Two Questions pages 74–77
    18. 18 Freedom of Religion: Articles 25 to 28 pages 78–82
    19. 19 The Essential Religious Practices Doctrine pages 83–87
    20. 20 Secularism pages 88–91
    21. 21 The State and Religion: No State Religion pages 92–94
    22. 22 Religion as a Divisive Factor pages 95–98
    23. 23 No Discrimination on the Ground of Religion pages 99–102
    24. 24 Who Is a Minority pages 103–106
    25. 25 Articles 29 and 30: The Minority's Educational Rights pages 107–110
    26. 26 The National Commission for Minorities pages 111–114
    27. 27 Conversion and the Law pages 115–118
    28. 28 Personal Law: What It Is, and Why India Has Several pages 119–123
    29. 29 The Hindu Code Bills pages 124–127
    30. 30 Muslim Personal Law and Maintenance: Shah Bano to Danial Latifi pages 128–133
    31. 31 Triple Talaq pages 134–138
    32. 32 Christian and Parsi Law, and the Special Marriage Act pages 139–142
    33. 33 The Uniform Civil Code pages 143–147
    34. 34 Religious Freedom against Social Reform pages 148–151
    35. 35 Temple Entry pages 152–156
    36. 36 Places of Worship, and the Character Frozen in 1947 pages 157–160

    Module II 31 chapters

    1. 37 Language and the Law: Why a Country Legislates about Language pages 161–165
    2. 38 Language as a Divisive Factor pages 166–169
    3. 39 The Official Language of the Union pages 170–174
    4. 40 The Official Languages Act 1963 pages 175–179
    5. 41 Many Languages, One Union pages 180–183
    6. 42 Constitutional Guarantees to Linguistic Minorities pages 184–188
    7. 43 The Formation of Linguistic States pages 189–192
    8. 44 The Commissions That Redrew the Map pages 193–197
    9. 45 The Medium of Instruction pages 198–202
    10. 46 Enforcing Language Rights pages 203–206
    11. 47 Regionalism, and India as One Unit pages 207–210
    12. 48 The Language of the Courts and of the Statute Book pages 211–215
    13. 49 Community and the Law: Caste, Tribe and a Plural Society pages 216–220
    14. 50 Caste as a Divisive Factor pages 221–224
    15. 51 Non-discrimination on the Ground of Caste pages 225–228
    16. 52 Untouchability, and the Act That Abolished It pages 229–233
    17. 53 The Atrocities Act 1989 pages 234–239
    18. 54 Manual Scavenging and Bonded Labour pages 240–244
    19. 55 Reservation: The Constitutional Scheme pages 245–248
    20. 56 Protective Discrimination pages 249–252
    21. 57 Backward Classes, the Creamy Layer and the Ceiling pages 253–257
    22. 58 Reservation in Promotion, and the Ten Per Cent for the Economically Weaker pages 258–262
    23. 59 Substantive Equality pages 263–266
    24. 60 The Safeguards: Seats, Services and Commissions pages 267–271
    25. 61 Tribal India: The Fifth and Sixth Schedules pages 272–277
    26. 62 Land, Forest and the Gram Sabha's Consent pages 278–285
    27. 63 The Naxalite Movement: Origin and Development pages 286–290
    28. 64 The Causes: Land, Dispossession and the Failure of Law pages 291–297
    29. 65 The Cure: What the State Has Tried pages 298–303
    30. 66 Internal Security, Social Justice and Development pages 304–310
    31. 67 The Human Rights Commissions pages 311–316

    Module III 40 chapters

    1. 68 Women and the Law: Where the Constitution Started pages 317–322
    2. 69 Article 15(3): Special Provision for Women pages 323–327
    3. 70 Gender Injustice and Its Forms pages 328–332
    4. 71 Dignity and the Right to Privacy pages 333–337
    5. 72 Empowerment of Women pages 338–342
    6. 73 Women in Public Employment and the Armed Forces pages 343–348
    7. 74 Equal Pay and Maternity Benefit pages 349–353
    8. 75 Sexual Harassment at the Workplace pages 354–362
    9. 76 Crimes against Women pages 363–369
    10. 77 The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2013 pages 370–375
    11. 78 Dowry pages 376–382
    12. 79 Domestic Violence pages 383–390
    13. 80 Sati pages 391–396
    14. 81 Sex Selection and the Missing Daughters pages 397–403
    15. 82 Reproductive Autonomy pages 404–410
    16. 83 Trafficking and Prostitution pages 411–418
    17. 84 Indecent Representation pages 419–424
    18. 85 The National Commission for Women pages 425–430
    19. 86 Women in the Legislatures pages 431–435
    20. 87 Women's Property Rights pages 436–442
    21. 88 Adultery and Marital Autonomy pages 443–448
    22. 89 Who Counts as a Woman pages 449–455
    23. 90 The Judiciary and Women's Rights: The Record pages 456–461
    24. 91 Children and the Law: The Child as a Rights-Holder pages 462–466
    25. 92 The Constitution and the Child pages 467–471
    26. 93 India and the Convention on the Rights of the Child pages 472–477
    27. 94 Child Abuse pages 478–483
    28. 95 The Sexual Exploitation of Children pages 484–489
    29. 96 POCSO: Objects and Scheme pages 490–498
    30. 97 How Far POCSO Has Worked pages 499–504
    31. 98 Child Labour: Causes and Consequences pages 505–509
    32. 99 The Law against Child Labour pages 510–516
    33. 100 The Courts and the Enforcement against Child Labour pages 517–522
    34. 101 The Right to Education pages 523–531
    35. 102 Juvenile Justice pages 532–541
    36. 103 The Child in Need of Care and Protection pages 542–551
    37. 104 Adoption pages 552–558
    38. 105 Inter-country Adoption pages 559–564
    39. 106 The Child Rights Commissions pages 565–571
    40. 107 Child Marriage pages 572–578

    Module IV 28 chapters

    1. 108 Modernisation and the Law pages 579–583
    2. 109 Modernisation as a Value pages 584–589
    3. 110 Modernising Social Institutions Through Law pages 590–594
    4. 111 Agrarian Reform: Abolishing the Intermediary pages 595–600
    5. 112 Ceilings, Tenancy and Redistribution pages 601–605
    6. 113 The Ninth Schedule and the Property Amendments pages 606–612
    7. 114 Industrialisation and the Law pages 613–618
    8. 115 Industrialisation against Environmental Protection pages 619–625
    9. 116 What the Courts Built out of Article 21 pages 626–632
    10. 117 Industrialisation and the Sustainable Development Goals pages 633–637
    11. 118 Urbanisation and the Pavement Dweller pages 638–645
    12. 119 Science, Technology and the Law Behind Them pages 646–651
    13. 120 Democratic Decentralisation and Local Self-Government pages 652–658
    14. 121 The Prison in India pages 659–664
    15. 122 The Committees on Prison Reform pages 665–670
    16. 123 The Prisoner's Rights pages 671–678
    17. 124 Alternative Approaches to Law pages 679–683
    18. 125 Section 89 of the Civil Procedure Code pages 684–688
    19. 126 The Types of Alternative Dispute Mechanism, and What Each Is Good For pages 689–693
    20. 127 Arbitration pages 694–700
    21. 128 Mediation and Conciliation pages 701–707
    22. 129 Lok Adalat pages 708–715
    23. 130 Legal Aid pages 716–725
    24. 131 Nyaya Panchayats pages 726–731
    25. 132 Gram Nyayalayas pages 732–742
    26. 133 Plea Bargaining pages 743–751
    27. 134 Reform of Court Processes and of the Justice Delivery System pages 752–760
    28. 135 Legal Pluralism, and the Forums the State Did Not Create pages 761–768
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  3. Constitutionalism Pluralism and Federalism

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    Constitutionalism Pluralism and Federalism

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    Module I

    1. What Constitutionalism Means, and Why a Constitution Is Not Enough 1
    2. The Elements of Constitutionalism, Listed and Explained 7
    3. Constitutional Supremacy and Parliamentary Sovereignty 13
    4. The Preamble, and What a Court May Do With It 18
    5. Secularism in the Preamble, and the Forty-second Amendment 23
    6. Socialism, and the Integrity of the Nation 29
    7. The Rule of Law: Dicey, and What Survives of Him 34
    8. The Rule of Law Inside the Indian Constitution 40
    9. Limited Government: Every Power Is a Conferred Power 46
    10. Separation of Powers in the Indian Constitution 51
    11. Judicial Independence and How the Constitution Protects It 56
    12. Fundamental Rights as a Limit on Government 62
    13. Directive Principles, and the Constitutionalism of Positive Duty 69
    14. Fundamental Duties 75
    15. Procedure Established by Law, and Due Process 79
    16. Judicial Review: Where It Comes From and How Far It Goes 84
    17. The Amending Power, and the Road to Kesavananda 90
    18. The Basic Structure Doctrine 95
    19. Basic Structure After Kesavananda 100
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    1. Constitutional Morality 106
    2. The Institutions That Hold a Government to Account 111
    3. Emergency, and the Constitutionalism the Forty-fourth Amendment Put Back 117
    4. Where Indian Constitutionalism Is Under Strain 122
    5. What a Federation Is 127
    6. Federal, Unitary and Confederal Government Compared 132
    7. Is India a Federation? The Quasi-Federal Argument 136
    8. The Federal Features of the Indian Constitution 141
    9. The Union and Its Territory: Articles 1 to 4 146
    10. States Reorganisation, and the Language Question 151
    11. The Division of Legislative Power and the Three Lists 156
    12. Pith and Substance, Colourable Legislation and Incidental Encroachment 162
    13. Repugnancy: Article 254 168
    14. Residuary Power, and Parliament's Power Over the State List 173
    15. Territorial Nexus and Extra-territorial Operation 178
    16. Goods and Services Tax: Article 246A and the GST Council 182
    17. Administrative Relations Between the Union and the States 187
    18. Inter-State Rivers: Article 262 192
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    1. The Inter-State Council, and Cooperative Federalism 197
    2. The All India Services 202
    3. Financial Relations and the Finance Commission 207
    4. Freedom of Trade, Commerce and Intercourse: Articles 301 to 307 213
    5. The Governor: Appointment, Discretion and Assent 219
    6. President's Rule: Article 356 and S.R. Bommai 225
    7. National Emergency, and What It Does to the Federal Balance 231
    8. Judicial Review in the Federal Framework: The Court as Umpire 236
    9. Disputes Between the Union and a State: Article 131 242
    10. Central Control Against State Autonomy 247
    11. Asymmetric Federalism 252
    12. Article 370 and the Status of Jammu and Kashmir 257
    13. The 2019 Change, and In Re Article 370 262
    14. Delhi: Article 239AA and the Dispute Over Services 267
    15. The North East: Articles 371A to 371J and the Sixth Schedule 273
    16. The Fifth Schedule and the Scheduled Areas 278
    17. Union Territories 283
    18. The Third Tier: Panchayats and Municipalities 287
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    1. India and the United States Compared 293
    2. Australia, Canada, and How a Federation Umpires Itself 297
    3. The Commissions on Centre-State Relations 302
    4. Federalism as a Dynamic Process 306

    Module II

    1. What Pluralism Means 310
    2. India as a Plural Society 314
    3. Ethnic Pluralism 318
    4. Linguistic Pluralism, and Part XVII 323
    5. Religious Pluralism 329
    6. Cultural Pluralism 334
    7. Political Pluralism 338
    8. Legal Pluralism, and Personal Law 343
    9. Multiculturalism, and the Indian Version of It 348
    10. Secularism as India Practises It 352
    11. Freedom of Religion: Articles 25 to 28 357
    12. Essential Religious Practices 363
    13. Who Is a Minority 368
    14. The Rights of Minorities: Articles 29 and 30 374
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    1. Minority Educational Institutions 380
    2. The National Commission for Minorities 386
    3. Freedom of Speech and Expression 391
    4. The Press in a Plural Society 398
    5. The Right to Dissent 405
    6. Hate Speech, and the Limits of Toleration 412
    7. Tribal Pluralism 419
    8. Caste, and the Abolition of Untouchability 427
    9. What Pluralism Is Up Against 436

    Module III

    1. Article 44, and Exactly What It Says 444
    2. The Constituent Assembly Debate on Article 44 450
    3. The Personal Law Systems of India 458
    4. Is Personal Law 'Law' Under Article 13 464
    5. Shah Bano, and the Statute That Followed It 470
    6. Sarla Mudgal and Lily Thomas 477
    7. John Vallamattom, Ahmedabad Women Action Group and Pannalal Bansilal 483
    8. Shayara Bano, and the Act of 2019 488
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    1. Goa, and Jose Paulo Coutinho 494
    2. The Special Marriage Act as an Optional Code 499
    3. The Case For a Uniform Civil Code 505
    4. The Case Against It, and the Middle Way 511
    5. What the Law Commission Has Said, Twice 518
    6. Uttarakhand 2024: The First State Code 524
    7. Article 14: Equality Before Law and Equal Protection of the Laws 531
    8. The Doctrine of Reasonable Classification 537
    9. Arbitrariness: The Newer Doctrine 544
    10. Equating Equals With Unequals 550
    11. Article 15: No Discrimination on the Prohibited Grounds 556
    12. Article 15(4) and 15(5): Special Provision for Backward Classes 562
    13. Article 15(6): The Economically Weaker Sections 568
    14. Article 16: Equality of Opportunity in Public Employment 574
    15. Indra Sawhney: The Mandal Judgment 580
    16. Creamy Layer, the Fifty Per Cent Ceiling, and What Has Happened to Both 586
    17. Reservation in Promotion 592
    18. Sub-classification Inside a Reserved Class 597
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    1. Compensatory Discrimination as a Doctrine 603
    2. The Protections Given to Women 609
    3. The Protections Given to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes 616
    4. Article 17 and the Untouchability Statutes 623
    5. Who Decides Which Classes Are Backward 629
    6. Equality and Transgender Persons 635
    7. Equality and Disability 641
    8. Article 18: Titles 648

    Module IV

    1. Why a Constitutional Paper Ends in International Law 653
    2. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948 659
    3. How the Constitution Mirrors the Universal Declaration 666
    4. The Two Covenants of 1966 672
    5. The Convention Against Genocide 679
    6. Genocide in Practice: What the Courts Have Made of the Convention 685
    7. Minorities in International Law 692
    8. The 1992 Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to Minorities 698
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    1. The Right of Self-determination 704
    2. Self-determination in Practice 712
    3. The Doctrine of Domestic Jurisdiction 719
    4. Race, Women and Children: Three More Conventions 725
    5. Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in International Law 732
    6. The European Convention and the European Court of Human Rights 738
    7. The Other Regional Systems 746
    8. How International Law Enters Indian Law 753
    9. The Protection of Human Rights Act 1993 and the Commission 760
    10. Refugees and Statelessness, and Where India Stands 769
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    Every chapter in the notes: 134 chapters across 4 modules

    Module I 59 chapters

    1. 1 What Constitutionalism Means, and Why a Constitution Is Not Enough pages 1–6
    2. 2 The Elements of Constitutionalism, Listed and Explained pages 7–12
    3. 3 Constitutional Supremacy and Parliamentary Sovereignty pages 13–17
    4. 4 The Preamble, and What a Court May Do With It pages 18–22
    5. 5 Secularism in the Preamble, and the Forty-second Amendment pages 23–28
    6. 6 Socialism, and the Integrity of the Nation pages 29–33
    7. 7 The Rule of Law: Dicey, and What Survives of Him pages 34–39
    8. 8 The Rule of Law Inside the Indian Constitution pages 40–45
    9. 9 Limited Government: Every Power Is a Conferred Power pages 46–50
    10. 10 Separation of Powers in the Indian Constitution pages 51–55
    11. 11 Judicial Independence and How the Constitution Protects It pages 56–61
    12. 12 Fundamental Rights as a Limit on Government pages 62–68
    13. 13 Directive Principles, and the Constitutionalism of Positive Duty pages 69–74
    14. 14 Fundamental Duties pages 75–78
    15. 15 Procedure Established by Law, and Due Process pages 79–83
    16. 16 Judicial Review: Where It Comes From and How Far It Goes pages 84–89
    17. 17 The Amending Power, and the Road to Kesavananda pages 90–94
    18. 18 The Basic Structure Doctrine pages 95–99
    19. 19 Basic Structure After Kesavananda pages 100–105
    20. 20 Constitutional Morality pages 106–110
    21. 21 The Institutions That Hold a Government to Account pages 111–116
    22. 22 Emergency, and the Constitutionalism the Forty-fourth Amendment Put Back pages 117–121
    23. 23 Where Indian Constitutionalism Is Under Strain pages 122–126
    24. 24 What a Federation Is pages 127–131
    25. 25 Federal, Unitary and Confederal Government Compared pages 132–135
    26. 26 Is India a Federation? The Quasi-Federal Argument pages 136–140
    27. 27 The Federal Features of the Indian Constitution pages 141–145
    28. 28 The Union and Its Territory: Articles 1 to 4 pages 146–150
    29. 29 States Reorganisation, and the Language Question pages 151–155
    30. 30 The Division of Legislative Power and the Three Lists pages 156–161
    31. 31 Pith and Substance, Colourable Legislation and Incidental Encroachment pages 162–167
    32. 32 Repugnancy: Article 254 pages 168–172
    33. 33 Residuary Power, and Parliament's Power Over the State List pages 173–177
    34. 34 Territorial Nexus and Extra-territorial Operation pages 178–181
    35. 35 Goods and Services Tax: Article 246A and the GST Council pages 182–186
    36. 36 Administrative Relations Between the Union and the States pages 187–191
    37. 37 Inter-State Rivers: Article 262 pages 192–196
    38. 38 The Inter-State Council, and Cooperative Federalism pages 197–201
    39. 39 The All India Services pages 202–206
    40. 40 Financial Relations and the Finance Commission pages 207–212
    41. 41 Freedom of Trade, Commerce and Intercourse: Articles 301 to 307 pages 213–218
    42. 42 The Governor: Appointment, Discretion and Assent pages 219–224
    43. 43 President's Rule: Article 356 and S.R. Bommai pages 225–230
    44. 44 National Emergency, and What It Does to the Federal Balance pages 231–235
    45. 45 Judicial Review in the Federal Framework: The Court as Umpire pages 236–241
    46. 46 Disputes Between the Union and a State: Article 131 pages 242–246
    47. 47 Central Control Against State Autonomy pages 247–251
    48. 48 Asymmetric Federalism pages 252–256
    49. 49 Article 370 and the Status of Jammu and Kashmir pages 257–261
    50. 50 The 2019 Change, and In Re Article 370 pages 262–266
    51. 51 Delhi: Article 239AA and the Dispute Over Services pages 267–272
    52. 52 The North East: Articles 371A to 371J and the Sixth Schedule pages 273–277
    53. 53 The Fifth Schedule and the Scheduled Areas pages 278–282
    54. 54 Union Territories pages 283–286
    55. 55 The Third Tier: Panchayats and Municipalities pages 287–292
    56. 56 India and the United States Compared pages 293–296
    57. 57 Australia, Canada, and How a Federation Umpires Itself pages 297–301
    58. 58 The Commissions on Centre-State Relations pages 302–305
    59. 59 Federalism as a Dynamic Process pages 306–309

    Module II 23 chapters

    1. 60 What Pluralism Means pages 310–313
    2. 61 India as a Plural Society pages 314–317
    3. 62 Ethnic Pluralism pages 318–322
    4. 63 Linguistic Pluralism, and Part XVII pages 323–328
    5. 64 Religious Pluralism pages 329–333
    6. 65 Cultural Pluralism pages 334–337
    7. 66 Political Pluralism pages 338–342
    8. 67 Legal Pluralism, and Personal Law pages 343–347
    9. 68 Multiculturalism, and the Indian Version of It pages 348–351
    10. 69 Secularism as India Practises It pages 352–356
    11. 70 Freedom of Religion: Articles 25 to 28 pages 357–362
    12. 71 Essential Religious Practices pages 363–367
    13. 72 Who Is a Minority pages 368–373
    14. 73 The Rights of Minorities: Articles 29 and 30 pages 374–379
    15. 74 Minority Educational Institutions pages 380–385
    16. 75 The National Commission for Minorities pages 386–390
    17. 76 Freedom of Speech and Expression pages 391–397
    18. 77 The Press in a Plural Society pages 398–404
    19. 78 The Right to Dissent pages 405–411
    20. 79 Hate Speech, and the Limits of Toleration pages 412–418
    21. 80 Tribal Pluralism pages 419–426
    22. 81 Caste, and the Abolition of Untouchability pages 427–435
    23. 82 What Pluralism Is Up Against pages 436–443

    Module III 34 chapters

    1. 83 Article 44, and Exactly What It Says pages 444–449
    2. 84 The Constituent Assembly Debate on Article 44 pages 450–457
    3. 85 The Personal Law Systems of India pages 458–463
    4. 86 Is Personal Law 'Law' Under Article 13 pages 464–469
    5. 87 Shah Bano, and the Statute That Followed It pages 470–476
    6. 88 Sarla Mudgal and Lily Thomas pages 477–482
    7. 89 John Vallamattom, Ahmedabad Women Action Group and Pannalal Bansilal pages 483–487
    8. 90 Shayara Bano, and the Act of 2019 pages 488–493
    9. 91 Goa, and Jose Paulo Coutinho pages 494–498
    10. 92 The Special Marriage Act as an Optional Code pages 499–504
    11. 93 The Case For a Uniform Civil Code pages 505–510
    12. 94 The Case Against It, and the Middle Way pages 511–517
    13. 95 What the Law Commission Has Said, Twice pages 518–523
    14. 96 Uttarakhand 2024: The First State Code pages 524–530
    15. 97 Article 14: Equality Before Law and Equal Protection of the Laws pages 531–536
    16. 98 The Doctrine of Reasonable Classification pages 537–543
    17. 99 Arbitrariness: The Newer Doctrine pages 544–549
    18. 100 Equating Equals With Unequals pages 550–555
    19. 101 Article 15: No Discrimination on the Prohibited Grounds pages 556–561
    20. 102 Article 15(4) and 15(5): Special Provision for Backward Classes pages 562–567
    21. 103 Article 15(6): The Economically Weaker Sections pages 568–573
    22. 104 Article 16: Equality of Opportunity in Public Employment pages 574–579
    23. 105 Indra Sawhney: The Mandal Judgment pages 580–585
    24. 106 Creamy Layer, the Fifty Per Cent Ceiling, and What Has Happened to Both pages 586–591
    25. 107 Reservation in Promotion pages 592–596
    26. 108 Sub-classification Inside a Reserved Class pages 597–602
    27. 109 Compensatory Discrimination as a Doctrine pages 603–608
    28. 110 The Protections Given to Women pages 609–615
    29. 111 The Protections Given to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes pages 616–622
    30. 112 Article 17 and the Untouchability Statutes pages 623–628
    31. 113 Who Decides Which Classes Are Backward pages 629–634
    32. 114 Equality and Transgender Persons pages 635–640
    33. 115 Equality and Disability pages 641–647
    34. 116 Article 18: Titles pages 648–652

    Module IV 18 chapters

    1. 117 Why a Constitutional Paper Ends in International Law pages 653–658
    2. 118 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948 pages 659–665
    3. 119 How the Constitution Mirrors the Universal Declaration pages 666–671
    4. 120 The Two Covenants of 1966 pages 672–678
    5. 121 The Convention Against Genocide pages 679–684
    6. 122 Genocide in Practice: What the Courts Have Made of the Convention pages 685–691
    7. 123 Minorities in International Law pages 692–697
    8. 124 The 1992 Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to Minorities pages 698–703
    9. 125 The Right of Self-determination pages 704–711
    10. 126 Self-determination in Practice pages 712–718
    11. 127 The Doctrine of Domestic Jurisdiction pages 719–724
    12. 128 Race, Women and Children: Three More Conventions pages 725–731
    13. 129 Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in International Law pages 732–737
    14. 130 The European Convention and the European Court of Human Rights pages 738–745
    15. 131 The Other Regional Systems pages 746–752
    16. 132 How International Law Enters Indian Law pages 753–759
    17. 133 The Protection of Human Rights Act 1993 and the Commission pages 760–768
    18. 134 Refugees and Statelessness, and Where India Stands pages 769–780
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  4. National Security Public Order and Rule of Law

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    National Security Public Order and Rule of Law

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    1. The Three Ideas in the Title, and How They Pull Against Each Other 1
    2. National Security: What the Phrase Means in Law 6
    3. Security of the State 12
    4. Public Order 17
    5. Law and Order, Public Order and Security of the State: The Three Concentric Circles 22
    6. Who May Legislate: Public Order and Security in the Seventh Schedule 26
    7. Keeping Public Order: The Executive's Ordinary Powers 31
    8. Offences Against Public Tranquillity Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 38
    9. Offences Against the State, and What Replaced Sedition 44
    10. National Security and the Freedom of Speech 50
    11. Rule of Law: Dicey's Three Meanings 56
    12. Rule of Law: The Modern Formulations 62
    13. Rule of Law in the Indian Constitution 67
    14. Rule by Law, and Why the Difference Decides This Paper 72
    15. Subjective Satisfaction, and How Far a Court May Examine It 76
    16. What Preventive Detention Is 82
    17. Punitive Detention and Preventive Detention Distinguished 86
    18. Where the Power Comes From: Entry 9 of List I and Entry 3 of List III 90
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    1. Article 22 Read Whole 94
    2. Article 22(1) and 22(2): The Rights of an Arrested Person 99
    3. Article 22(3): Who Loses Those Rights 103
    4. Article 22(4): The Three Month Rule and the Advisory Board 107
    5. Article 22(5): The Grounds and the Right of Representation 111
    6. Article 22(6): The Privilege Against Disclosure 115
    7. Article 22(7): What Parliament May Prescribe 119
    8. The Article 22 the 44th Amendment Wrote, and Which Was Never Brought Into Force 123
    9. A.K. Gopalan and the Compartment Theory 128
    10. Maneka Gandhi, and What It Did to Preventive Detention 132
    11. The Grounds of Detention: Vague, Irrelevant and Stale 136
    12. The Live Link, and Delay in Passing the Order 140
    13. Non-Application of Mind, and the Mechanical Order 143
    14. Communicating the Grounds, and the Language the Detenu Understands 146
    15. The Documents Relied On, and the Right to an Effective Representation 149
    16. Delay in Deciding the Representation 153
    17. The Advisory Board in Practice, and A.K. Roy 157
    18. Detention of a Person Already in Custody 162
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    1. Revocation, and a Second Detention on the Same Facts 166
    2. The National Security Act 1980 170
    3. The National Security Act: From Order to Release 175
    4. COFEPOSA 1974 as a Detention Law 179
    5. The State Detention Laws, and Maharashtra's MPDA 185
    6. The Safeguards Gathered, and the Safeguards Against Misuse 189
    7. The Scope and the Limits of the Power 193
    8. The Recent Judicial Trend on Preventive Detention 197
    9. Preventive Detention: A Worked Problem 202

    Module II

    1. What Exceptional Legislation Is 207
    2. Due Process: The Term, and Where It Comes From 211
    3. Why Article 21 Says 'Procedure Established by Law' 215
    4. Due Process After Maneka 219
    5. Due Process and Special Legislation 223
    6. The Reverse Burden and the Presumption of Innocence 227
    7. Confessions to Police Officers Under Special Statutes 231
    8. Bail Under Special Statutes: The Twin Conditions 235
    9. The Challenges and Concerns, Stated Fairly 240
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    1. Special Courts 244
    2. Tribunals: Articles 323A and 323B 249
    3. Tribunals After L. Chandra Kumar 253
    4. Exceptional Legislation to Curb Economic Offences 257
    5. COFEPOSA: Nature, Scope and Salient Features 261
    6. SAFEMA and the Forfeiture Arm 265
    7. The Other Legislations Against Economic Offenders 270
    8. TADA 1987: The Scheme 276
    9. Kartar Singh v. State of Punjab 283
    10. TADA in Practice, and the NHRC's Comments 289
    11. POTA 2002, and PUCL v. Union of India 296
    12. The UAPA 1967: Unlawful Associations 306
    13. The UAPA: The Terrorist Act and the Terrorist Organisation 313
    14. The UAPA: Section 43D(5) and Bail 321
    15. MCOCA and Organised Crime 327
    16. The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act 1958 333
    17. Naga People's Movement of Human Rights v. Union of India 338
    18. Why Such Laws Are Called Draconian 345
    19. Exceptional Legislation and the Rule of Law: An Assessment 350
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    1. Civil Liberties: The Idea 356
    2. Civil Liberties in England 361
    3. Habeas Corpus in England, and the Wartime Detention Cases 366
    4. Emergency Detention in England After 1945 372
    5. Civil Liberties Under Pre-Independence Law in India 379
    6. The Rowlatt Act 1919 and What Followed 384
    7. The Position of Pre-Independence Laws Under the Constitution 388
    8. Article 13, and the Doctrine of Eclipse 393
    9. The Emergency Provisions in Outline 398
    10. Article 352: The Proclamation 402
    11. The Grounds, and the Safeguards the 44th Amendment Added 407
    12. What a Proclamation Switches On 412
    13. President's Rule and Financial Emergency, in Outline 417
    14. The Three Proclamations: 1962, 1971 and 1975 424
    15. The 1975 Emergency and Its Effects 429
    16. Article 358 Worked Out 435
    17. The Justiciability of the Suspension of Article 19 440
    18. The Constitution (Forty-fourth Amendment) Act 1978 445
    19. The Need, the Declaration, the Effect and the Consequences 450
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    Module III

    1. Access to Courts: Where the Right Comes From 455
    2. Article 32 460
    3. Article 226 464
    4. Habeas Corpus in India 468
    5. Article 359: The Text and the Mechanism 472
    6. What a Presidential Order Can Never Bar: Makhan Singh 477
    7. ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant Shukla 481
    8. The 44th Amendment and Suspendability 487
    9. The Non-Suspendability of Articles 20 and 21 491
    10. The Formal End of ADM Jabalpur 495
    11. Access to Courts and the Armed Forces: Articles 33 and 34 498
    12. Access to Courts in Practice: Legal Aid and Public Interest Litigation 502
    13. Martial Law: The Concept 508
    14. Martial Law in England 513
    15. Martial Law in India: Article 34 and the Indemnity Act 518
    16. Martial Law Compared With Emergency and With AFSPA 522
    17. The Indian Instance: Punjab, 1919 527
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    1. Human Rights: The Idea and the International Instruments 532
    2. The Constitutional Philosophy for the Protection of Human Rights 537
    3. The Preamble, Part III and Part IV 542
    4. The Conflict Between Part III and Part IV, and How It Was Resolved 547
    5. Human Rights of Women: The Constitutional Scheme 552
    6. Human Rights of Women: The Statutes 557
    7. Human Rights of Women: The Judgments 565
    8. Gender Sensitization 571
    9. Human Rights of Children 576
    10. Human Rights of Minorities 584
    11. Human Rights of Prisoners 590
    12. Human Rights and the Police: Custodial Violence 597
    13. Human Rights of the Weaker and Disadvantaged Sections 606
    14. Unorganised Labour 613
    15. The National Commission for Backward Classes 620
    16. Judicial Activism 625
    17. Judicial Activism and the Protection of Human Rights 630
    18. The Contributory Role of the State 635
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    1. The Protection of Human Rights Act 1993 and the NHRC 640
    2. What Further Steps Ought to Be Taken 647
    3. National Security and Human Rights: An Assessment 652
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    Module I 45 chapters

    1. 1 The Three Ideas in the Title, and How They Pull Against Each Other pages 1–5
    2. 2 National Security: What the Phrase Means in Law pages 6–11
    3. 3 Security of the State pages 12–16
    4. 4 Public Order pages 17–21
    5. 5 Law and Order, Public Order and Security of the State: The Three Concentric Circles pages 22–25
    6. 6 Who May Legislate: Public Order and Security in the Seventh Schedule pages 26–30
    7. 7 Keeping Public Order: The Executive's Ordinary Powers pages 31–37
    8. 8 Offences Against Public Tranquillity Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita pages 38–43
    9. 9 Offences Against the State, and What Replaced Sedition pages 44–49
    10. 10 National Security and the Freedom of Speech pages 50–55
    11. 11 Rule of Law: Dicey's Three Meanings pages 56–61
    12. 12 Rule of Law: The Modern Formulations pages 62–66
    13. 13 Rule of Law in the Indian Constitution pages 67–71
    14. 14 Rule by Law, and Why the Difference Decides This Paper pages 72–75
    15. 15 Subjective Satisfaction, and How Far a Court May Examine It pages 76–81
    16. 16 What Preventive Detention Is pages 82–85
    17. 17 Punitive Detention and Preventive Detention Distinguished pages 86–89
    18. 18 Where the Power Comes From: Entry 9 of List I and Entry 3 of List III pages 90–93
    19. 19 Article 22 Read Whole pages 94–98
    20. 20 Article 22(1) and 22(2): The Rights of an Arrested Person pages 99–102
    21. 21 Article 22(3): Who Loses Those Rights pages 103–106
    22. 22 Article 22(4): The Three Month Rule and the Advisory Board pages 107–110
    23. 23 Article 22(5): The Grounds and the Right of Representation pages 111–114
    24. 24 Article 22(6): The Privilege Against Disclosure pages 115–118
    25. 25 Article 22(7): What Parliament May Prescribe pages 119–122
    26. 26 The Article 22 the 44th Amendment Wrote, and Which Was Never Brought Into Force pages 123–127
    27. 27 A.K. Gopalan and the Compartment Theory pages 128–131
    28. 28 Maneka Gandhi, and What It Did to Preventive Detention pages 132–135
    29. 29 The Grounds of Detention: Vague, Irrelevant and Stale pages 136–139
    30. 30 The Live Link, and Delay in Passing the Order pages 140–142
    31. 31 Non-Application of Mind, and the Mechanical Order pages 143–145
    32. 32 Communicating the Grounds, and the Language the Detenu Understands pages 146–148
    33. 33 The Documents Relied On, and the Right to an Effective Representation pages 149–152
    34. 34 Delay in Deciding the Representation pages 153–156
    35. 35 The Advisory Board in Practice, and A.K. Roy pages 157–161
    36. 36 Detention of a Person Already in Custody pages 162–165
    37. 37 Revocation, and a Second Detention on the Same Facts pages 166–169
    38. 38 The National Security Act 1980 pages 170–174
    39. 39 The National Security Act: From Order to Release pages 175–178
    40. 40 COFEPOSA 1974 as a Detention Law pages 179–184
    41. 41 The State Detention Laws, and Maharashtra's MPDA pages 185–188
    42. 42 The Safeguards Gathered, and the Safeguards Against Misuse pages 189–192
    43. 43 The Scope and the Limits of the Power pages 193–196
    44. 44 The Recent Judicial Trend on Preventive Detention pages 197–201
    45. 45 Preventive Detention: A Worked Problem pages 202–206

    Module II 47 chapters

    1. 46 What Exceptional Legislation Is pages 207–210
    2. 47 Due Process: The Term, and Where It Comes From pages 211–214
    3. 48 Why Article 21 Says 'Procedure Established by Law' pages 215–218
    4. 49 Due Process After Maneka pages 219–222
    5. 50 Due Process and Special Legislation pages 223–226
    6. 51 The Reverse Burden and the Presumption of Innocence pages 227–230
    7. 52 Confessions to Police Officers Under Special Statutes pages 231–234
    8. 53 Bail Under Special Statutes: The Twin Conditions pages 235–239
    9. 54 The Challenges and Concerns, Stated Fairly pages 240–243
    10. 55 Special Courts pages 244–248
    11. 56 Tribunals: Articles 323A and 323B pages 249–252
    12. 57 Tribunals After L. Chandra Kumar pages 253–256
    13. 58 Exceptional Legislation to Curb Economic Offences pages 257–260
    14. 59 COFEPOSA: Nature, Scope and Salient Features pages 261–264
    15. 60 SAFEMA and the Forfeiture Arm pages 265–269
    16. 61 The Other Legislations Against Economic Offenders pages 270–275
    17. 62 TADA 1987: The Scheme pages 276–282
    18. 63 Kartar Singh v. State of Punjab pages 283–288
    19. 64 TADA in Practice, and the NHRC's Comments pages 289–295
    20. 65 POTA 2002, and PUCL v. Union of India pages 296–305
    21. 66 The UAPA 1967: Unlawful Associations pages 306–312
    22. 67 The UAPA: The Terrorist Act and the Terrorist Organisation pages 313–320
    23. 68 The UAPA: Section 43D(5) and Bail pages 321–326
    24. 69 MCOCA and Organised Crime pages 327–332
    25. 70 The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act 1958 pages 333–337
    26. 71 Naga People's Movement of Human Rights v. Union of India pages 338–344
    27. 72 Why Such Laws Are Called Draconian pages 345–349
    28. 73 Exceptional Legislation and the Rule of Law: An Assessment pages 350–355
    29. 74 Civil Liberties: The Idea pages 356–360
    30. 75 Civil Liberties in England pages 361–365
    31. 76 Habeas Corpus in England, and the Wartime Detention Cases pages 366–371
    32. 77 Emergency Detention in England After 1945 pages 372–378
    33. 78 Civil Liberties Under Pre-Independence Law in India pages 379–383
    34. 79 The Rowlatt Act 1919 and What Followed pages 384–387
    35. 80 The Position of Pre-Independence Laws Under the Constitution pages 388–392
    36. 81 Article 13, and the Doctrine of Eclipse pages 393–397
    37. 82 The Emergency Provisions in Outline pages 398–401
    38. 83 Article 352: The Proclamation pages 402–406
    39. 84 The Grounds, and the Safeguards the 44th Amendment Added pages 407–411
    40. 85 What a Proclamation Switches On pages 412–416
    41. 86 President's Rule and Financial Emergency, in Outline pages 417–423
    42. 87 The Three Proclamations: 1962, 1971 and 1975 pages 424–428
    43. 88 The 1975 Emergency and Its Effects pages 429–434
    44. 89 Article 358 Worked Out pages 435–439
    45. 90 The Justiciability of the Suspension of Article 19 pages 440–444
    46. 91 The Constitution (Forty-fourth Amendment) Act 1978 pages 445–449
    47. 92 The Need, the Declaration, the Effect and the Consequences pages 450–454

    Module III 17 chapters

    1. 93 Access to Courts: Where the Right Comes From pages 455–459
    2. 94 Article 32 pages 460–463
    3. 95 Article 226 pages 464–467
    4. 96 Habeas Corpus in India pages 468–471
    5. 97 Article 359: The Text and the Mechanism pages 472–476
    6. 98 What a Presidential Order Can Never Bar: Makhan Singh pages 477–480
    7. 99 ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant Shukla pages 481–486
    8. 100 The 44th Amendment and Suspendability pages 487–490
    9. 101 The Non-Suspendability of Articles 20 and 21 pages 491–494
    10. 102 The Formal End of ADM Jabalpur pages 495–497
    11. 103 Access to Courts and the Armed Forces: Articles 33 and 34 pages 498–501
    12. 104 Access to Courts in Practice: Legal Aid and Public Interest Litigation pages 502–507
    13. 105 Martial Law: The Concept pages 508–512
    14. 106 Martial Law in England pages 513–517
    15. 107 Martial Law in India: Article 34 and the Indemnity Act pages 518–521
    16. 108 Martial Law Compared With Emergency and With AFSPA pages 522–526
    17. 109 The Indian Instance: Punjab, 1919 pages 527–531

    Module IV 21 chapters

    1. 110 Human Rights: The Idea and the International Instruments pages 532–536
    2. 111 The Constitutional Philosophy for the Protection of Human Rights pages 537–541
    3. 112 The Preamble, Part III and Part IV pages 542–546
    4. 113 The Conflict Between Part III and Part IV, and How It Was Resolved pages 547–551
    5. 114 Human Rights of Women: The Constitutional Scheme pages 552–556
    6. 115 Human Rights of Women: The Statutes pages 557–564
    7. 116 Human Rights of Women: The Judgments pages 565–570
    8. 117 Gender Sensitization pages 571–575
    9. 118 Human Rights of Children pages 576–583
    10. 119 Human Rights of Minorities pages 584–589
    11. 120 Human Rights of Prisoners pages 590–596
    12. 121 Human Rights and the Police: Custodial Violence pages 597–605
    13. 122 Human Rights of the Weaker and Disadvantaged Sections pages 606–612
    14. 123 Unorganised Labour pages 613–619
    15. 124 The National Commission for Backward Classes pages 620–624
    16. 125 Judicial Activism pages 625–629
    17. 126 Judicial Activism and the Protection of Human Rights pages 630–634
    18. 127 The Contributory Role of the State pages 635–639
    19. 128 The Protection of Human Rights Act 1993 and the NHRC pages 640–646
    20. 129 What Further Steps Ought to Be Taken pages 647–651
    21. 130 National Security and Human Rights: An Assessment pages 652–657
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