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Quick Facts

Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

Important dates

Course Commencement Date

Start Date : 20 Jan, 2025

End Date : 11 Apr, 2025

Enrollment Date

End Date : 27 Jan, 2025

Certificate Exam Date

Start Date : 26 Apr, 2025

Other

End Date : 14 Feb, 2025

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees InformationsCertificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
INR 1000yesNLSIU Bangalore

The Syllabus

  • Constitution, Constitutionalism and Constitutional Law
  • Difference between Constitutional law and other laws
  • Types of Constitution
  • Salient Features of the Constitution of India
  • Preamble to the Constitution of India: Its Role, Vision, Interpretation and Amendment

  • Concept of Fundamental Rights vis a vis Directive Principles of State Policy
  • Definition of State and Instrumentalities of State
  • Enumerated Fundamental Rights
  • Enforceability of Fundamental Rights vis -a -vis Directive Principles of State Policy
  • Primacy of Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State Policy
  • Constitutional Remedies to derogation of Fundamental Rights

  • Parliamentary democracy and Bicameral Legislatures
  • Federalism and Quasi-Federal Structure
  • Role of Prime Minister & Council of Ministers; Chief Minister and Council of Ministers
  • Composition of the House of People and Council of States
  • Sessions and Functions of the Parliament and State Legislatures
  • Procedure in case of (i) Finance Bills, (ii) Money Bills, (iii) Bills other than Money Bills
  • Division of Legislative powers: Union List, State List, Concurrent List Interpretation of Schedule VII: Doctrine of Pith and Substance; Doctrine of Colorable Legislation, Doctrine of Eclipse, and Waiver

  • Understanding Legislative and Executive Functions
  • Constitutional Role of President, Vice President and Governors
  • Executive Functionaries: Powers and Functions
  • Governance through ordinance & Emergency Provisions
  • Contracting for Government, Executive privilege, promissory estoppel, legitimate expectation
  • Right to information, official secrecy, security of state and control on information;
  • Tortious liability; contractual liability; personal accountability, and evolution of compensatory reliefs

  • Judicial Setup in India; Difference between Constitutional Courts, Courts and Tribunals
  • Constitutional Courts- Supreme Court & High Courts - Jurisdiction and power
  • Independence of Judiciary under Indian Constitution, Judicial Appointments etc.
  • Judicial Review: Growth and Development,
  • Judicial Activism and Judicial restraint.
  • Growth of Public interest Litigation

  • Powers of Amendment
  • Amendment of the Preamble
  • Judicial Review of Amendments
  • Schedule IX Legislations
  • Theory of Basic Structure to the Constitution of India

  • Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)
  • Office of Attorney General, Solicitor General, Advocate General
  • Election Commission
  • Union Public Service Commission and State Public Service Commissions
  • 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment; Panchayati Raj System & Urban Local Bodies
  • Initiatives towards E-Governance

  • Expansion of Administration and Growth of Administrative Law
  • Classification of Administrative Functions: Illustrations and Examples Legislative Functions; Judicial Functions; Executive or Administrative Functions
  • Nature and Scope of Administrative Law
  • Judicial Review of Administrative Action

  • Administrative process, nature and scope;
  • Growth of Delegated Legislation;
  • Control of delegated legislation: Legislative Controls, Judicial Controls, Executive Control;
  • Administrative discretion;
  • Excessive Delegation and Procedural Fairness
  • Ouster of Jurisdiction Clauses

  • Growth of Administrative Tribunals
  • Clauses of Finality of Orders of Tribunals
  • Test to determine exercise of Quasi-Judicial Power
  • Principle of natural justice: Audi Alteram Partem, Doctrine of Bias, Reasoned Decisions

  • Nature, Scope and Importance of Public Policy
  • The distinction and interface between public policy and Fiscal, Monetary, Defense, development, Environment, Social welfare policies etc.
  • Statutory Corporations, Government Companies, Joint Ventures, etc
  • Transparent governance and prevention of corruption

  • Commission of Inquiry; The CBI, Inquiries by Legislative Committees, Judicial inquiries, etc
  • Central Vigilance Commission
  • Information Commissions
  • Reserve Bank of India
  • Ombudsman, Lokpal and Lokayukta;
  • Planning Commission and Niti Ayog
  • Disaster Management Authority

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