Indian constitution is a lengthy and very comprehensive document. It is unique in several ways. It cannot be fitted into any usual model of constitution as written or unwritten, rigid or flexible, federal or unitary. In fact, it is a blend of the rigid and flexible, federal and unitary, and the presidential and the parliamentary…
“Salient Features of the Constitution” is a chapter from “Our Constitution: An Introduction to India’s Constitution and Constitutional laws” authored by Dr. Subhash C. Kashyap, a well-known political scientist and expert of the Indian Constitution and Constitutional Laws. Indian Constitution is a lengthy and very comprehensive document. It is unique in several ways. It cannot…
These are guidelines to the Central and State Governments to bear in mind while framing laws and policies. The directive principles of State Policy are unique features of our Constitution. They serve as ideals for the State. Unlike fundamental rights, directive principles are not enforceable by any Court but they are in the nature of…
The justiciable Fundamental Rights are incorporated in part 3rd of the constitution. These are the inviolable rights of the individual against the state. Any law or executive action depriving an individual citizen of his freedom can be challenged in the Supreme Court or the High Courts of India. The constitution also lays down the machinery…
The Constitution of India establishes an independent judiciary with powers of judicial review. The High Courts and Supreme Court form a single integrate judicial structure with jurisdiction over all laws-Union, State, Criminal or Constitutional. Our judicial system forms a single integrated whole. It not only adjudicates disputes and acts as the custodian of individual rights…
In the British parliamentary system, the Parliament is supposed to be supreme and sovereign whereas in the U.S system the Supreme Court has assumed supremacy. In India, the constitution has arrived at a middle course between the sovereignty of parliament and judicial supremacy. We are governed by the rule of law, and the judicial review…
In a Parliamentary system, the President is only the head of the State and not the chief head of the executive. He is bound by the advice of his ministers. In the Presidential system, the President is both the head of the State and the chief executive. He is not bound by the advice of…
“Salient Features of the Constitution” is a chapter from “Our Constitution: An Introduction to India’s Constitution and Constitutional laws.” It is a significant document which sheds light on the essential features of the Indian Constitution. Indian Constitution is a lengthy and very comprehensive document. It is unique in several ways. It cannot be fitted into…
The usual models of Constitutions are: Written or Unwritten; Rigid or Flexible; and Federal or Unitary. Written or Unwritten Constitutions may be written like that of the U.S or unwritten and based on conventions like the British. The Indian Constitution is written, but conventions also play provided that they are in conformity with the provisions…