INDIAN POLITY NOTES - PART 1 (CONSTITUTION : SCHEDULES & SOURCES )

 

  

INDIAN POLITY-HPGK NOTES

 

    INDIAN POLITY NOTES - (CONSTITUTION :  SCHEDULES & SOURCES )

  SCHEDULES OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION

 

1. First Schedule - List of States & Union Territories

 

2. Second Schedule -Salary of  President,  Governors,  Chief Judges, Judges of High Court and Supreme court, Comptroller and Auditor General

 

3. Third Schedule-  Forms of  Oaths and Affirmations

 

4. Fourth Schedule-  Allocate seats for each state of India in Rajya Sabha

 

5. Fifth Schedule  -Administration and control of scheduled areas and tribes

 

6. Sixth Schedule  -Provisions for administration of Tribal Area in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram & Arunachal Pradesh .

 

7. Seventh Schedule-  Gives allocation of powers and functions between Union & States. It contains 3 lists-Union List (For central Govt) /States List (Powers of State Govt) /Concurrent List (Both Union & States).

 

8. Eighth Schedule  -List of 22 languages of India recognized by Constitution

 

9. Ninth Schedule -Added  by Ist Amendment in 1951. Contains acts & orders related to land tenure, land tax, railways, industries.

 

10. Tenth Schedule  -Added by 52nd Amendment in 1985. Contains provisions of disqualification of grounds of defection

 

11. Eleventh Schedule -By 73rd Amendment in 1992. Contains provisions of Panchayati Raj.

 

12. Twelfth Schedule -By 74^th Amendment in 1992. Contains provisions of Municipal Corporation.

 

             Sources of our Constitution

 

The Indian Constitution is borrowed from almost all the major countries of the world but has its own unique features too. Major sources are:

 

1. Government of India Act of 1935 - Federal Scheme, Office of Governor, Judiciary, Public Service Commission, Emergency provisions and administrative details.

 

2. British Constitution – Parliamentary System, Rule of law, Lagislative Procedure, Single Citizenship, Cabinet System, Prerogative Writs, Parliamentary Privileges and Bicameralism.

 

3. US Constitution – Fundamental rights, independence of judiciary, judicial review, impeachment of president, removal of Supreme court and high court judges and post of vice president.

4. Irish Constitution (IRELAND)- Directive Principles of State Policy, nomination of members of Rajya Sabha and method of election of president

5. Canadian Constitution- Federation with a strong centre, vesting of residuary power in the centre, appointment of state Governor by the centre and advisory jurisdiction of Supreme Court.

 

6. Australian Constitution- Concurrent list, joint sitting of two houses of Parliament.

 

7. Constitution of Germany- Suspension of fundamental rights during emergency.

 

8. French Constitution- Republic and ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity in the Preamble.

 

9. South African Constitution- Procedure for amendment of the constitution and election of members of Rajya Sabha.

 

10. Japanese Constitution- Procedure established by Law.

 

11. Constitution of former USSR: Procedure of five-year plan, fundamental duties, ideals of justice in Preambe.