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Working of the constitution : Checks and balances (Record no. 36709)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789351452089 |
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| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 342.540200 |
| Item number | PAI-2 |
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| Personal name | Pai V Sudhish |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Working of the constitution : Checks and balances |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Lucknow |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Eastern Book Co. |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2014 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 280p |
| Dimensions | xvii |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price amount | Rs. 895 |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Table Of Contents:<br/>Table of Cases <br/>Part I. CONSTITUTIONAL SUPREMACY<br/>1. The Myth of Sovereignty Evolution of the idea of judicial supremacy Concept of higher law — Origins of constitutionalism and judicial review Limited government and judicial review <br/>Due process — substantive<br/>Judiciary — The guardian of the Constitution — Constitutional supremacy<br/>Constitutional interpretation — Implied limitations — Need<br/>Need for judicial review and supremacy Qualifications for exercise of power of judicial review<br/>Conclusion <br/>Part II. LEGISLAT IVE POWER AND JUDICIAL OVERSIGHT<br/>2. Some Facets of Parliament’s Legislative Power<br/>3. Judicial Imprimatur on Parliament’s Mythical Power?<br/>4. Problems and Paradoxes of Some Judgments Re: Parliamentary Privileges<br/>Legislative/Parliamentary privileges — Expanded scope of Article 21<br/>Cash for query — “MPs Expulsion case” Raja Ram Pal v. Lok Sabha Amarinder Singh v. Punjab Vidhan Sabha<br/>No confidence motion — “JMM Bribery case” P.V. Narasimha Rao v. State (CBI/SPE)<br/>Privileges — Non-members Whether oath a prerequisite for enjoying privileges and immunities<br/>Legislative privileges — Officers Discussion re: Private conduct of a judge<br/>Notice to the House/Speaker — Appearance in court<br/>5. Reforms of Political Parties and the Electoral System Organisation of society Democracy Constitutional democracy — Irreducible essentials Representative democracy Rule of law and democracy<br/>Degeneration — Need for reforms<br/>Political parties — Role and decline Present legal position<br/>New law — Need and justification Salient features of the proposed law<br/>Re: Constitutionality of the proposed law <br/>Representational legitimacy<br/>50 per cent + 1 vote — To be secured for being elected<br/>Negative vote Compulsory voting Egalitarian voting<br/>Criminal background — Disqualification for contesting<br/>Money power — Ceiling on election expenditure<br/><br/>Vigilance Committees<br/><br/>Proposed amendments<br/><br/>Epilogue <br/><br/>6. Law Making — Knowability of the Law — Ignorance of Law — When an Excuse Law<br/><br/>Law-making in a parliamentary system<br/><br/>Public opinion<br/><br/>Institutions and systems<br/><br/>Legislation — Pre-enactment and post-enactment publicity<br/><br/>Primary legislation<br/><br/>Pre-enactment stage<br/><br/>Post-enactment stage<br/><br/>Legislature’s obligation<br/><br/>Delegated/subordinate legislation<br/><br/>Executive’s obligation<br/><br/>Rule of law — Constitutional fundamental — Accessibility of the law Knowability — Fundamental right<br/><br/>Ignorance of law should be an excuse<br/><br/>Epilogue <br/><br/>Part III. JUDICIAL POWER<br/><br/>7. Human Rights, Common Law and Judiciary<br/><br/>8. Is the Writ Jurisdiction Rendered Nugatory?<br/><br/>Judicial review<br/><br/>Writs<br/><br/>Exercise of jurisdiction — Courts’ functions<br/><br/>Supreme Court<br/><br/>Position diluted<br/><br/>Suggested remedy<br/><br/>High Courts — Not very different<br/><br/>Alternative remedy<br/><br/>Delay<br/><br/>Res judicata<br/><br/>Prohibition<br/><br/>Judicial review is about decisions too<br/><br/>Writ jurisdiction to be effectively exercised<br/><br/>9. Is Wednesbury on the Terminal Decline?<br/><br/>Judicial review — Constitutional supremacy vis-à-vis parliamentary sovereignty<br/><br/>Administrative law — Tools of legal control<br/><br/>Administrative law — Reasonableness<br/><br/>Legal concept of unreasonableness — Review of administrative action<br/><br/>Constitutional foundations of judicial review<br/><br/>Proportionality<br/><br/>Different standards of reasonableness<br/><br/>Wednesbury and proportionality<br/><br/>Human Rights Act in UK and its impact<br/><br/>Operation of Wednesbury and proportionality in judicial review<br/><br/>Margin of appreciation — Calibrating proportionality<br/><br/>No demise of Wednesbury<br/><br/>The correct legal position<br/><br/>Judicial review and appeal<br/><br/>Judicial review — Varying degrees<br/><br/>Judicial review and appeal — Remain distinct<br/><br/>Is “Wednesbury” redundant?<br/><br/>“State of U.P. v. Sheo Shankar Lal” — Inappropriate observations<br/><br/>Conclusion<br/><br/>An afterword <br/><br/>10. Public Interest Litigation and Judicial Activism in India<br/><br/>11. Environment Law and Role of Civil Courts<br/><br/>12. The Ninth Schedule Judgment — A Critique<br/><br/>Anomalies in Some Recent Judgments — An Appraisal<br/><br/>Part IV. EXECUTIVE POWER<br/><br/>14. Preserving the Primacy of the Prime Minister — A Case for Reform in India<br/><br/>15. Delay in Bringing Laws into Force — Assent and Justiciability Thereof<br/><br/>Legislation<br/><br/>Key features of a parliamentary system<br/><br/>Legislation — Introduction and passing and enforceability<br/><br/>Re: Assent to Bills<br/><br/>Head of State — Part of legislature — Assent necessary to make law<br/><br/>Comparative position — Other Constitutions<br/><br/>UK<br/><br/>Federal legislation<br/><br/>US<br/><br/>Canada<br/><br/>Some other countries<br/><br/>Provincial legislation<br/><br/>Australia<br/><br/>Canada<br/><br/>Constitutional position in India<br/><br/>Major premise<br/><br/>Exercise of power by President/Governor in general<br/><br/>Exercise of power by President/Governor re: Assent<br/><br/>Reserving for President’s consideration<br/><br/>Article 201 — President’s discretion<br/><br/>Time frame for exercise of power — No inaction<br/><br/>Justiciability of action under Articles 111, 200, 201<br/><br/>Madras High Court — Assent held justiciable<br/><br/>“Malwinder Singh and Kaiser-I-Hind” — Assent not legislative process — No idle formality — Open to judicial review<br/><br/>Judicial review of refusal of assent on substantive grounds — No constitutional heresy<br/><br/>Withholding assent — Amenable to judicial review<br/><br/>Non-justiciability of assent — Not the ratio of earlier judgments<br/><br/>Recommendations of various Commissions<br/><br/>Experience of working the Constitution<br/><br/>Governors<br/><br/>Need for amendments<br/><br/>Proposed amendments<br/><br/>Position re: Ordinances<br/><br/>Re: Post assent delays<br/><br/>Bringing an Act into force and making it workable<br/><br/>Delay-executive<br/><br/>Constitutional theory of legislative control over executive<br/><br/>Executive domination<br/><br/>Reasons for the delay<br/><br/>Effective and meaningful control and responsibility<br/><br/>Re: Bringing an Act into force<br/><br/>Framing rules, issuing orders, etc.<br/><br/>Need for the proposals<br/><br/>16. Is the River Rising Higher than the Source? Nature of Rules of Business — Directory<br/><br/>or Mandatory?<br/><br/>17. The Power of Eminent Domain and the New Legislation on Land Acquisition — Some Reflections <br/><br/>Part V. FOURTH ESTATE: MEDIA POWER<br/><br/>18. Trial by Media<br/><br/>Subject Index |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element | 1. Working Constitution |
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