The Oxford Handbook of the Indian Constitution (Oxford Handbooks)

The Indian Constitution Is One Of The World's Longest And Most Important Political Texts. Its Birth, Over Six Decades Ago, Signalled The Arrival Of The First Major Post-colonial Constitution And The World's Largest And Arguably Most Daring Democratic Experiment. Apart From Greater Domestic Focus On The Constitution And The Institutional Role Of The Supreme Court Within India's Democratic Framework, Recent Years Have Also Witnessed Enormous Comparative Interest In India's Constitutional Experiment. The Oxford Handbook Of The Indian Constitution Is A Wide-ranging, Analytical Reflection On The Major Themes And Debates That Surround India's Constitution. The Handbook Provides A Comprehensive Account Of The Developments And Doctrinal Features Of India's Constitution, As Well As Articulating Frameworks And Methodological Approaches Through Which Studies Of Indian Constitutionalism, And Constitutionalism More Generally, Might Proceed. Its Contributions Range From Rigorous Legal Studies Of Provisions Within The Text To Reflections Upon Historical Trends And Social Practices. As Such The Handbook Is An Essential Reference Point Not Only For Indian And Comparative Constitutional Scholars, But Also For Students Of Indian Democracy More Generally--unedited Summary From Book Jacket. Locating Indian Constitutionalism / Sujit Choudhry, Madhav Khosla, And Pratap Bhanu Mehta -- Constitutional Antecedents / Rohit De -- -- Indian Constitutionalism : Crisis, Unity, And History / Uday S. Mehta -- Indian Founding : A Comparative Perspective / Hanna Lerner -- Constitutional Interpretation / Chintan Chandrachud -- Law, Politics, And Constitutional Hegemony : The Supreme Court, Jurisprudence, And Demosprudence / Upendra Baxi -- Constitutional Identity / Gary Jacobsohn -- Constitutional Change : A Public Choice Analysis / Shruti Rajagopalan -- International Law And The Constitutional Schema / Lavanya Rajamani -- Citizenship / Niraja Gopal Jayal -- Language / Sujit Choudhry -- Elections / Aditya Sondhi -- Emergency Powers / Rahul Sagar -- Constitutional Amendment / Madhav Khosla -- Separation Of Powers / Justice (retd.) Ruma Pal -- Legislature : Composition, Qualifications, And Disqualifications / M.r. Madhavan -- Legislature : Privileges And Process / Sidharth Chauhan -- Executive / Shubhankar Dam -- Judicial Architecture And Capacity / Nick Robinson -- Judicial Independence / Justice (retd.) B.n. Srikrishna -- Jurisdiction / Raeesa Vakil -- Administrative And Regulatory State / T.v. Somanathan -- Tribunals / Arun K. Thiruvengadam -- Review Of Administrative Action / Prateek Jalan And Ritin Rai -- Federal Scheme / Mahendra Pal Singh -- Legislative Competence : The Union And The States / V. Niranjan -- Inter-state Trade And Commerce / Arvind Datar -- Inter-state River Water Disputes / Harish Salve -- Fiscal Federalism / Nirvikar Singh -- Asymmetric Federalism / Louise Tillin -- Local Government / K.c. Sivaramakrishnan -- Rights : Breadth, Scope, And Applicability / Ananth Padmanabhan -- Horizontal Effect / Stephen Gardbaum -- Writs And Remedies / Gopal Subramanium -- Savings Clauses : The Ninth Schedule And Articles 31a-c / Surya Deva -- Directive Principles Of State Policy / Gautam Bhatia -- Public Interest Litigation / Shyam Divan -- Constitutionalization Of Indian Private Law / Shyam Balganesh -- Equality : Legislative Review Under Article 14 / Tarunabh Khaitan -- Reservations / Vinay Sitapati -- Gender Equality / Ratna Kapur -- Life And Personal Liberty / Anup Surendranath -- Due Process / Abhinav Chandrachud -- Criminal Law And The Constitution / Aparna Chandra And Mrinal Satish -- Speech And Expression / Lawrence Liang -- Assembly And Association / Menaka Guruswamy -- Movement And Residence / Anirudh Burman -- Profession, Occupation, Trade, And Business / Vikramaditya Khanna -- Secularism And Religious Freedom / Ronojoy Sen -- Personal Laws / Flavia Agnes -- Minority Educational Institutions / K. Vivek Reddy -- Property / Namita Wahi -- Government Contracts / Umakanth Varottil -- Sovereign Immunity / Neel Maitra -- Public Employment And Service Law / Raju Ramachandran -- Indian Constitution Seen From Outside / Mark Tushnet. Edited By Sujit Choudhry, Madhav Khosla, And Pratap Bhanu Mehta. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Title Page......Page 3 Copyright Page......Page 4 Acknowledgements......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Table of Cases......Page 11 Table of Legislation......Page 39 List of Abbreviations......Page 48 Notes on Contributors......Page 50 1. Locating Indian Constitutionalism......Page 54 Part I History......Page 67 2. Constitutional Antecedents......Page 68 3. Indian Constitutionalism: Crisis, Unity, and History......Page 88 4. The Indian Founding: A Comparative Perspective......Page 104 Part II Negotiating Constitutionalism......Page 119 5. Constitutional Interpretation......Page 120 6. Law, Politics, and Constitutional Hegemony: The Supreme Court, Jurisprudence, and Demosprudence......Page 140 7. Constitutional Identity......Page 155 8. Constitutional Change: A Public Choice Analysis......Page 171 9. International Law and the Constitutional Schema......Page 187 Part III Constituting Democracy......Page 204 10. Citizenship......Page 205 11. Language......Page 222 12. Elections......Page 237 13. Emergency Powers......Page 254 14. Constitutional Amendment......Page 272 Part IV Separation of Powers......Page 290 15. Separation of Powers......Page 291 16. Legislature: Composition, Qualifications, and Disqualifications......Page 307 17. Legislature: Privileges and Process......Page 327 18. Executive......Page 343 19. Judicial Architecture and Capacity......Page 366 20. Judicial Independence......Page 386 21. Jurisdiction......Page 404 22. The Administrative and Regulatory State......Page 423 23. Tribunals......Page 448 24. Review of Administrative Action......Page 467 Part V Federalism......Page 483 25. The Federal Scheme......Page 484 26. Legislative Competence: The Union and the States......Page 500 27. Inter-State Trade, Commerce, and Intercourse......Page 520 28. Inter-State River Water Disputes......Page 534 29. Fiscal Federalism......Page 553 30. Asymmetric Federalism......Page 571 31. Local Government......Page 590 Part VI Rights—Structure and Scope......Page 608 32. Rights: Breadth, Scope, and Applicability......Page 609 33. Horizontal Effect......Page 628 34. Writs and Remedies......Page 642 35. Savings Clauses: The Ninth Schedule and Articles 31A–C......Page 655 36. Directive Principles of State Policy......Page 673 37. Public Interest Litigation......Page 691 38. The Constitutionalisation of Indian Private Law......Page 709 Part VII Rights—Substance and Content......Page 725 39. Equality: Legislative Review under Article 14......Page 726 40. Reservations......Page 746 41. Gender Equality......Page 769 42. Life and Personal Liberty......Page 783 43. Due Process......Page 804 44. Criminal Law and the Constitution......Page 821 45. Free Speech and Expression......Page 841 46. Assembly and Association......Page 860 47. Movement and Residence......Page 876 48. Profession, Occupation, Trade, or Business......Page 894 49. Secularism and Religious Freedom......Page 911 50. Personal Laws......Page 929 51. Minority Educational Institutions......Page 947 52. Property......Page 969 Part VIII The Government’s Legal Personality......Page 989 53. Government Contracts......Page 990 54. Sovereign Immunity......Page 1007 55. Public Employment and Service Law......Page 1023 Epilogue......Page 1038 56. The Indian Constitution Seen from Outside......Page 1039 Index......Page 1051 Résumé éditeur : "The Indian Constitution is one of the world's longest and most important political texts. Its birth, over six decades ago, signalled the arrival of the first major post-colonial constitution and the world's largest and arguably most daring democratic experiment. Apart from greater domestic focus on the Constitution and the institutional role of the Supreme Court within India's democratic framework, recent years have also witnessed enormous comparative interest in India's constitutional experiment. The Oxford Handbook of the Indian Constitution is a wide-ranging, analytical reflection on the major themes and debates that surround India's Constitution. The Handbook provides a comprehensive account of the developments and doctrinal features of India's Constitution, as well as articulating frameworks and methodological approaches through which studies of Indian constitutionalism, and constitutionalism more generally, might proceed. Its contributions range from rigorous, legal studies of provisions within the text to reflections upon historical trends and social practices. As such the Handbook is an essential reference point not merely for Indian and comparative constitutional scholars, but for students of Indian democracy more generally." This book explores the historical commitment to the idea of constitutionalism and how the framers understood India's constitutional project. It begins with an overview of the concept of 'constitutional morality' as it relates to the Indian Constitution, along with the cosmopolitan character of Indian constitutionalism. It then considers some of the tensions that have characterised constitutional law in India, with particular emphasis on some of the sources of these tensions, for instance the debate between centralisation and decentralisation. It also discusses the major axes around which the normative and institutional imagination of the Indian Constitution is articulated and concludes by analysing the character of constitutional development in India and paying attention to the forces that have shaped its evolution As the first major post-colonial constitution, the Indian Constitution holds particular importance for the study of constitutional law and constitutions. Providing a thorough historical and political grounding, this Handbook examines key debates and developments in Indian constitutionalism and creates a framework for further study