Constitutional Law-I

Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad
Academic Year 2022-23 Batch: (2022-2027)

February 2023 – June 2023
BA/BBA LL.B COURSE HANDOUT (Semester- II)
Course : CONSTITUTIONAL LAW- I
Course Code : 0103230202, 0103240202 No. of Credits 4
Catalogue Code : T1402 No. of Hours 60
Faculty Name : Mrs. K. Shanthi
Consultation Hours : Students can meet the faculty at any time during office hours
Mobile: : 8897604892
Email id : k.shanthi@slsh.edu.in
PROGRAM OBJECTIVE:
1. By Studying law in the particular context of humanities and social sciences the students are
groomed to respond to governance, administration and human behavior.
2. Student’s gain an edge over other peers to lead and shape social and public enterprises such as
the State, Community organization and Social Enterprises.
3. Course curriculum facilitates learning Law in a profound way in response to contemporary
development with hands on experience in legal knowledge and skills in value frame work in a
fast changing India set in a de-globaIizing world.
4. The Student will be groomed in intellectual integrity and ethics.
5. The Student will improve cognitive, problem solving skills, independent critical thinking with
research capabilities.
6. Students will be able to cultivate the ability to appreciate role of lawyers in justice education
in globalizing world, sustainability, poverty and vulnerability.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The course intends to focus on the following issues and achieve the intended outcome:
CO(1):-To enable the students understand the scheme of public law by inculcating the art of reading
and interpreting the Constitution of India
CO(2):-To help the students understand and identify the basic underlying principles of Constitutional
Lawand the working of various organs created by the constitution including their functions.
CO(3):-To enable the students to become familiar with the importance and application of
Constitutional Law, understand the fundamental concepts and doctrines of Constitutional Law and
their importance and application in day to day life.
CO(4):- To help the students examine how the Constitution protects the various kinds of rights of its
citizens and find out the Constitutional remedies for the enforcement of the fundamental rights
CO(5): To help the students gain knowledge of day to day developments related to the Constitution
through amendments, constitutional practice, conventions and judicial decisions
Course Outline:
Topic
r. No. ours
Introduction
05)
1.1. Constitution, Constitutional Law and Constitutionalism
1.2. Rule of Law
1.3. Separation of Power
1.4. Judicial Review
Indian Constitutional Law: Theoretical and Historical
Perspective 03)
2.1. Genesis and making of the Indian Constitution
2.2. Salient features of the Constitution
2.3. Preamble of the Constitution: Significance and Judicial
Interpretation
State' under Article 12
03)
3.1. Scope of the term-'Other Authorities'
3.2. Judicial Review under Article 13
3.3. Doctrine of Eclipse
3.4. Doctrine of Severability
3.5. Waiver of Fundamental Rights
Right to Equality
05)
4.1. Article 14 and Doctrine of 'Reasonable Classification'
4.2. Rule against Arbitrariness
4.3. Article 15 (4) and 16 (4): Constitutionality of Reservation Policy
4.4. Mandal Commission Case and Later Developments
4.5. Special Provisions for Women
Right to Freedom
04)
5.1. Freedoms guaranteed under Article 19 and 'Reasonable
Restrictions'
5.2. Freedom of Press and Electronic Media
5.3. Right to Information
5.4. Right to Bandh and Judicial Responses
Topic 6: Right to Life and Personal Liberty

06)
7.1. Interpretation of Article 21: Maneka to Gopalan and Later
7.2. Extended View of 'Right to Life'
7.3. Constitutional Safeguards against Arbitrary Arrest and
Detention
7.4. Constitutionality of Preventive Detention Laws
Secularism and Freedom of Religion

03)
8.1. Secularism as Basic Structure of the Constitution
8.2. Freedom of Religion and Restrictions
Cultural and Educational Rights of Minorities
03)
9.1. Article 29 and Interests of Minorities
9.2. Right to Establish and Administer Educational Institutions
9.3. T.M.A. Pai Foundation Case and Later developments
Relation between Fundamental Rights and Directive

Principles 02)
Constitutional Remedies to Enforce Fundamental

0 Rights 05)
11.1. Compensation under Articles 32 and 226
11.2. Public Interest Litigation
11.3. Judicial Activism
Amendability of the Constitution

1 03)
12.1. Golak Nath Case
12.2. Basic Structure Doctrine
12.3. Kesavananda Bharti Case and the Later Developments
Total
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DELIVERY SCHEDULE
Session Plan Evidence of

Learning
(Mapping CO
with PO)
Session Topic/Intended Learning Resources and References Intended Assessment/
# Delivery Evaluation and
Process Weighting
S,M,W,NL
1 Topic1:Introduction ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture&Cl CO(1),
1.1.Constitution, ● Jain M. P., Indian ass CO(2)=PO(1) S
Constitutional Law Constitutional Law, 7th ed., Discussion
Wadhwa and Company,
Nagpur (2014) pgs. 1-7
ADDITIONAL READING:
• Pandey J. N.,
Constitutional Law of India,
Central Law Agency, 55th
edition (2018) pg.1-22
CASE LAWS:
● I.R. Coelho (Dead) By LRs.
vs. State of Tamil Nadu and
Ors. (AIR 1999 SC 3197)
● Rameshwar Prasad and Ors.
Vs. Union of India (UOI) and
Anr. (2006) 2 SCC 1
● IndraSawhney and Ors.
vs.Union of India (UOI) and
Ors. 1992 Supp (3 )SCC 212.
● DC Wadhwa Vs State Of
Bihar AIR1987 SC 579
● Minerva Mills Ltd. v. Union
of India, AIR 1980 SC 1789
2. Constitutionalism ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture&Cl CO(1),

● Jain M. P., Indian ass CO(2)=PO(1) S
Constitutional Law, 7th ed., Discussion
Wadhwa and Company,
Nagpur (2014) pgs. 1-7
ADDITIONAL READING:
• Pandey J. N.,
Constitutional Law of India,
Central Law Agency, 55th
edition (2018) pg.1-22
ARTICLES:
● Sartori, Giovanni.
“Constitutionalism: A
Preliminary Discussion.” The
American Political Science
Review, vol. 56, no. 4, 1962,
pp.
853–864.https://doi.org/10.23
07/1952788
https://www.jstor.org/stable/1952
788
3 1.2. Rule of Law ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(2), CO(3) =
● Jain M. P., Indian Class PO(1), PO(2)S
Wadhwa and Company,
Nagpur (2014) pgs. 7 - 9
CASE LAWS:
● A.K. Kraipak V. Union of

India, AIR 1970 SC 150.
● L. Chandra Kumar v. Union
of India, (1997) 3 SCC 261
● ADM Jabalpur v. Shivakant
Shukla, AIR 1976 SC 1283
● Krishnamoorthy v. Sivakumar
and Ors, AIR 2015 SC 1921.
● Shakti Vahini v. Union of
India (UOI) and Ors, AIR
2018 SC 1601
● E.P. Royappa v State of Tamil
Nadu and Anr, AIR 1974 SC
555
ARTICLES:
● Staton, Jeffrey K.
“Commentary on the Articles
Rule-of-Law Concepts and
Rule-of-Law Models.” The
Justice System Journal 33, no.
2 (2012): 235–41.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/23
268816
● The Rule of Law (Stanford
Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
by J Waldron · 2016
https://plato.stanford.edu › entries
› rule-of-law
● Fallon, Richard H. “‘The
Rule of Law’ as a Concept in
Constitutional Discourse.”
Columbia Law Review, vol.
97, no. 1, 1997, pp. 1–56.
JSTOR,
(www.jstor.org/stable/112344
6).
● Jeremy Waldron, The
Concept and the Rule of Law,
Vol. 43, Georgia Law Review,
(2008) available at
https://digitalcommons.law.ug
a.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?arti
cle=1028&context=lectures_p
re_arch_lectures_sibley.
● Soli J. Sorabjee’s Lecture at
Brandeis University,
Massachusetts, April 14th
2010, available at
http://www.brandeis.edu/prog
rams/southasianstudies/pdfs/r
ule%20of%20law%20full%2
0text.pdf. Last seen on
(23/09/2019)
● (2021) 5 SCC J-, A Rule of
Law in Democracy by Justice
N.V.
Ramanahttp://www.scconline.
com.eu1.proxy.openathens.ne
t/DocumentLink/uIkoNfSy5
4 1.3 Separation of Power ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(2), CO(3) =

Pandey J. N., Constitutional Law Class PO(1), PO(2) M
of India, Central Law Agency, Discussion
55th edition (2018) pg.1-22
ADDITIONAL READING:
● Massey, J.P., 'Administrative
Law', Eastern book Company,
Lucknow, Sixth Edition, 2005
● Sathe S.P., 'Administrative
Law', Lexis Nexis, New
Delhi, Seventh Edition, 2004
CASE LAW:
● I.R. Coelho v. State of T.N.,
(2007) 2 SCC 1
● Public Interest Foundation v.
Union of India (2019) 3 SCC
224
● Ram Jawayya Kapoor V State
of PunjabAIR 1955 SC 549
● Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj
Narain 1975 Supp. SCC1,
AIR 1975 SC 2299
● I.C.Golak Nath v. State of
Punjab
ARTICLES:
● Entin, Jonathan L.,
"Separation of Powers, the
Political Branches, and the
Limits of Judicial Review"
(1990). Faculty Publications. 367.

https://scholarlycommons.law.cas
e.edu/faculty_publications/367
● Eli M. Salzberger, A positive

analysis of the doctrine of
separation of powers, or: Why
do we have an independent
judiciary?
International Review of Law and

Economics, Volume 13, Issue4,
December 1993, Pages 349-379
https://doi.org/10.1016/0144-818
8(93)90029-5
● The Separation of Powers
Author(s): John A. Fairlie,

Michigan Law Review , Feb.,
1923, Vol. 21, No. 4 (Feb., 1923),
pp. 393-436
URL:https://www.jstor.org/stable/
1277683
● Barber, N. W. “Prelude to the
Separation of Powers.” The
Cambridge Law Journal 60,
no. 1 (2001): 59–88.
08751
5 1.4. Judicial Review ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(2), CO(3)=

● Pandey J. N., Constitutional Class PO(1), PO(2) S
Law of India, Central Law Discussion
Agency, 55th edition (2018)
pgs. 28-30
● Jain M. P., Indian
Constitutional Law, 7th ed.,
Wadhwa and Company,
Nagpur (2014) pgs. 7 - 9
ADDITIONAL READING:
• Constituent assembly
Debates Vol. VII at 953
CASES:
● Marbury V. Madison, 1803
● Dr. Bonham v. Cambridge
University, 77 Eng. Rep. 638
● Shankari Prasad V. Union of
India AIR 1951 SC 458
● Sajjan Singh V. State of
Rajasthan AIR 1965 SC 845
● I.C. Golak Nath&Ors V. State
of Punjab AIR 1967 SC 1643
● Kesavananda Bharti V. State
of Kerala AIR 1973 SC 1461
● Indira Nehru Gandhi V. Raj
Narain AIR 1975 SC 865
● Minerva Mills V. Union of
● I.R. Coelho V. State of Tamil
Nadu AIR 2008 SC 861
ARTICLES:
● Doreen Lustig, J H HWeiler,
Judicial review in the
contemporary
world—Retrospective and
prospective, International
Journal of Constitutional
Law, Volume 16, Issue 2,
April 2018, Pages 315–372,
https://doi.org/10.1093/icon/
moy057
6 Topic 2: Indian ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(1)=PO(1)M

Constitutional Law: ● Pandey J. N., Constitutional Class
Theoretical and Historical Law of India, Central Law Discussion
Perspective Agency, 55th edition (2018)
2.1. Genesis and making of
the Indian Constitution pg. 1-15
ARTICLES:
● Raju, K. H. Cheluva. “Dr. B.
R. AmbedkarAnd Making Of
The Constitution: A Case
Study of Indian Federalism.”
The Indian Journal of
Political Science 52, no. 2
(1991): 153–64.
855548.
● Shekhawat, Vineeta,
AndVibhutiShekhawat.
“Indian Constitution: Model
Designing And Summation.”
(1990): 54–74.
855469.
7 2.2. Salient features of the ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(1)=PO(1)M

Constitution ● Jain M. P., Indian Class
Wadhwa and Company,
Nagpur (2014) pgs. 10-21
ADDITIONAL READING:
● Pandey J. N., Constitutional
Law of India, Central Law
pgs. 23-30
CASE LAWS:
● PUCL v. Union of India,
(2013) 10 SCC 1
ARTICLES:
● Morgan, David Gwynn. “The
Indian ‘Essential Features’
Case.” The International and
Comparative Law Quarterly
30, no. 2 (1981): 307–37.
9531.
8 2.3. Preamble of the ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(1), CO(2),

Constitution: Significance ● Pandey J. N., Constitutional Class CO(3)= PO(1),
and Judicial Interpretation Law of India, Central Law Discussion PO(2) M
pg. 31-34
ADDITIONAL READING:
● V.N. Shukla's Constitution of
India, Prof (Dr.) Mahendra
Pal Singh (Revised) Edition:
13th 2017, pgs 1-5
CASES:
● In Re: Berubari Union (1)
(1960) 3 SCR 250
● Kesavananda Bharti V. state
of Kerala (1973) 4 SCC 225
● I C Golak Nath v. State of
Punjab, !1967) 2 SCR 762
● S.R.Bommai v. Union of
India (1994) 3 SCC 1
● IndraSawhney v. Union of
● Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj
NarainAIR 1975 SC 865
● NandiniSundar v State of
ChhattisgarhAIR 2011 SC
2839
● VishwaLochan Madan v.
Union of India, (2014) 7 SCC
707
ARTICLES:
● Pillai, K. N.
Chandrasekharan. Journal of
the Indian Law Institute 47,
no. 1 (2005): 115–17.
951955
● Ahmad, S. Waseem, and M.
Ashraf Ali. “SOCIAL
JUSTICE AND THE
CONSTITUTION OF
INDIA.” The Indian Journal
of Political Science 67, no. 4
(2006): 767–82.
856262
● Sack, Peter. “LEGAL
TECHNOLOGY AND
QUEST FOR
FRATERNITY :
REFLECTIONS ON
PREAMBLE OF INDIAN
CONSTITUTION.” Journal
of the Indian Law Institute
32, no. 3 (1990): 294–308.
952306.
9 Topic 3: State' under ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(2), CO(3),

Article 12 ● Jain M. P., Indian Class CO(4)=PO(3)S
3.1. Scope of the term-'Other Wadhwa and Company,
Authorities'
Nagpur (2014) pgs. 856-866
pgs.
ADDITIONAL READING:
● Durga Das Basu,
Commentary on Constitution
of India,635, (8th Edition
2007)
CASES:
● R.D Shetty Vs International
Airport Authority Of India,
AIR 1979 SC 1628
● Pradeep Kumar Bisvas Vs
Indian Institute Of Chemical
Biology, (2002) 5 SCC 1
● Virendra Kumar Srivastava
Vs U.P
RajyaKarmchariKalyan
Nigam, (2005) 1 SCC 149
● G. Bassi Reddy Vas
International Crops Research
Institute, AIR 2003 SC 1764
● Zee Telefilms Ltd. Vs UoI,
(2005) 4 SCC 649
● R.M.D.C. Vs UoI, AIR 1957
SC 781
● Bhikaji Vs State Of MP, AIR
1955 SC 781
● State Of Gujrat Vs Ambica
Mills, AIR1974 SC 1300
● Ujjain Bai v. State of U.P.,
AIR 1962 SC 1621
● Union of India v/s
R.C.Jain,1981 AIR 951, 1981
SCR (2) 854
● State of Gujarat v. Shantilal,
AIR 1969 SC 634 (643)
● Rupa Ashok Hurra v. Ashok
Hurra
● Ajay Hasia v/s Khalid Mujib
ARTICLES:
● The Changing Dimensions Of
Other Authorities Under
Article 12, Rachi Singh &
Saurabh Mishra Scholarly
Research Journal for
Interdisciplinary Studies,
Online ISSN 2278-8808, SJIF
2016 = 6.17, www.srjis.com
UGC Approved Sr. No.49366,

MAR–APR, 2018, VOL- 5/44
10 3.2. Judicial Review under ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(3), CO(6)=
Article 13 ● Pandey J. N., Constitutional Class PO(4)S
Law of India, Central Law Discussion
Wadhwa and Company,
Nagpur (2014) pgs. 854-856
ADDITIONAL READING:
13th 2017, pgs. 38-47
CASES:
● Shankari Prasad V. Union of
● Sajjan Singh V. State of
Rajasthan AIR 1965 SC 845
● I.C. Golak Nath&Ors V. State
of Punjab AIR 1967 SC 1643
● Kesavananda Bharti V. State
of Kerala AIR 1973 SC 1461
● Indira Nehru Gandhi V. Raj
Narain AIR 1975 SC 865
● I.R. Coelho V. State of Tamil
Nadu AIR 2008 SC 861
● Centre for Public Interest
Litigation v. Union of India
and Others, (2016) 6 SCC
408
● S.P. Sampath Kumar v. Union
of India (1987) 1 SCC 124 at
128
of India(1997) 3 SCC 261
ARTICLES:
● Rao, V. Nageswara, and G.B.
Reddy. “Doctrine Of Judicial
Review And Tribunals :
Speed Breakers Ahead.”
Journal of the Indian Law
Institute 39, no. 2/4 (1997):
411–23.
953285.
● Sharan,P. “Constitution Of
India And Judicial Review.”
Political Science, vol. 39, no.
4, 1978, pp. 526–537.
JSTOR,
www.jstor.org/stable/4185487
3.
● Shekhawat, Vibhuti Singh.
“JUDICIAL REVIEW IN
INDIA : MAXIMS AND
LIMITATIONS.” The Indian
Journal of Political Science
55, no. 2 (1994): 177–82.
858807.
● Doreen Lustig, J H HWeiler,
Judicial review in the
contemporary
world—Retrospective and
prospective, International
Journal of Constitutional
Law, Volume 16, Issue 2,
April 2018, Pages 315–372,
https://doi.org/10.1093/icon/
moy057
● Sorabjee, Soli J. “Role of the
Judiciary: Boon or Bane?”
India International Centre
Quarterly 38, no. 3/4 (2011):
126–43.
803975.
11 3.3. Doctrine of Eclipse ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(3), CO(6)=

3.4. Doctrine of Severability ● Jain M. P., Indian Class PO(4)M
3.5. Waiver of Fundamental Constitutional Law, 7th ed., Discussion
Rights Wadhwa and Company,
Nagpur (2014) pgs. 870-875
pgs. 76-82
ADDITIONAL READING:
•V.N. Shukla's Constitution of
India, Prof (Dr.) Mahendra Pal
Singh (Revised) Edition: 13th
2017, pgs. 38-47
CASES:
● Deep Chand v. State of U.P.
AIR 1959 SC 648
● R.M.D.C. v. Union of India,
AIR 1957 SC 628
● State of Gujarat v. Ambica
Mills, AIR 1974 SC 1300
● Bhikhaji v. State of Madhya
Pradesh, AIR 1955 SC 781
● Sagir Ahmed v. State of Uttar
Pradesh, AIR 1954 SC 728
● RomeshThapar v. State of
Madras, AIR 1950 SC 124
● BasheshwarNath v. IT
Commissioner, 1959 AIR
149, 1959 SCR Supl. (1) 528
● Justice K S Puttaswamy v.
UOI &Anr.
ARTICLES:
● Rao, Sushila. “The Doctrine
of Eclipse in Constitutional
Law: A Critical Reappraisal
of Its Contemporary Scope
and Relevance.” Student Bar
Review 18, no. 1 (2006):
45–68.
306646.
● Jain, D. C. Journal of the
Indian Law Institute 11, no. 1
(1969): 118–22.
950015
12-13 Topic 4: Right to Equality ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(1), CO(2),
● Jain M. P., Indian Class CO(3)=PO(1),
Article 14 and Doctrine of Constitutional Law, 7th ed., Discussion PO(4)S
'Reasonable Classification' Wadhwa and Company,
Nagpur (2014) pgs. 876-885;
885-931
pgs. 83-142
ADDITIONAL READING:
13th 2017, pgs. 48-80
CASES:
● State Of West Bengal Vs.
Anwar Ali Sarkar
● M Chagganlal Vs. Greater
Bombay Municipality
● AIR 1974 SC 2009
● E P Royappa Vs. State Of
Tamil Nadu, AIR 1974 SC
555
● Al Kalra Vs. Project And
Equipmemt Corp. (1984)
SCC 999
● MithuVs. St. Of Punjab, AIR
1983 SC 473
● Balco Employees Union
Vs.UoI, AIR 2002 SC 350
● SabranandaSonowal Vs.UoI
AIR 2005 SC 3920

● AIIMS Students Union Vs.
AIIMS, AIR 2001 SC 3262
● JavedVs. State. of Haryana
Jt 2003 (6) SC 283

● Daniel Latifi Vs.UoI, (2001)
7 SCC 740
● John Vallamatum Vs.UoI
AIR 2003 SC 2902

ARTICLES:
● Equality and the Indian
Supreme Court.” The
American Journal of
Comparative Law, vol. 14,
no. 3, 1965, pp. 422–458.
JSTOR,
www.jstor.org/stable/838451.
● Nair, Jayadevan S. Journal of
the Indian Law Institute, vol.
55, no. 2, 2013, pp. 241–244.
JSTOR,
4.
● Dalal, Rajbir Singh.
“FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
ENSHRINED IN INDIAN
CONSTITUTION Provisions
and Practices.” The Indian
70, no. 3 (2009): 779–86.
742760.
13 Rule against Arbitrariness ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(1), CO(2),

● Jain M. P., Indian Class CO(3)=PO(1),
Constitutional Law, 7th ed., Discussion PO(4)S
Wadhwa and Company,
Nagpur (2014) pgs. 876-885;
885-931
pgs. 83-142
ADDITIONAL READING:
13th 2017, pgs. 48-80
CASE LAWS:
● Ashoka Kumar Thakur v.
1
● Subhash Chandra Vs Delhi
Subbordinate Service
Selection Board (2009) 15
SCC 458
14-15 Article 15 (4) and 16 (4): ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(1), CO(2),
Constitutionality of ● Jain M. P., Indian Class CO(3)=PO(1),
Reservation Policy Constitutional Law, 7th ed., Discussion PO(4)S
4.4. Mandal Commission Wadhwa and Company,
Case and Later
Developments Nagpur (2014) pgs.932-963;
964-1005
pgs. 142-194
ADDITIONAL READING:
13th 2017, pgs. 88-124
CASES:
● State of Madras v.
ChampakamDorairajan, AIR
1951 SC 226
● Indira Sawney v. Union of
India, AIR 1993 SC 477
● Marri Chandra Shekhar Rao
v. Seth GS Medical College,
(1990) 3 SCC 130
● Ashoka Kumar Thakur v.
1
ARTICLES:
● Ghouse, Mohammad.
“Judicial Control Of
Protective Discrimination.”
Institute 11, no. 3 (1969):
371–81.
950036
● Mittal, J. K. “Right to
Equality and the Indian
Supreme Court.” The
American Journal of
Comparative Law 14, no. 3
(1965): 422–58.
https://doi.org/10.2307/83845
1.
● Imam, Mohammed.
“Reservation Of Seats For
Backward Classes In Public
Services And Educational
Institutions.” Journal of the
(1966): 441–49.
949913.
● Kumar, Virendra. “Dynamics
Of Reservation Policy:
Towards A More Inclusive
Social Order.” Journal of the
(2008): 478–517.
952175
16 4.5. Special Provisions for ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(1), CO(2),
Women ● Jain M. P., Indian Class CO(3)=PO(1),
Constitutional Law, 7th ed., Discussion PO(4)M
Wadhwa and Company,
Nagpur (2014)932-937
CASES:
● ShayraBano v Union of India
(2017) case
● Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah
Bano Begum (1985)
● The Secretary, Ministry of
Defence v
BabitaPuniya&Ors. (2020)
case
● Vineeta Sharma v Rakesh
Sharma (2020)
● Federation of Obstetric and
Gynecological Societies of
India (FOGSI) v. Union of
India&Ors. (2019)
● Danamma @ Suman Surpur
v. Amar (2018)
● ShamimaFarooqui v. Shahid
Khan (2015)
● Kakali Ghosh v. Chief Secy.
A&NAdministration (2014)
● Suchita Srivastava &Anr. v.
Chandigarh Administration
(2009)
● Arunachala Gounder (Dead)
by Lrs. V. Ponnusamy and
Ors
ARTICLES:
● Ahmad, S. Waseem, and M.
Ashraf Ali. “Social Justice
And The Constitution Of
India.” The Indian Journal of
(2006): 767–82.
856262.
● Sivaramayya, B. “Law, Status
Of Women And Social
Change.” Journal of the
(1983): 270–88.
950876.
● Affirmative Action Under
Article 15(3): Reassessing
The Meaning of “Special
Provisions” for Women
https://nlsir.com/affirmative-a
ction-under-article-153-reasse
ssing-the-meaning-of-special-
provisions-for-women/#_ftnre
f91
17-18 Topic 5:Right to Freedom ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(1), CO(3),
Class CO(3)=PO(1),
Freedoms guaranteed under ● Jain M. P., Indian Discussion PO(4)S
Article 19 and 'Reasonable Constitutional Law, 7th ed.,
Restrictions' Wadhwa and Company,
Nagpur (2014)1012-1025;
1043-1054
ADDITIONAL READING:
13th 2017, pgs. 128-135
CASE LAW:
● Shreya Singhal v. Union of
India, (2015) 15 SCC 1, 131
● Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting, Govt. of India
v. Cricket Association of
Bengal, AIR 1995 SC 1236
● Maneka Gandhi v. Union of
● PP Enterprises v. Union of
● State of Madras v. V G Row,
AIR 1952 SC 597
● State of Bombay v. F N
Balsara, AIR 1951 SC 318
● Union of India v. Naveen
Jindal, AIR 2004 SC 1559
● Chintanman Rao v. State of
Madhya Pradesh
● Dwaraka Prasad. V. State of
U.P , AIR 1954 SC 224
● Minicipal Corp. v. Jan Mohd.
Usmanbhai, (1986) 3 SCC 20.
31
ARTICLES:
● Govindu, V. “Contradictions
In Freedom Of Speech And
Expression.” The Indian
72, no. 3 (2011): 641–50.
858840.
19 Freedom of Press and ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(1), CO(3),

Electronic Media ● Jain M. P., Indian Class CO(4)=PO(1),
Constitutional Law, 7th ed., Discussion PO(4)S
Wadhwa and Company,
Nagpur (2014) 1026-1034
pgs. 195-226
ADDITIONAL READING:
13th 2017, pgs. 136-148
CASES:
● Indian Express Newspaper v.
Union of India, 1985 SCR (2)
287
● Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting v. Bengal
Cricket Association, AIR
1995 SC 1235.
● Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd
vs Union of India AIR 1973
SC 106
● Odyssey Communications (P)
Ltd .v.
LokvidayanSanghatana
● Union of India v. Assn. for
Democratic Reforms(2002) 5
SCC 294
ARTICLES:
● Singh, S.N. “Constitutionality
of Monopoly Restraints on
Newspaper Undertakings.”
251–59.
951084.
● Gaur, K.D. “Constitutional
Rights and Freedom of Media
In India.” Journal of the
(1994): 429–54.
952367.
● Vishal Sharma, “Regulatory
Mechanism For Electronic
Media: Protecting Freedom
Of Speech From The
Onslaught Of Uncontrolled
Media”ILI Law Review Vol.
II
https://www.ili.ac.in/pdf/vsha
rma.pdf
● LhendupGyatsoBhutia, “My
Sister Jessica Got Justice Due
to Media,”DNA, Sep. 9,
2007. Available at: http://
www.dnaindia.com/india/repo
rt-my-sister-jessica-got-justic
e-due-to-media-1120440
● Jain, M.P. “Article 19 (1) (A):
Freedom Of The Press:
Bennett Coleman & Co. v.
Union of India.” Journal of
no. 1 (1973): 154–64.
950191.
● 5.2 CALQ (2021) 53 Prior
Restraint vis-a-vis Freedom
of Press in India, Agneya
Gopinath1 and Vikrant Dere
20-21 Right to Information ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(1), CO(3),

Right to Bandh and Judicial ● Jain M. P., Indian Class CO(4)=PO(1),
Responses Constitutional Law, 7th ed., Discussion PO(4)M
Wadhwa and Company,
Nagpur (2014)pgs. 1034-1043
CASES:
● TK Rangarajan v State of
Tamil Nadu 2003(6) SCALE
84 (India).
● Kameshwar Prasad v.
Territory of Bihar AIR 1962
SC 1166 (India)
● T. K. Rangarajan v
Government of Tamilnadu
● Apparel Export Promotion
Council vs A.K. Chopra
ARTICLES:
● Rath, B. P., and B. B. Das.
“Right to Strike: An
Analysis.” Indian Journal of
Industrial Relations 41, no. 2
(2005): 248–60.
768011.
22-23 Protection against ex-post ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(1), CO(3),
facto Laws, Double ● Jain M. P., Indian Class CO(4)=PO(1),
Jeopardy Constitutional Law, 7th ed., Discussion PO(4)S
Wadhwa and Company,
Nagpur (2014) pgs.
1089-1096
pgs. 254-263
ADDITIONAL READING:
13th 2017, pgs. 198-233
CASE LAWS:
● PVP Ventures Ltd. v. Bombay
Stock Exchange Ltd, 2021
SCC OnLine SAT 90
● State of Bombay vs.
KathiKaluoghad, AIR 1961
SC 1808
● Rao Shiv Bahadur Singh v.
State of V.P., 1953 SCR 1188
● State of M.P. v. Veereshwar
Rao Agnihotri ..., 1957 SCR
868
● State (NCT of Delhi) v.
Navjot Sandhu, (2005) 11
SCC 600
● Maqbool Hussain v. State of
Bombay, 1953 SCR 730
ARTICLES:
● Levmore, Saul, and Ariel
Porat. “Bargaining with
Double Jeopardy.” The
Journal of Legal Studies 40,
no. 2 (2011): 273–93.
https://doi.org/10.1086/66084
0.
24-25 Protection against ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(1), CO(2),

Self-incrimination Class CO(4)=PO(1),
Discussion PO(4), PO(5) S
Wadhwa and Company,
Nagpur (2014) pgs.
1098-1109
pgs.259-263
ADDITIONAL READING:
13th 2017, pgs. 203-209
CASE LAWS:
● Selvi v. State of Karnataka,
(2010) 7 SCC 263
● Kartar Singh v. State of
Punjab, (1994) 3 SCC 569
● Tofan Singh v. State of T.N.,
(2021) 4 SCC 1
● NandiniSatpathy v. P.L. Dani,
(1978) 2 SCC 424
● Yogendra Kumar Jaiswal v.
State of Bihar, (2016) 3 SCC
183
● Delhi Judicial Service Assn.
v. State of ..., (1991) 4 SCC
406
● R.M. Malkani v. State of
Maharashtra, (1973) 1 SCC
471
ARTICLES:
● Modi, Neal. “Toward An
International Right Against
Self-Incrimination:
Expanding The Fifth
Amendment’s ‘Compelled’
To Foreign Compulsion.”
Virginia Law Review 103, no.
5 (2017): 961–1015.
6525272
● Akshat Mittal and Aakarsh
Mishra , Right against
Self-Incrimination: A
Detailed Study & Analysis of
Laws Prevailing in India, 4
(2) IJLMH Page 1868 - 1882
(2021), DOI:
http://doi.one/10.1732/IJLMH
.26425
26-27 Topic 6:Right to Life and ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(1), CO(2),
Personal Liberty ● Jain M. P., Indian Class CO(4)=PO(1),
Constitutional Law, 7th ed., Discussion PO(4), PO(5) S
Interpretation of Article 21: Wadhwa and Company,
Maneka to Gopalan and
Later Nagpur (2014) pgs.
1114-1147; 1147-1156
ADDITIONAL READING:
13th 2017, pgs. 210-233
CASE LAWS:
● A K Gopalan v. State of
Madras
● Maneka Gandhi v. Union of
IndiaAIR 1978 SC 597
● Apparel Export Promotion
Council v. A.K. Chopra, AIR
1999 SC 625
● Bodhisattwa Gautam v.
Subhra Chakraborty, 1996
AIR 922, 1996 SCC (1) 490
ARTICLES:
● International Journal of Law
Management & Humanities
[Vol. 3 Iss 5; 424] © 2020.
[ISSN 2581-5369] Critical
Analysis on Interpretation of
Article21 of the Indian
Constitution by Piyasha Das
https://www.ijlmh.com/wp-conten
t/uploads/Critical-Analysis-on-Int
erpretation-of-Article-21-of-the-I
ndian-Constitution.docx.pdf
● Bharati Law Review, Oct. –

Dec., 2014 107, Evolution Of
Due Process In India by Mr.
A.H. Hawaldar
http://docs.manupatra.in/newsline
/articles/Upload/C64E2EB3-321D
-470D-A4C8-0EE5E55BA21A.p
df
28 Extended View of 'Right to ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(2), CO(4),
Life' ● Jain M. P., Indian Class CO(6)=PO(1),
Wadhwa and Company,
Nagpur (2014) pgs.
1158-1181; 1227-1232
ADDITIONAL READING:
13th 2017, pgs. 226-233
CASES:
● Sunil Batra v. Delhi
Administration, AIR 1978 SC
1675
● Francis Coralie v. Union
Territory of Delhi, 1981 AIR
746, 1981 SCR (2) 516
● BandhuaMuktiMorcha v.
Union of India, 1984 AIR
802, 1984 SCR (2) 67
● Peoples Union for
Democratic Rights v. Union
of India, 1982 AIR 1473,
1983 SCR (1) 456
● Chandra Raja Kumar v.
Police Commissioner
Hyderabad, AIR 1998 AP 302
● State of Maharashtra v.
Chandrabhan, 983 AIR 803,
1983 SCR (3) 327
● Vishakha v. State of
Rajasthan, AIR 1997 SC 3011
: (1997) 6 SCC 241
● Murli S. Deora v. Union of
India
● Smt. Kiran Bedi v.
Committee of Inquiry, 1989
AIR 714, 1989 SCR (1) 20
● State of Maharashtra v. Public
Concern of Governance Trust,
AIR 1989 SC 714
● State of U.P. v.
MohammaadNaim, 1964 AIR
703, 1964 SCR (2) 363
● State of Bihar v. Lal Krishna
Advani, AIR 2003 SC 335
● Vellore Citizens Welfare
Forum vs Union of India
● HussainaraKhatoon vs. State
of Bihar, AIR 1979 SC 1360
● Justice K.S. Puttuswamy
(Retd.) vs. Union of India and
Other
ARTICLES:
● 60 JILI (2018) 97, Right to
'Die with Dignity': Analysis
of 'Common Cause v. Union
of India' (2018)
http://www.scconline.com.eu1.pro
xy.openathens.net/DocumentLink/
yydS1oH0
● 5.2 CALQ (2021) 53
Prior Restraint vis-a-vis Freedom

of Press in India
By Agneya Gopinath1 and
Vikrant Dere
1QJWCWj1
● 5.1 CALQ (2021) 9
Desegregating Equality : Towards

A Right to Inclusive Education
for Children with Disabilities by
SanjanaSrikumar
● Grewal, Puneet Kaur.
“Honour Killings and Law in
India.” IOSR Journal of
Humanities and Social
Science, vol. 5, no. 6, 2012,
pp. 28–31.,
doi:10.9790/0837-0562831
29 Extended View of 'Right to ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(2), CO(4),

Life' ● Jain M. P., Indian Class CO(6)=PO(1),
Wadhwa and Company,
Nagpur (2014) pgs.
1158-1181; 1227-1232
ADDITIONAL READING:
13th 2017, pgs. 226-233
CASES:
● Shakti Vahini vs. Union of
India, 2018 (7) SCC 192
● Chameli Singh v. State of
Uttar Pradesh, 1996( 2 )SCC
549
● Sodan Singh v. New Delhi
Municipal Committee
● ParmanandaKatara v. Union
of IndiaAIR (1989) 2039
● Navtej Singh Johar v. Union
of India: 2018 (1) SCC 791
● ArunaRamchandra
Shanbaug v. Union of
India: 2011 (4) SCC 454
and Common Cause v.
Union of India: (2018) 9
SCC 382
● PSV v. The Indian School
& anr. -Not Allowing
Student To Take Board
Exams On Ground Of Non
Payment Of Fees Violative
Of Article 21
● NAINA RANA V. STATE
(GOVT. OF NCT OF
DELHI)
● Budhadev Karmaskar v.
State of West Bengal- need
for more supporting laws
and recognized the right to
life with dignity of sex
workers
●
ARTICLES:
● 60 JILI (2018) 97, Right to
'Die with Dignity': Analysis
of 'Common Cause v. Union
of India' (2018)
yydS1oH0
● 5.2 CALQ (2021) 53
Prior Restraint vis-a-vis Freedom

of Press in India
By Agneya Gopinath1 and
Vikrant Dere
1QJWCWj1
● 5.1 CALQ (2021) 9
Desegregating Equality : Towards

A Right to Inclusive Education
for Children with Disabilities by
SanjanaSrikumar
● Grewal, Puneet Kaur.
“Honour Killings and Law in
India.” IOSR Journal of
Humanities and Social
Science, vol. 5, no. 6, 2012,
pp. 28–31.,
doi:10.9790/0837-0562831
30-31 Constitutional Safeguards ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(2), CO(4),

against Arbitrary Arrest and ● Jain M. P., Indian Class CO(6)=PO(1),
Detention Constitutional Law, 7th ed., Discussion PO(4), PO(5) S
Wadhwa and Company,
Constitutionality of Nagpur (2014) 1182-1225
Preventive Detention Laws
ADDITIONAL READING:
13th 2017, pgs. 234-248
CASE LAWS:
● D K Basu v. Union of India
● Union of India v. K A Najeeb
● Shaheen Welfare Association
v. Union of India
● Ram Jethmalani v. Union of
India, (1984) 3 SCC 571
● Govt. of India v. Alka
Subhash Gadia, 1992 Supp
(1) SCC 496
● Bhim Singh v. State of J & K,
1984 Supp SCC 504
ARTICLES:
● De, Rohit. Law & Society
Review, vol. 48, no. 3, 2014,
pp. 687–689.,
1. .
● Parsoon, Bharat Bhushan.
Institute, vol. 40, no. 1/4,
1998, pp. 339–341. JSTOR,
0.
32-33 Topic: 7:Secularism and ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(3), CO(4),
Freedom of Religion ● Jain M. P., Indian Class CO(6)=PO(1),
Constitutional Law, 7th ed., Discussion PO(4), PO(5) M
Secularism as Basic Wadhwa and Company,
Structure of the Constitution
Nagpur (2014) pgs.
1244-1245
ADDITIONAL READING:
pgs.382-400
CASE LAWS:
● Santosh Kumar Vs Secy. of
Ministry of Human Resources
Development, AIR 1995 SC
605
● Ahmedabad St. Xaviers
College V. State Of Gujrat,
AIR 1974 SC 1389
● Ismail Farooqi Vs UoI
● AIR 1995 SC 605
● BijoeEmmannuel Vs UoI,
(1986) 3 SCC 615
● State of West Bengal Vs.
Commissioner Of Police
Calcutta, (1984) 4 SCC 522
● Commr. Of Police Vs
Acharya Jagdeeshvarananda,
(2004) 12 SCC 189
● SaifuddinSaheb Vs. State of
Bombay, AIR 1962 SC 853
● BramchariSideshwar Shai Vs.
State of West Bengal, 1995 4
SCC 646
● Erj Swami Vs State of Tamil
Nadu, AIR 1972 SC1586
● Aruna Roy Vs UoI, 2002 7
SCC 368
● S R Bommai Vs UoI, AIR
1994 SC 1918
ARTICLES:
● Upadhyaya, Prakash Chandra.
“The Politics of Indian
Secularism.” Modern Asian
Studies, vol. 26, no. 4, 1992,
pp. 815–853. JSTOR,
● Madan, T. N. “Whither Indian
Secularism?” Modern Asian
Studies, vol. 27, no. 3, 1993,
pp. 667–697. JSTOR,
● Sen, Amartya. “The Threats
to Secular India.” Social
Scientist, vol. 21, no. 3/4,
1993, pp. 5–23. JSTOR,
.
34 Freedom of Religion and ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(2), CO(4),

Restrictions ● Jain M. P., Indian Class CO(6)=PO(1),
Wadhwa and Company,
Nagpur (2014) pgs.
1246-1265
pgs.382-400
ADDITIONAL READING:
13th 2017, pgs.262-280
CASE LAWS:
● RatilalPanachand Gandhi v.
State of BombayAIR 1983
SC 1
● the Commissioner Hindu
Religious Endowments
Madras v. Sri L T Swamiar of
Sri Shriur Matt
● Lily Thomas v. Union of
India
● Indian Young Lawyers
Association vs. State of
Kerala
● Navtej Singh Johar vs. Union
of India (2017)
ARTICLES:
● Menon, Parvathi. “Sabarimala
and Women’s Identity in
Kerala.” Social Scientist 48,
no. 3/6 (562-565) (2020):
3–24.
6979095
● ACEVEDO, DEEPA DAS.
“Temples, Courts, and
Dynamic Equilibrium in the
Indian Constitution.” The
American Journal of
Comparative Law 64, no. 3
(2016): 555–82.
6425464
● An Equal Right to Freedom
of Religion: A Reading of the
Supreme Court’s Judgment in

Sabarimala, SuhrithParthasarathy,
https://ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/wp-cont
ent/uploads/2021/04/U-of-OxHRJ
-J-An-Equal-Right-to-Freedom-of
-Religion-1.pdf
35 Topic 8: Cultural and ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(2), CO(4),
Educational Rights of ● Jain M. P., Indian Class CO(6)=PO(1),
Minorities Constitutional Law, 7th ed., Discussion PO(4), PO(5) S
Wadhwa and Company,
. Article 29 and Interests of
Minorities Nagpur (2014) pgs.
1266-1270
ADDITIONAL READING:
13th 2017, pgs. 282-299
CASES:
● St. Xaviers College v. the
State of Gujarat, AIR 1974
SC 1389
● Islamic Academy of
Education v. the State of
Karnataka, AIR 2003 SC
3724
● P.A. Inamdar v. the State of
Maharashtra
● Ravneet Kaur v. Christian
Medical College, Ludhiana's
Case 1998(AIR 1998 P H 1)
● A.M.Patroni v. Kesavan
● D. A. V. College v. State of
Punjab
● Re Kerala Education Bill,
AIR 1958 SC 956
ARTICLE:
● Ranu Jain. “Minority Rights
in Education: Reflections on
Article 30 of the Indian
Constitution.” Economic and
Political Weekly 40, no. 24
(2005): 2430–37.
16749.
36-37 Right to Establish and ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(3), CO(4),
Administer Educational ● Jain M. P., Indian Class CO(6)= PO(1),
Institutions Constitutional Law, 7th ed., Discussion PO(4), PO(5)M
T.M.A. Pai Foundation Case Wadhwa and Company,
and Later developments
Nagpur (2014) pgs.
1270-1296
ADDITIONAL READING:
13th 2017, pgs. 282-299
CASE LAWS:
● TMA PaiFoundation v. State
of KarnatakaAIR 2003 SC
355
● BramchariSidheswar v. State
of West Bengal
● D.A.V. College, Bhatinda v.
State of Punjab
● S.P. Mittal v. Union of India,
AIR 1983 SC 1
● St. Xaviers College v. the
State of Gujarat, AIR 1974
SC 1389
● Islamic Academy of
Education v. the State of
Karnataka, AIR 2003 SC
3724
● P.A. Inamdar v. the State of
Maharashtra(2005) 6 SCC
537
ARTICLES:
● Vishal Sharma, Article 21a
Article Versus 30 (1): Right
To Education Versus Minority
Rights, Issue 2016 ILI Law
Reviewhttps://ili.ac.in/pdf/p4
_vishal.pdf
● Rao, K. Shrinivas. “WRITS
AGAINST EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS.” Journal of
no. 1/2 (1984): 110–21.
950889.
38-39 Topic 9: Relation between ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(2), CO(4)
Fundamental Rights and ● Jain M. P., Indian Class =PO(2), PO(4) M
Directive Principles Constitutional Law, 7th ed., Discussion
Wadhwa and Company,
Nagpur (2014) pgs.
1406-1416
pgs. 474-479
ADDITIONAL READING:
13th 2017, pgs.371-376
CASE LAWS:
● State of Madras v.
ChampakamDorairajanAIR
1951 SC 226
● Minerva Mills v. Union of
● State of Bombay v. F N
Balsara, AIR 1951 SC 318
● KesavanandaBharati v. State
of Kerala, AIR 1973 SC 1461
● Pathumma And Others vs
State of Kerala And Others,
1978 AIR 771, 1978 SCR (2)
537
● JhonVallamatton Vs UoI,
AIR2003 SC 2902
● State Of Madras Vs
ChampakamDorairajan,
AIR1951 SC228
● In re Kerala Education Bill,
AIR1957 SC956
● Kesavnanda Bharti Vs UOI,
AIR 1978 SC 1461
● Minerva Mills Vs UOI,
AIR1980 SC1789
● State of Tamil Nadu V. Abu
Kavur Bai, AIR1984 SC626
● Unni Krishnan Vs St Of Ap,
1993 1SCC 645
● State Of Gujrat Vs Mirzapur
Moti Qureshi KassabJamet,
AIR 2006 SC212
ARTICLE:
● Ambrose, A.David.
“Directive Principles Of State
Policy And Distribution Of
Material Resources With
Special Reference To Natural
Resources – Recent Trends.”
1–20.
953624.
● Fundamental rights and
directiveprinciples of state
policy in India, C. C. Aikman
http://www.nzlii.org/nz/journals/
VUWLawRw/1987/29.pdf
40-41 Topic 10: Constitutional ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(5) =PO(3) S
Remedies to Enforce ● Jain M. P., Indian Class
Fundamental Rights Constitutional Law, 7thed., Discussion
Wadhwa and Company,
Compensation under Articles
32 and 226
Nagpur (2014) pgs.
1352-1369
ADDITIONAL READING:
13th 2017, pgs.341-365
CASE LAWS:
● State of Punjab v. Anshika
Goyal
● S P Gupta Vs UoI, AIR1984
SC802
● Fertilizer Co, Kamnagar
Union Vs UoI, AIR1981
SC434
● BandhuMuktiMorcha Vs UoI,
AIR1984 SC802
● Rural Litigation Vs State of U
P, AIR1989 SC594
● Mc Mehta Vs UOI, AIR1987
SC1087
● Chairman, Railway Board Vs
Chandrima Das, AIR 2000
SC988
● Mc Mehta Vs Kamal Nath,
JT2002 (3) SC64
● State oF Karnataka Vs All
India Manufacturers Org.,
2006 4 SCC 683
● GuruvayoorDevaswom
Managing Commt. Vs C K
Rajan, 2003 7SCC 546
● Trilok Chand Mitichand Vs H
B Munshi, AIR1970 SC898
● Daryao Vs State of U P, AIR
1961 SC1457
● Maharashtra Chess Assn. v.
Union of Indi ..., (2020) 13
SCC 285
● State of U.P. v. Manoj Kumar
Sharma, (2021) 7 SCC 806
● Nitin Aryan v. State of
Chhattisgarh, 2021 SCC
OnLineChh 1636, decided on
07-06-2021
ARTICLES:
● NirmalenduBikashRakshit.
“Right to Constitutional
Remedy: Significance of
Article 32.” Economic and
Political Weekly 34, no. 34/35
(1999): 2379–81.
08327.
● Bharati Law Review, Jan. –
Mar., 2016, Compensation On
Breach Of Fundamental
Rights, Mr. Parmindra
Dadhichhttp://docs.manupatra
.in/newsline/articles/Upload/F
92CA75D-18C1-4A74-9533-
53C5CFF297FA.pdf
42 Public Interest Litigation ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(3), CO(4),

● Jain M. P., Indian Class CO(5) = PO(1),
Wadhwa and Company,
Nagpur (2014) pgs. 1370
Law of India, 48thed. Central
Law Agency (2011) pgs.
429-459
ADDITIONAL READING:
13th 2017, pgs. 341-359
CASE LAWS:
● Rural Litigation Entitlement
Kendra (Rlek) Vs. Union of
India
● ParmanandKataraVS. Union
Of India
● M.C. Mehta VS Unionof
India
● HussainaraKhatoon v. State
of Bihar
● Ashish RanjanMohanty v.
State of Odisha, 2022 SCC
OnLine Ori 510
● Supreme Court
Advocates-on-Record
Association and another vs
Union Of India on 6 October,
1993
● Common Cause v. Union of
India' (2018)
ARTICLES:
● Holladay, Zachary. “Public
Interest Litigation in India as
a Paradigm for Developing
Nations.” Indiana Journal of
Global Legal Studies 19, no.
2 (2012): 555–73.
https://doi.org/10.2979/indjgl
olegstu.19.2.555.
42 Public Interest Litigation ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(3), CO(4),

Wadhwa and Company,
Nagpur (2014) pgs. 1370
429-459
ADDITIONAL READING:
13th 2017, pgs. 341-359
CASE LAWS:
● Rural Litigation Entitlement
Kendra (Rlek) Vs. Union of
India
● Supreme Court
Advocates-on-Record
Association and another vs
Union Of India on 6 October,
1993
● Common Cause v. Union of
India' (2018)
● SANJEEV KUMAR TIWARI v.
UNION OF INDIA AND ORS
Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Del)
1071
ARTICLES:
● Holladay, Zachary. “Public
Interest Litigation in India as
a Paradigm for Developing
Nations.” Indiana Journal of
Global Legal Studies 19, no.
2 (2012): 555–73.
https://doi.org/10.2979/indjgl
olegstu.19.2.555
● Rathinam, Francis Xavier,
and A. V. Raja. “Courts as
Regulators: Public Interest
Litigation in India.”
Environment and
Development Economics 16,
no. 2 (2011): 199–219.
265636.
44 Judicial Activism ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(3), CO(4),

Wadhwa and Company,
Nagpur (2014) pgs. 1370
429-459
CASE LAWS:
● The State of Tamilnadu and
Ors. v. K. Balu and Ors.
(2017)
● KesavanandaBharati vs State
of Kerala
● R. Rajagopal vs State Of T.N
1995 AIR 264, 1994 SCC (6)
632
● KapilaHingorani vs State Of
Bihar on 9 May, 2003
● Justice K.S. Puttaswamy and
Ors. v. Union of India (UOI)
and Ors. (2018)
ARTICLES:
● Semwal, M. M., and Sunil
Khosla. “JUDICIAL
ACTIVISM.” The Indian
69, no. 1 (2008): 113–26.
856396
● Bhatia, Ravi P.
“EVOLUTION OF
JUDICIAL ACTIVISM IN
INDIA.” Journal of the Indian
Law Institute 45, no. 2
(2003): 262–74.
953414
● Anand, A.S. “JUDICIAL
REVIEW - JUDICIAL
ACTIVISM - NEED FOR
CAUTION.” Journal of the
Indian Law Institute 42, no.
2/4 (2000): 149–59.
953808
● T.R. Andhyarujina, “The
Unique Judicial Activism of
the Supreme Court of India”,
(2014) 130 Law Quarterly
Review 53
45-46 Topic 11: Amendability of ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(4), CO(6)=
the Constitution ● Jain M. P., Indian Class PO(4), PO(5) M
Wadhwa and Company,
Golak Nath Case
Nagpur (2014) pgs.
1661-1698
pgs.803-811
ADDITIONAL READING:
13th 2017, pgs. 1080-1096
CASE LAWS:
● Sankari Prasad VS UOI
● AIR1951 SC455
● Golak Nath Vs State of
Punjab, AIR1971 SC1643
● Sajjan Singh v. State of
Rajasthan, 1965 AIR 845
● Sanjeev Coke Mfg. Co, V.
Bharat Coking Coal Ltd.,
AIR1983 SC271
● Waman Rao V. UOI,
AIR1981 SC271
● KihotoHollohon V. Zachillu,
AIR1993 SC412
● Sasanka V. UOI, AIR1981
SC522
● I R Coelho (Dead) By LRs V.
State of Tamil Nadu,
AIR2007 SC861
● PUCL VS UOI, AIR2003
SC87
● T N Seshan Vs UOI, 1995
4SCC 611
47 Basic Structure Doctrine ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(4), CO(6)=

● Jain M. P., Indian Class PO(4), PO(5)S
Wadhwa and Company,
Nagpur (2014) pgs.1661-1698
pgs.803-811
ADDITIONAL READING:
● “The KesavanandaBharati
case
the untold story of the struggle for

supremacy by the Supreme Court
and parliament” by T. R.
Andhyarujina2011, Universal
Law Pub. Co.
● Basic Structure
Constitutionalism- Revisiting
KesavanandaBharati
By Sanjay S. Jain and Sathya

Narayan, 2011 Edition, EBC
Webstore
CASE LAWS:
● Keshavnanda Bharti Vs State
of Kerala, AIR1973 SC1461
● S R Bommaiv.Union of India
1994 AIR 1918, 1994 SCC
(3)
● Shankari Prasad vs Union of
India, 1951
● Sajjan Singh vs State of
Rajasthan, 1965
● Golak Nath vs State of
Punjab, 1967
● Indira Gandhi vs Raj Narain,
1975
● Minerva Mills vs Union of
India, 1980
● Waman Rao vs Union of
India, 1981
of India (1997) 3 SCC 261(at
SCC p. 301, Para 78)
● Supreme Court
Advocates-on-Record Assn.
..., (2016) 5 SCC 1
● VishwaLochan Madan v.
707
● KuldipNayar v. Union of
India, (2006) 7 SCC 1
ARTICLES:
● Monika Polzin (2021) The
basic-structure doctrine and
its German and French
origins: a tale of migration,
integration, invention and
forgetting, Indian Law
Review, 5:1, 45-61, DOI:
10.1080/24730580.2020.1866
882
● KLE Law Journal 75,
Constitutional Basis For
Basic Structure Doctrine In
India: Effects And
Applicability, Dr. N. Sathish
Gowda
● 2016 ILI Law Review,
Vicissitudes And Limitations
Of The Doctrine Of Basic
Structure, Setu Gupta
https://ili.ac.in/pdf/p8_setu.pd
f
48 Kesavananda Bharti Case ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(3), CO(4),

and the Later Developments • Jain M. P., Indian Class CO(6)= PO(1),
Constitutional Law, 7th ed., Discussion PO(4), PO(5)M
Wadhwa and Company, Nagpur
(2014) pgs.1661-1698
CASE LAWS:
● Mohammad Sayeed Noori v
State of Maharashtra
● Youth for Equality v Union of
India
● Dr Shah Faesal v Union of
India
● R.C.Poudyal v Union of India
(1994) and In State (NCT of
Delhi) v Union of India
● Yasmeen Zuber Ahmad
Peerzade v Union of India
● Grace Banu v Union of India
● T.N. Prathapan v Union of
India
ARTICLES:
● Kumar, Virendra. “Basic
Structure Of The Indian
Constitution: Doctrine Of
Constitutionally Controlled
Governance [From
KesavanandaBharati to I.R.
Coelho].” Journal of the
(2007): 365–98.
952120
49 Kesavananda Bharti Case ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(3), CO(4),
and the Later Developments • Jain M. P., Indian Class CO(6)= PO(1),
Constitutional Law, 7th ed., Discussion PO(4), PO(5)M
Wadhwa and Company, Nagpur
(2014) pgs.1661-1698
CASE LAWS:
● Supreme Court
Advocates-on-Record
Association and Another v.
441.
● Supreme Court
Advocates-on-Record-
Association and Another v.
Union of India, Writ Petition
(Civil) No. 13 of 2015
(October 16, 2015)
ARTICLES:
● Kumar, Virendra. “Basic
Structure Of The Indian
Constitution: Doctrine Of
Constitutionally Controlled
Governance [From
KesavanandaBharati to I.R.
Coelho].” Journal of the
(2007): 365–98.
952120
50-60 Topic 12: Self-learning, Class CO(3), CO(4),

Tutorials, Revision, Recent Discussion CO(6)= PO(1),
Developments PO(4), PO(5)M
RECOMMENDED ESSENTIAL READING TEXT BOOK:

⮚ Jain M. P., Indian Constitutional Law, 7th ed., Wadhwa and Company, Nagpur (2014)
⮚ Pandey J. N., Constitutional Law of India, 48thed. Central Law Agency (2011)
SUGGESTED BOOKS:
● Basu, Durga Das, Comparative Constitutional Law, Lexis Nexis Butterworths Wadhwa, Nagpur
(2010)
● BasuDurga Das, Shorter Constitution of India, 14th edn., Vol. 1 & 2 Lexis Nexis Butterworths
Wadhwa, Nagpur, (2009)
● Granville Austin, The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation, Oxford University Press,
(2000)
● GranvilleAustin, Working A Democratic Constitution: A History of the Indian Experience, Oxford
University Press, New Delhi (2012)
● Jain M. P., Indian Constitutional Law, 5th ed., Wadhwa and Company, Nagpur (2010)
● M P Singh, V N Shukla’s Constitution of India, 13th ed., Eastern Book Company (2017)
● K. C. Wheare, Modern Constitutions, Oxford University Press, (1984)
● Khanna H. R., Making of India's Constitution, 2nd Ed., Eastern Book Co., (2008)
● KrishnaswamySudhir, Democracy and Constitutionalism in India: A Study of the Basic Structure
Doctrine, Oxford University Press, (2009)
● Noorani, A.G., Article 370: A Constitutional History of Jammu & Kashmir, Oxford University
Press, New Delhi (2011)
● Pandey J. N., Constitutional Law of India, 48thed. Central Law Agency (2011)
● Rao Shiva B., The Framing of India's Constitution, Select Comments, 6 Parts Universal Law
Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., Reprint (2004)
● Reddy O. Chinnappa, The Court and the Constitution of India, Summits and Shallows, Oxford
University Press, (2008)
● Seervai H. M., Constitutional Law of India, 4th ed. vol 1, 2 and 3, Universal Law Publishing Co.
Pvt. Ltd., (1993)
● Constituent Assembly Debates: All Volumes
ADDITIONAL LEARNING RESOURCES:-
Many websites contain very useful information on the Constitutional Law. The sites which contain
useful information relating to Case laws, Articles in Journals and Amendments to the Constitutional
Law are mentioned below:-
With particular reference to journals on online databases include:
SCC Online, Manupatra, WestLaw India, Hein Online, JSTOR, Kluwer Database, Ebrary, and
EBSCO.
SUGGESTED EVALUATION METHODS:
All external courses will have 60% internal component and 40% external component [University]
examination.Methodology of Internal Assessment will be at least 2 components from the following
list of assessment methods:
● Seminar Presentations
● One written test
● Viva Voce
● Essays
● Project, Group projects and Dissertations
● Cases and open problems
● Work based Assessment
● Multiple choice Questions
● Problems
● Short Answer Questions
● Learning logs/ diaries
● Computer based Assessment
● Single Essay Examination
● Reflective practice Assignments
● Modified Essay Questions
● Simulation
● Objective Structured Clinical Examination
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW PROJECT: -
The project entails individual topic/section/caselaw from the course given by the instructor to each
student well in advance. Any student if he/she wants to change their topic, shall be given 4 days of
time after receiving their topics( Date of topics being uploaded) to change their topic, in case of any
problem related to the research of that particular topic. The guidelines of the project will be discussed
in the class. Every one shall have 45 days time to research and submit their project work which will be
predominantly technology enabled.
EXPECTATIONS FROM STUDENTS: -
⮚ To participate in the class exercises and activities
⮚ To be present in the class on time specified by all means.
⮚ To be sincere in doing the assignments and class preparations
⮚ To maintain the dignity of a classroom and cooperate for the class and restrain from using
mobile phones
⮚ To actively participate in case analysis and incorporate the theories into practical phenomena
⮚ To be consistent in preparation for the class and tests which enables continuous learning
⮚ To have parallel awareness on the current amendments to the Law of Evidence and events to
get associated with the theories learnt.
⮚ To read the relevant articles in the newspapers and keep updated with the recent changes.
EVALUATION TIMELINE: -
Keeping in line with continuous evaluation at SLSH, the following schedules has been drawn.
Students are expected to go through the dates / sessions mentioned and prepare accordingly.
Component Expected slot / Marks

Component Weightage
Number due date declaration by
Ten days from

1 Written Exam 26/03/2023 the date of 20
exam
Ten days from

2 Research Project 29/04/2023 the date of 20
exam
End exam At the end of the semester 60
Total 100
QUALITY ASSURANCE: -
The SI(DU) is actively monitoring student learning and quality of the student experience in all
its programs. A random selection of completed assessment tasks may be used for quality
assurance, such as to determine the extent to which program learning goals are being
achieved. The information is required for accreditation purposes, and aggregated findings will
be used to inform changes aimed at improving the quality of SI (DU) programs. All material
used for such processes will be treated as confidential and will not be related to course grades.
BRIEF PROFILE OF THE FACULTY MEMBER: -
Dr. K. Shanthi has been working as an Assistant Professor in SymbiosisLaw School, Hyderabad
Campus since March’2015. Over the past Six and a half years she has been associated with the
academic circle, mainly teaching courses of Law of Torts, Law of Crimes- IPC, Special Contracts,
Law of Evidence, Health laws, Trademark Law, Consumer Protection Laws, Constitutional Law and
Foundation of Ethics.

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Academic Year 2022-23 Batch: (2022-2027)

Topic 6: Right to Life and Personal Liberty

Secularism and Freedom of Religion

Relation between Fundamental Rights and Directive

Constitutional Remedies to Enforce Fundamental

Amendability of the Constitution

Session Plan Evidence of

2. Constitutionalism ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture&Cl CO(1),

● A.K. Kraipak V. Union of

4 1.3 Separation of Power ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(2), CO(3) =

(1990). Faculty Publications. 367.

● Eli M. Salzberger, A positive

International Review of Law and

● The Separation of Powers

Author(s): John A. Fairlie,

5 1.4. Judicial Review ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(2), CO(3)=

6 Topic 2: Indian ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(1)=PO(1)M

7 2.2. Salient features of the ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(1)=PO(1)M

8 2.3. Preamble of the ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(1), CO(2),

9 Topic 3: State' under ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(2), CO(3),

UGC Approved Sr. No.49366,

11 3.3. Doctrine of Eclipse ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(3), CO(6)=

AIR 2005 SC 3920

Jt 2003 (6) SC 283

AIR 2003 SC 2902

13 Rule against Arbitrariness ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(1), CO(2),

19 Freedom of Press and ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(1), CO(3),

20-21 Right to Information ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(1), CO(3),

24-25 Protection against ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(1), CO(2),

● Bharati Law Review, Oct. –

Prior Restraint vis-a-vis Freedom

Desegregating Equality : Towards

29 Extended View of 'Right to ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(2), CO(4),

Prior Restraint vis-a-vis Freedom

Desegregating Equality : Towards

30-31 Constitutional Safeguards ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(2), CO(4),

34 Freedom of Religion and ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(2), CO(4),

Supreme Court’s Judgment in

42 Public Interest Litigation ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(3), CO(4),

42 Public Interest Litigation ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(3), CO(4),

44 Judicial Activism ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(3), CO(4),

47 Basic Structure Doctrine ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(4), CO(6)=

the untold story of the struggle for

By Sanjay S. Jain and Sathya

48 Kesavananda Bharti Case ESSENTIAL READING: Lecture & CO(3), CO(4),

50-60 Topic 12: Self-learning, Class CO(3), CO(4),

RECOMMENDED ESSENTIAL READING TEXT BOOK:

SUGGESTED EVALUATION METHODS:

⮚ To participate in the class exercises and activities

⮚ To be present in the class on time specified by all means.

⮚ To be sincere in doing the assignments and class preparations

Component Expected slot / Marks

Ten days from

Ten days from

End exam At the end of the semester 60

BRIEF PROFILE OF THE FACULTY MEMBER: -

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