INTRODUCTION TO THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, ELEVENTH EDITION

SHARMA, BRIJ KISHORE

Sep. 2022 · PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.

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Written in a simple and an easy-to-understand language, this comprehensive text gives a broad perspective of the framework of the Indian Constitution and its salient features. It gives all provisions and principles of Indian Constitution, and incorporates all important and leading cases. All landmark judgements of the past year have also been duly incorporated in the present edition. The students of LL.B. and LL.M. and those who appear for judicial services or Civil Services examination find it extremely helpful.

This book is a key to their success. It is useful for both types of papers—objective as well as narrative.

WHAT IS NEW TO THE ELEVENTH EDITION

1. NEET is valid and does not violate Article 30. It is in the national interest.

2. Creamy Layer can be applied to SC and ST.

3. Occupation of public roads for protest is unacceptable.

4. Proportionality doctrine applies to Freedom of Speech.

5. Constitution (93rd) Amendment is valid in its application to private unaided educational institutions.

6. Role of RSS in the freedom movement.

7. Indra Sawhney does not require reconsideration.

8. Hate speech and paradox of tolerance.

9. Rights of unaided private schools.

10. Karl Popper on tolerance.

11. Doctrine of Stare decisis.

12. Was it necessary to include minority rights?

TARGET AUDIENCE

• BA/MA (Political Science)

• LLB / LLM

• Judicial and Civil Services aspirants (for both objective and subjective papers)

• BA/B.Com/B.Sc/BTech (all branches) for compulsory paper on ‘Indian Constitution’ offered in First Semester

Autoren-Profil

BRIJ KISHORE SHARMA, Former Chairman, Copyright Board. Earlier he was Chairman, National Book Trust (NBT), India. He worked with distinction as Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Law, Govt. of India. He has more than a decade of experience in teaching LL.B. and LL.M. courses and has lectured in various universities and training institutes across the country.

He has authored three more books in English viz. Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Indian Law, Human Rights Covenants and Indian Law and Charter of the United Nations and the Statute of International Court of Justice. He has seven books to his credit including Bharat Ka Samvidhan—Ek Parichay, 14th ed., Vidhi Shastra—Ek Adhyayan, Vidhi Bhasha Prabodh (Learning Legal Language) and Vidhi Ki Shabdavali Aur Vidhi Ka Anuvad. He has been honoured for original writing in Hindi.