CONTENTS
List of tables ix
List of Figures xi
Preface xiii
CPH Objective, Syllabus and Outcome xv
Guidelines to Read the Book xvii
About the Author xix
Acknowledgement xxi
PART I: INTRODUCTION TO THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
1.The concept of Constitution 3
2.Making of the Constitution 5
3. Salient features of the Constitution 10
PART II: CONSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
4.Preamble To the Constitution Of India 21
5. Fundamental Right and its limitations 25
6. Directive Principles of State Policy 36
7. Fundamental Duties 40
PART III: UNION LEGISLATURE, STATE LEGISLATURE AND ELECTORAL PROCESS IN INDIA
8.Parliament 45
9.State Legislatures 59
10.Electoral Process in India 64
PART IV: UNION EXECUTIVE AND STATE EXECUTIVE
11. President 73
12.Vice President 84
13.Governor 88
14. Prime Minister 95
15.Chief Minister 99
16.Union Council of Ministers 103
17.State Council of Ministers 107
18.Attorney General of India and Attorney General of State 111
PART V: SUPREME COURT AND HIGH COURTS
19. Supreme Court 117
20. High Courts 123
PART VI: LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES
21.Local Governments in India: Panchayat and Municipalities 129
22. Co-operative Societies 137
PART VII: AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION AND EMERGENCY PROVISIONS
23.Procedure for Amendment and Important Amendments (42nd, 44th, 74th, 76th, 86th and 91st) 145
24.Emergency Provisions 150
PART VIII: CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION FOR WEAKER SECTION OF SOCIETY
25. Special Provision for SCs, STs, OBCs, Women and Children 157
PART IX: HUMAN RIGHTS
26.Human Rights: Meaning and Definitions and Specific Themes 165
27. Human Rights: Legislation and National Human Rights Commission 168
PART X: ENGINEERING ETHICS
28.Scope and Aims of Engineering Ethics 177
29.Responsibility of Engineers and Impediments to Responsibilities 187
30.Risks, Safety and liability of Engineers 193
31.Honesty, Integrity and Reliability in Engineers 193
Appendix A:Subjct Matters of Union, State and Concurrent Lists A 1-1
Appendix B: Table of Precedence A II-I
Index 1-1