TABLE OF CONTENTS

Certificate……………………………………………………………………….i

Declaration…………………………………………………………………......ii

Acknowledgement……………………………………………………….……iii

Contents………………………………………………………………………vii

Table of Cases ……………………………………………………………..….xi

Abbreviations…………………………………………………………..........xvii

No. CHAPTER Page No.

I INTRODUCTION 01 to 16
1.1 Background to the Study 04
1.2 Statement of the Problem 06
1.3 Significance of the topic of research 08
1.4 Area of Research 10
1.5 Hypothesis 10
1.6 Methodology 11
1.7 Aims and Objectives of the Study 13
1.8 CHAPTER WISE DESCRIPTION OF THE THESIS 14
1.9 Utility of the Research 16
II CONCEPTUAL STUDY OF DEVELOPMENT OF 17 to 56
CONSTITUTION AND RELATED MATTERS
2.1 Concept of Development 18
2.2 Development through Constitutional Amendment 20
2.3 Development through Progressive Development and 22
Codification
2.4 Development through Judicial Interpretation 37
2.5 Principles of Statutory Interpretation 41
2.6 Principles of Constitutional Interpretation 44
2.7 Judicial Legislation 48
2.8 Concept of Living Constitution 49
2.9 Impact of changing trends in interpretation 51
III PRINCIPLES OF CONSTITUTIONALISM 57 to 96
3.1 Principles of Constitutionalism 60
3.2 The Supremacy clause of the Constitution 60
3.3 The Doctrine of Separation of Powers 74
3.4 Theory of Checks and Balances 85
3.5 Doctrine of Rule of Law 92
3.6 Rule of Law in modern sense 94

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3.7 Concept of Good Governance 95
IV THE DOCTRINE OF JUDICIAL REVIEW 97 to 191
4.1 Fundamental Principles of the Constitution of India 102
4.2 The Concept of Justice 103
4.3 Theory of governance 113
4.4 Theory of Federalism 114
4.5 Historical Background to the Doctrine of Judicial Review 115
4.6 Off-shoots of the Doctrine of Judicial Review 127
4.7 Doctrine of Basic Structure 137
4.8 Judicial Activism 149
4.9 Doctrine of Separation of Powers 165
4.10 Judicial Legislation 168
4.11 Doctrine of Judicial Restraint 184
V PROTECTION TO THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT 192 to 252
TO LIFE AND PERSONAL LIBERTY OF THE
INDIVIDUALS
5.1 The Concept of Human Rights 194
5.2 Concept of Enumerated Rights & Unenumerated Rights 196
5.3 The Balancing of Rights 200
5.4 Public Interest Litigation 202
5.5 Due Process of Law 207
5.6 Judicial Overreach 218
5.7 Right to Life 227
5.8 Right to Personal Liberty 233
5.9 Constitutional Rights of persons generally meant for the 239
protection of Personal Liberty
VI PROTECTION TO WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND 253 to 315
PROTECTION AGAINST SEXUAL HARASSMENT
6.1 Theory of Constitutionalism and the justification For 254
Women’s Rights
6.2 Growing number of controversies on grounds of Equality 256
6.3 Rights of Women in civil matters 259
6.4 UN Action to improve the status of women 262
6.5 Status of Women’s Rights in the Pre-Independence period 275
6.6 Status of Women’s Rights in the Post-Independence 276
period
6.7 Constitutional approach to Women’s Rights 276
6.8 Constitutional policy against exploitation of women 285
6.9 Controversies with regard to Rights asserted by the people 287
On grounds of Equality and Religion
6.10 Women’s Rights In Criminal Matters 299
6.11 India’s commitment to international conventions towards 299
protection of Women’s rights
6.12 Protection to women against the offence of Rape, Sexual 304
Harassment, Sexual Assault etc

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6.13 The Vishakha Guidelines 310
VII CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS 316 to 332
7.1 Summary of the Subject Matter 315
7.2 Findings of research 320
7.3 Suggestions 330

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