Introduction to the Constitution of India Durga Das Basu

PART 1: NATURE OF THE CONSTITUTION - 1. The Historical Background; 2. The Making of the Constitution; 3. The Philosophy of the Constitution; 4. Outstanding Feature of the Constitution; 5. Nature of the Federal System; 6. Territory of the Union; 7. Citizenship; 8.Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties; 9. Directive Principles of State Policy; 10. Procedure for Amendment; PART II: GOVERNMENT OF THE UNION - 11. The Union Executive. 1. The President and the Vice President; 2. Power and Duties of the President; 3. The Council of Ministers; 4. The President in Relation to his Council Ministers; 5. The Attorney-General for India; 6. The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India; 12. The Union Legislature; PART III- GOVERNMENT OF THE STATES - 13. The State Executive. 1. The General Structure; 2. The Governor; 3. The Council of Ministers; 4. The Advocate-General; 14. The State Legislature; 15. The State of Jummu & Kashmir; PART IV - ADMINISTRATION ON OF UNION TERRITORIES - 16. Administration of Union Territories and acquired Territories; PART V - 17. The new System of Panchayats, Municipalities and Co-operative Societies; 18. Panchayats; 19. Municipalities and Planning Committees; PART VI - ADMINISTRATION OF SPECIAL AREAS - 20. Administration of Scheduled and Tribal Areas; PART VII - THE JUDICATURE - 21. Organisation of the Judiciary in General; 22. The Supreme Court; 23. The High Court; PART VIII - THE FEDERAL SYSTEM - 24. Distribution of Legislative and Executive Power;25. Distribution of Financial Power; 26. Administrative Relation Between the Union and the States; 27. Inter-State Relations; 28. Emergency Provisions; PART IX - MISCELLANEOUS - 29. Rights and Liabilities of the Government and Public Servant; 30. The Service and Public Service Commissions; 31. Elections; 32. Minorities, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes; 33. Languages; 34. How the Constitution Has Worked; TABLES; INDEX.

A book for everybody in India and abroad who wants to know anything about the constitution of India during its first sixty years. It meets the requirements of various universities of India for the LLB, LLM, BA and MA (Political Science) and competitive examinations held by the union and state Public service commissions. The book is indispensable for politicians, journalists, statesmen and administrative authorities and is also prescribed in several universities even for under-graduate courses in civics. It incorporates all amendments to the constitution upto 98th Constitutional Amendment Act,2013 and contains materials, figures and charts not included in any publication so far on the subject. Contains elaborate comments on separatism in Panjab, Assam & elsewhere.