Important Facts And Dates Flashcards
Kesavananda Bharati Case
1973: SC ruled that constituent power of Parliament under Art. 368 does not enable it to alter the ‘basic structure’ of the constitution
Arbitrary
Acts not rooted in law or constitution
What if constitution itself allows for dictatorship?
Acts without system of checks and balances
What is a Union Territory?
Type of administrative division in the republic of India unlike the states of India which have their own govts, union territories are federal territories governed in part or in whole by the Union Gov of India
Constitution order of 2019
Extended all provisions of Indian Constitution to Jammu and Kashmir thereby abolishing its special status
(Which previously had its own constitution and thus enjoyed special status by virtue of art 370)
Jammu and Kashmir reorganisation act, 2019
Bifurcated the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two separate union territories namely, the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh
Parliamentary form of Govt
Based on the principle of cooperation and coordination between legislative and executive organs
Aka: Westminster model of govt (brit parliament located here), responsible govt(Indian Councils act, 1919), cabinet govt, prime ministerial govt.
Fundamental rights
Right to equality (14-16)
Right to Freedom (19-22)
Right against exploitation (23-24)
Right to Freedom of Religion (25-28)
Cultural and Educational rights (29-30)
Right to Constitutional remedies (32) (equality before the law and equal protection of laws)
Negative and Positive Secularism
Negative: complete separation of religion from govt (western)
Positive: govt can interfere to protect against/for that religion (eg: abolition of Sati)
Uniform Civil Code
Proposed legal framework that aims to replace the personal (religious) laws which are specific to various religions with common sets of laws governing every citizen.
(Relate with positive secularism)
