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IC SEM-3 CE/IT 1 CHPATER_1 Meaning of Constitution law and Constitutionalism Introduction The Constitution of India is the supreme law of India. It frames fundamental political principles, procedures, practices, rights, powers, and duties of the government. It imparts constitutional supremacy and not parliamentary supremacy, as it is not created by the Parliament but, by a constituent assembly, and adopted by its people, with a declaration in its preamble. Parliament cannot override it. The world’s longest constitution is the Indian’s constitution. At its commencement, it had 395 articles in 22 parts and 8 schedules. It consists of approximately 145,000 words, making it the second largest active constitution in the world. Currently, it has a preamble, 25 parts with 12 schedules, 5 appendices, 448 articles, and 101amendments. What is Constitution?
IC SEM-3 CE/IT 2 “set of rules how state(country) will be ruled.” A constitution is primarily a set of rules and principles specifying how a country should be governed, how power is distributed and controlled, and what rights citizens possess. It is usually written down and contained within a single document; the UK is unusual in having an uncodified constitution with many sources. Time Line of Formation of "The Constitution of India The time period taken to prepare Indian Constitution is 2 year, 11 months, 18 days. Indian Constitution was signed by members of Constitution assembly on January 24, 1950. 6 December 1946: Formation of the Constitution Assembly. (in accordance with French practice.) 9 December 1946: The first meeting was held in the constitution hall (now the Central Hall of Parliament House). 1st person to address - J.B. kripalani. Temporary president Appointed - Sachchidanandsinha. (Demanding a separate state, the Muslim League boycotted the meeting.) 11 December 1946: President Appointed - Rajendra Prasad, vice- Chairman H. C. Mukherjee and constitutional legal adviser B. N. Rau (initially 389 members in total, which declined to 299 after partition. out of 389 - 292 were from govt. province, 4 from chief commissioner province and 93 from princely states) 13 December 1946: An 'Objective Resolution' was presented by Jawaharlal Nehru, laying down the underlying principles of the constitution. which later became the Preamble of the constitution. 22 January 1947: Objective resolution unanimously adopted.
IC SEM-3 CE/IT 3 22 July 1947: National flag adopted. 15 August 1947: Achieved independence. India Split into Dominion of India and Dominion of Pakistan. 29 August 1947: Drafting Committee appointed with Dr. B. R. Ambedkar as the Chairman other 6 members of committee was : Munshi, MuhammedSadulla, Allad Krishna swami ayyar, Gopala swami Ayyankar, Khaitan, Mitter 16 July 1948: Along with HarendraCoomarMookerjee V. T. Krishnamachari was also elected as second vice-president of Constituent Assembly. 26 November 1949: 'Constitution of India' passed and adopted by the assembly. 24 January 1950: Last meeting of Constituent Assembly. 'constitution of india' all signed and accepted. (with 395 Articles, 8 Schedules, 22 Parts) 26 January 1950: 'Constitution of India' came in to force. Need of Constitution : A constitution is a set of rules and principles that all the citizens in a country can agree as the basic way and proportion in which they want the country to be ruled. Sometimes we feel strongly about an issue that might go against are larger interests and the constitution help us guard against this. For a better future of the country we must need Constitution. The Constitution of the country gives a way to the citizens to live freely as they are being provided their fundamentalrights. The Constitution also restricts the unlimited power of the ruling government so that the government may not misuse its power. Constitutional law “Set of rules and Regulations described under Constitution”
IC SEM-3 CE/IT 4 n Constitutional law is a body of law which defines the role, powers, and structure of different entities within a state, namely, the executive, the parliament or legislature, and the judiciary; as well as the basic rights of citizens and, in federal countries such as the UnitedStates and Canada,the relationship between government and state, provincial, or territorial governments the centra