Sources of Constitution of India

 

SOURCES OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION

 

• ØTHE GOVT. OF INDIA ACT,1935

1.    FEDERAL SCHEME OF GOVT.

2.    OFFICE OF GOVERNOR

3.    JUDICIARY (STRUCTURE)

4.    EMERGENCY PROVISIONS

5.    PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

 

• Ø USA

1.    FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS

2.    JUDICIAL REVIEW

3.    IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT

4.    REMOVAL OF SC AND HC JUDGE

5.    PREAMBLE

6.    INDEPENDENCE OF JUDICIARY

 

• Ø BRITISH CONSTITUTION

1.    WRITS

2.    PARLIAMENTARY FORM OF GOVT.

a.    IDEA OF SINGLE CITIZENSHIP

b.    PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGES

3.    RULE OF LAW

 

• Ø IRELAND

1.    DPSP (DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES OF STATE POLICY)

2.    METHOD OF ELECTION OF PRESIDENT

3.    MEMBERS NOMINATION OF THE RAJYA SABHA BY THE PRESIDENT

 

• Ø GERMANY’s CONSTITUTION (WEIMAR CONSTITUTION)

1.    SUSPENSION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS DURING EMERGENCY

 

• Ø SOUTH AFRICA

1.    AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION

2.    ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE RAJYA SABHA

 

• Ø USSR’s CONSTITUTION (SOVIET UNION)

1.    FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES

2.    IDEALS OF JUSTICE (SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, POLITICAL)

 

• Ø CANADA

1.     FEDERALISM WITH STRONG CENTRAL GOVT.

2.    ADVISORY JURISDICTION OF THE SUPREME COURT

3.    CENTRE APPOINTS THE GOVERNORS OF THE STATE

4.   RESIDUARY POWERS VEST WITH THE CENTRE.

NOTE: Residuary powers are that whichever matter is not given in central, state, and concurrent list for that matter, centre has the powers to make a law on all that matters.

 

• Ø AUSTRALIA

1.    CONCURRENT LIST -7^TH SCHEDULE

2.    FREEDOM OF TRADE AND COMMERCE

3.    JOINT SITTING OF THE TWO HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT

 

• Ø FRANCE

1.    THE IDEALS OF LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY, AND REPUBLIC

 

• Ø JAPAN

1.    PROCEDURE ESTABLISHED BY LAW