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Semester 6 · Third Year · 4 credits

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Syllabus for Constitutional Law I

Semester 6 · Third Year · 4 credits

Module I

  • 1.1- Philosophy of Constitution.
  • Constitution as a basic norm.
  • Concept of Rule of Law and Constitutionalism.
  • Constitution as a living document.
  • Forms and Models of Constitution.
  • 1.2- Historical background and framing of the Indian Constitution.
  • Legal system during East India Company‘s Rule in India.
  • Legal system during British Crown‘s Rule in India.
  • Freedom Struggle- Simon‘s Commission, Communal Award, Civil disobedience movement.
  • Mountbatten‘s Plan 1947 and Indian Independence Act 1947.
  • Framing and drafting of Indian Constitution by Constituent assembly.
  • 1.3- Preamble
  • Socio-Legal Concepts under Preamble.
  • Preamble as a tool to interpret the Constitution.
  • Judicial Pronouncements on Preamble.
  • 1.4- Salient Features of the Indian Constitution.
  • 1.5- Provisions relating to Citizenship and Citizenship Act 1955 (Part II).

Module II

  • 2.1- Origin, Purpose and Significance of Fundamental Rights.
  • Article 12- Definition of State and concept of State Instrumentalities and agencies.
  • Article 13 -Judicial Review, Pre-constitutional and Post Constitutional Laws, Doctrine of Ultra Vires, Doctrine of Eclipse, Doctrine of Severability and Doctrine of Waiver.
  • 2.2- Article 14-18 – Right to Equality.
  • 2.3- Article 19 – Six Fundamental Freedoms and Reasonable Restrictions.
  • 2.4- Fundamental Rights under Articles 20 and 22.
  • 2.5- Article 21 and 21A – Right to Life and Personal Liberty & Right to Education.

Module III

  • 3.1- Article 23 and 24 – Right against Exploitation.
  • 3.2- Article 25-28 – Right to Religion.
  • 3.3- Article 29 and 30 – Rights of Minorities.
  • 3.4- Article 32- Right to Constitutional Remedies and Public Interest Litigation.
  • 3.5– Saving of Certain Laws - Article 31, 33, 34, 35.

Module IV

  • 1 – Directive Principles of State Policy.
  • Relationship between Directive Principles of State Policy and Fundamental Rights
  • Judicial and Legislative trends on Directive Principles of State Policy.
  • 1 – Historical Background of Fundamental Duties Fundamental duties under the Constitution
  • 1 – Judiciary – Supreme Court, High Court (Part V, Chapter IV and Part VI Chapter V)
  • 1 – Tribunals (Part XIVA), Official languages (Part VII), Miscellaneous Provisions (Part
  • XIX) and Commencement, Authoritative Texts and Repeals Part XXII

SUGGESTED READINGS

  • 1 H.M. Seervai, Constitutional Law of India, Law and Justice Publishing Company
  • 2 M.P. Jain, Indian Constitutional Law, Lexis Nexis
  • 3 Narendra Kumar, Constitutional Law of India, Allahabad Law Agency
  • 4 J.N. Pandey, Constitutional Law of India, Central Law Agency
  • 5 P.M. Bakshi, The Constitution of India, Butterworth Lexis Nexis
  • 6 D.D. Basu, Introduction to the Constitution of India, Lexis Nexis
  • 7 Subhash Kashyap, Constitution of India, National Book Trust
  • 8 Dr. Suresh Mane, Indian Constitutional Law, Dynamics and Challenges, Aarti & Co.
  • 9 Mahendra Pal Singh, V. N. Shukla‘s Constitution of India, Eastern Book Company
  • 10 Writings and speeches of Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar by the Government of Maharashtra
  • 11 Arvind Datar, Commentary on the Constitution of India, Lexis Nexis, 2010

Reproduced from the University of Mumbai Revised Syllabus for LL.B. (5 years) Five Years Integrated Course (CBCS), in force from the academic year 2022-23 and amended in June 2023. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.

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