Description
Lexis Nexis India’S Constitution- Origins And Evolution Volume 2: Articles 19 To 28 by SAMARADITYA PAL
The book gives a comprehensive picture of the evolution of the provisions of India’s Constitution. It is an article–wise analysis of the Constitution in light of the:
(i) Constituent Assembly Debates (CAD) – where the Constituent Assembly Members questioned and challenged each other on the proposed Articles in the Draft Constitution from 1948 till January 1950
(ii) Draft Constitution (presented by the Drafting Committee for consideration by the Constituent Assembly on 4 Nov 1948)
(iii) Lok Sabha Debates on Constitutional Amendments
(iv) Important Supreme Court judgments
The analysis of each of the Articles in the Constitution comprises of:
(i) Overview – Author’s comment on the evolution of the Article
(ii) Articles in the Constitution of India
(iii) Corresponding Article in the Draft Constitution
(iv) Relevant extracts from the CAD
(v) Relevant extracts from the Lok Sabha Debates on Constitution Amendment Acts
(vi) Essential extracts from Supreme Court judgments
The Introduction in the book, divided into 2 parts, provides a brief account of the genesis of the Indian Constitution:
(i) Historical background
(ii) Interpretation.