MOST CRUCIAL 200

TOPICS FOR POLITY

ABOUT ME: Dr. SIDHARTH ARORA

● Pursued M.B.B.S. and L.L.B.

● Advocate in the Supreme Court
of India.
● Have been teaching UPSC
Aspirants and Law students from
last 12 years.
● Authored several books on
Criminal Law, Constitution and
Forensic Genetics
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HISTORICAL UNDERPINNINGS

● BRITISH RAJ ACTS-REGULATING ACTS

● INDIAN COUNCIL ACTS- WHY?
● MAKING OF THE CONSTITUTION-RESOLUTION
● DRAFTING COMMITTEE
● INDIA INDEPENDENCE ACT/G.O.I. ACT
● COLONY/DOMINION etc.
SCHEME OF THE CONSTITUTION

● NUMBERS
● PARTS
● SCHEDULES
● ARTICLES
● WRITTEN/UNWRITTEN/SIZE
● /LAWYER’S PARADISE/COPY-PASTE etc.
FEATURES OF THE CONSTITUTION

● SOURCES
● PHILOSOPHY
● WHY PREAMBLE?
● WHY NOT…..?
● ARTICLE 368-PARLIAMENT?
● COMPARISON
PREAMBLE

● WORD BY WORD
● SOURCE
● WHY AMENDED?
● UNDERLYING PHILOSOPHY
● BERU BARI CASE
● KESAVANANDA BHARATI CASE
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS

● ALL RIGHTS
● LIMITATIONS
● AMENDMENTS
● ENFORCEMENT
● CURRENT AFFAIRS
● CONFLICTS
D.P.S.P

● ALL DIRECTIVES
● LIMITATIONS
● AMENDMENTS
● ENFORCEMENT
● CURRENT AFFAIRS
● CONFLICTS- CHAMPAKAM DORAIRAJAN CASE
FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES

● ALL DUTIES
● LIMITATIONS
● AMENDMENTS
● ENFORCEMENT
● HISTORY/CURRENT AFFAIRS
● 42ND AMENDMENT ROLE
BASIC STRUCTURE

● ALL JUDGMENTS
● N.J.A.C.
● JUDICIAL OVER-REACH
● HISTORY
● CURRENT AFFAIRS
● CRITICISM
PARLIAMENT

● STRUCTURE-P.O.
● HISTORY
● RAJYA SABHA-ROLE AND RELATIONS
● LOK SABHA-ROLE AND RELATIONS
● PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES
● PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES
PARLIAMENT

● BILLS
● MAJORITIES
● BUDGET
● OPPOSITION
● FORUMS
● AMENDMENTS
PRESIDENT

● ROLE
● DIFFERENCE FROM U.S.A
● CRITICISM
● POWERS
● RELATION WITH PARLIAMENT
● RELATION WITH PRIME MINISTER
PRESIDENT

● EXECUTIVE POWERS
● LEGISLATIVE POWERS
● JUDICIAL POWERS
● MILITARY POWERS
● EMERGENCY POWERS
● RUBBER-STAMP OFFICE?
U.C.O.M- P.M.

● PRIME-MINISTER
● RESPONSIBILITIES
● CABINET
● EXECUTIVE DOMINANCE
● RELATION TO PARLIAMENT
● RELATION TO PRESIDENT
STATES

● STATE REORGANIZATION
● 7 CAA 1956
● FEDERALISM
● DISPUTES
● CENTRE STATE RELATIONS
● COMMISSIONS
STATES

● STATE LEGISLATURE
● DIFFERENT FROM PARLIAMENT
● BILLS
● ROLE OF GOVERNOR
● WHY BICAMERALISM?
● PROCEDURES
STATES

● STATE EXECUTIVE
● GOVERNOR-EXECUTIVE ROLE
● L.G. IN DELHI
● PUDUCHERRY
● ARTICLE 370
● UNION TERRITORIES
EMERGENCY PROVISIONS

● IMPORTANCE
● HISTORY
● CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS
● MISUSE OF EMERGENCY PROVISIONS
● CHANGES DURING EMERGENCY
● WAY AHEAD
JUDICIARY

● SUPREME COURT/HIGH COURT/SUBORDINATE

● CHALLENGES TO JUDICIARY
● DOCTRINES/RULES
● P.I.L.
● JUDICIAL ACTIVISM
● JUDICIAL REVIEW etc.
JUDICIARY

● CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS
● COURT OF RECORD
● INDEPENDENCE
● JURISDICTION
● WRITS
● JUDGES CASE
ASSOCIATED TOPICS

● LOK ADALATS
● PENDENCY OF CASES
● QUASI JUDICIAL BODIES
● TRIBUNALS
● LEGAL AID
● A.D.R.
ELECTIONS

● ELECTION COMMISSION
● CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS
● CHALLENGES
● R.O.P ACT
● RECENT ISSUES- E.V.M./M.C.C./VVPAT
● AUTONOMY
OTHER BODIES

● C.B.I/C.V.C/C.I.C.
● LOKPAL AND LOKAYUKTA
● R.T.I./P.H.R.A./U.A.P.A.
● U.P.S.C
● C.A.G.
● N.H.R.C.
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

● STRUCTURE
● CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS
● HISTORY
● PHILOSOPHY
● CHALLENGES
● SUCCESS
IMPORTANT JUDGMENTS

● KESAVANANDA BHARATI
● S.R.BOMMAI
● MINERVA MILLS
● SHAH BANO
● MANEKA GANDHI
● INDIRA NEHRU GANDHI
IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS

● FIRST
● 42ND
● 44TH
● 52ND
● 91ST
● 103RD
IMPORTANT DISPUTES

● TRIPLE TALAQ
● G.S.T
● R.T.I.
● ARTICLE 370
● N.S.A
● U.A.P.A.
ISSUES

● COW SLAUGHTER BAN

● TRIPLE TALAQ
● LIQUOR PROHIBITION
● N.J.A.C
● MASTER OF THE ROSTER
● PRIVACY/L.G.B.T.
‘UNENDING’/GREY AREAS DISCUSSIONS

● ARTICLE 370
● SEPARATION OF POWERS
● DELHI-N.C.T.
● ROLE OF GOVERNOR
● JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS
● ARTICLE 35A
FAVOURITE TOPICS

● RESERVATION
● MINORITIES ISSUE
● LANGUAGE ISSUE
● C.J.I./S.C.
● UNION DOMINANCE
● FINANCIAL GRANTS
EVERGREEN TOPICS

● QUASI FEDERAL
● I.S.W.T.
● VOTING/ELECTIONS
● AUTONOMY????
● PREAMBLE
● ANTI CORRUPTION
MEMORISATION

● ALL PRESIDENTS/ PRIME MINISTER/etc.

● ALL SCHEDULES/F.R./D.P.S.P.
● INTERIM GOVERNMENT
● DRAFTING COMMITTEE
● MAJOR AMENDMENTS
● NUMBERS- MEMBERS/MAJORITY/MAX./MIN.
DO THESE- 100%

THIS IS VITAL
SUMMARY:

● FIRST THINGS FIRST

● CORE TOPICS MUST BE DONE
● GO FOR IT!
SID
Thank You

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