The ‘Class’ of Union Territories and the Status of Delhi
When the Indian Constitution was adopted, the States of the Indian Union were classified into Part A, Part B, and Part C States. Delhi was a Part C State and…
Dual polity federal model established under Indian Constitution
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in one of his seminal speeches before the Constituent Assembly explained the dual polity federal model established under the Constitution: “Dual Polity under the proposed Constitution will…
Role of civil services in a modern government
Civil services form an integral part of modern government. Professor Herman Finer, in his classic work titled “The Theory and Practice of Modern Governance”, states that “the function of civil…
Why Union Territories were created?- In Detail
Despite the centrality of the States to the Constitution and the structure of governance that it envisages, Union Territories (which are administered by the Union Government) exist within the constitutional…
How Article 3 of Constitution was used to reorganise States units in India
The scope of Article 3 Article 2 of the Constitution provides that Parliament may admit new States into the Union or establish new States: “2. Admission or establishment of new…
Characteristics of Indian Federalism- Discussion in Constituent Assembly
Democracy and federalism are basic features of the Constitution. The term ‘federal’ is used to indicate the division of powers between the Union or Central Government and the State Governments.…
The constitutional history of States and Union territories and the reason for the existence of Article 3
When the Constitution was adopted, the constituent political units in the country consisted of different types of States (albeit with different structures, powers, and relationships with the Union Government) and…
Supreme Court’s Analysis of the Substance Which Attracts Article 368 to a Case
Article 368 of the Constitution provides for the procedure by which the Constitution may be amended. Clause (2) of Article 368 is extracted below: “Power of Parliament to amend the…
Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions of Constitution- A History
Part XXI which was titled “Temporary and Transitional provisions” when the Constitution was adopted in 1950, the Chapter heading was substituted by its present form – “Temporary, Transitional and Special…
Debates in the Constituent Assembly on Article 370
On 17 October 1949, the Constituent Assembly took up draft Article 306A. Draft Article 306A corresponded to Article 370 of the Constitution. Shri N Gopalaswami Ayyangar In introducing the Article,…