Table Of Content

Title Page Page: 1 Copyright Page Page: 1 Acknowledgements Page: 1 Contents Page: 1 Table of Cases Page: 1 Table of Legislation Page: 1 List of Abbreviations Page: 1 Notes on Contributors Page: 1 1. Locating Indian Constitutionalism Page: 1 Part I History Page: 15 2. Constitutional Antecedents Page: 17 3. Indian Constitutionalism: Crisis, Unity, and History Page: 38 4. The Indian Founding: A Comparative Perspective Page: 55 Part II Negotiating Constitutionalism Page: 71 5. Constitutional Interpretation Page: 73 6. Law, Politics, and Constitutional Hegemony: The Supreme Court, Jurisprudence, and Demosprudence Page: 94 7. Constitutional Identity Page: 110 8. Constitutional Change: A Public Choice Analysis Page: 127 9. International Law and the Constitutional Schema Page: 143 Part III Constituting Democracy Page: 161 10. Citizenship Page: 163 11. Language Page: 180 12. Elections Page: 196 13. Emergency Powers Page: 213 14. Constitutional Amendment Page: 232 Part IV Separation of Powers Page: 251 15. Separation of Powers Page: 253 16. Legislature: Composition, Qualifications, and Disqualifications Page: 270 17. Legislature: Privileges and Process Page: 290 18. Executive Page: 307 19. Judicial Architecture and Capacity Page: 330 20. Judicial Independence Page: 349 21. Jurisdiction Page: 367 22. The Administrative and Regulatory State Page: 386 23. Tribunals Page: 412 24. Review of Administrative Action Page: 432 Part V Federalism Page: 449 25. The Federal Scheme Page: 451 26. Legislative Competence: The Union and the States Page: 466 27. Inter-State Trade, Commerce, and Intercourse Page: 487 28. Inter-State River Water Disputes Page: 502 29. Fiscal Federalism Page: 521 30. Asymmetric Federalism Page: 540 31. Local Government Page: 560 Part VI Rights—Structure and Scope Page: 579 32. Rights: Breadth, Scope, and Applicability Page: 581 33. Horizontal Effect Page: 600 34. Writs and Remedies Page: 614 35. Savings Clauses: The Ninth Schedule and Articles 31A–C Page: 627 36. Directive Principles of State Policy Page: 644 37. Public Interest Litigation Page: 662 38. The Constitutionalisation of Indian Private Law Page: 680 Part VII Rights—Substance and Content Page: 697 39. Equality: Legislative Review under Article 14 Page: 699 40. Reservations Page: 720 41. Gender Equality Page: 742 42. Life and Personal Liberty Page: 756 43. Due Process Page: 777 44. Criminal Law and the Constitution Page: 794 45. Free Speech and Expression Page: 814 46. Assembly and Association Page: 834 47. Movement and Residence Page: 849 48. Profession, Occupation, Trade, or Business Page: 867 49. Secularism and Religious Freedom Page: 885 50. Personal Laws Page: 903 51. Minority Educational Institutions Page: 921 52. Property Page: 943 Part VIII The Government’s Legal Personality Page: 965 53. Government Contracts Page: 967 54. Sovereign Immunity Page: 985 55. Public Employment and Service Law Page: 1001 Epilogue Page: 1017 56. The Indian Constitution Seen from Outside Page: 1019 Index Page: 1033

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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.