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LL.B. (Three Years) Constitutional Law II Syllabus - SPPU 2026

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Semester 2 · First Year · 4 credits

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Syllabus for Constitutional Law II

Semester 2 · First Year · 4 credits

Objective of the Course

  • The Course is designed with an objective to acquaint the students with the Federal principles of Indian Constitution and the powers, functions and structures of various Constitutional bodies. The course is to be studied in the social, economic and political context in which the constitution operates.

Module 1: Nature of Indian Federalism

  • 1. Essential characteristics of Indian Federalism.
  • 2. Indian Federalism distinguished from American Federalism.
  • 3. Federalism and Basic Structure Doctrine.

Module 2: Distribution of Legislative and Executive Powers

  • 1. The Scheme of Distribution of Legislative powers.
  • 2. Territorial extent of Union and State Legislature.
  • 3. Limitations to the territorial jurisdiction of the Parliament.
  • 4. Distribution of Legislative subjects.
  • 5. Residuary powers.
  • 6. Expansion of Legislative powers of the Union under different circumstances.
  • 7. Interpretation of Legislative lists.
  • 8. Distribution of Executive powers.
  • 9. Centre: State Co-ordination.
  • 10. Inter-Governmental Delegation of Powers.
  • 11. Delegation by the Centre.
  • 12. Entrustment of State’s Power to the Centre.
  • 13. Centre’s direction to the State.
  • 14. All India Services.
  • 15. Inter-State Council.

Module 3: Distribution of Financial Powers

  • 1. Allocation of Taxing Powers.
  • 2. Restriction of State’s Power to levy Taxes.
  • 3. Distribution of Revenue between the Union & the States.
  • 4. Assignment of Union Revenue to the State.
  • 5. Compulsory Tax Sharing.
  • 6. Permissive Sharing of Taxes.
  • 7. Grant-in Aid.

Module 4: Structure, Powers and Functions of Union and State Legislature

  • 1. Bicameral Legislature.
  • 2. Composition, Powers, and Functions of Union Legislature
  • 3. Composition, Powers, and Functions of State Legislature
  • 4. Qualification, Disqualification and Privileges of Members of Parliament Members of
  • 5. Legislative Assembly Anti-Defection Law
  • 6. Law making procedure - Types of Bills - Ordinary, Financial, Money and Appropriation Private Member Bills and Government / Public Bills

Module 5: Structure, Powers and Functions of Supreme Court, High Court and Tribunals

  • 1. Independence of Judiciary and Judicial Activism
  • 2. Appointment of Judges, Structure, Jurisdiction, Power and Functions of Supreme Court
  • 3. Appointment of Judges, Structure, Jurisdiction, Power and Functions of High Court and Subordinate Courts
  • 4. Tribunals - Administrative tribunals, Tribunals for other matters
  • 5. Judicial accountability and demand of National Judicial Appointments Commission

Module 6: Structure Powers and Functions of Union and State Executive

  • 1. Union Executive: Appointment, Qualification, Powers, and functions of President and Vice-president Union Council of Ministers
  • 2. State Executive - Appointment, Qualification, Powers, and functions of Governor of the State, State Council of Ministers
  • 3. Interaction between the Executives and the Legislature.
  • 4. Conduct of Governments Business.

Module 7: Other Constitutional Institutions / Authorities

  • 1. UPSC and State Public Service Commission
  • 2. Attorney General, Advocate Generals
  • 3. Election Commission of India
  • 4. Comptroller and Auditor General of India
  • 5. Local Self-governing Bodies: Panchayats and Municipalities, Co-operative Societies
  • 6. National Commissions for SC, ST and Backward Classes

Module 8: Emergency Provisions

  • 1. National Emergency.
  • 2. Failure of Constitutional Machinery in a State.
  • 3. Financial Emergency.

Recommended Readings

  • 1. M. P. Jain, Indian Constitutional Law, LexisNexis (2015).
  • 2. D.D. Basu, Constitutional Law of India, LexisNexis (2013).
  • 3. Narendra Kumar, Constitutional Law of India, Allahabad Law Agency (2015).
  • 4. H. M. Seervi, Constitutional Law of India, N.M. Tripathi.
  • 5. Arvind Datar, Commentary on Constitution of India (3 Vols), LexisNexis (2010).
  • 6. Sathya Narayan (Ed), Selected Work of S.P. Sathe (3 Vols), Oxford University Press (2015).
  • 7. M.P. Singh, V.N. Shukla’s Constitution of India, Eastern Book Company, (2013).
  • 8. Sujit Chaudhry, Madhav Khosala and, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, The Oxford Handbook of the Indian Constitution, Oxford University Press.
  • 9. Granville Austin, Working of a Democratic Constitution - The Indian Experience, Oxford University Press.
  • 10. Granville Austin, The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation, Oxford University Press.

Reproduced from the Savitribai Phule Pune University Revised CBCS Rule and Syllabus for LL.B., the 2023 pattern as amended on 18 July 2024. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.

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