JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

CONSTITUTION OF INDIA

B.Tech II Year I Semester (R22)

Course Objectives

Students will be able to:

Understand the premises informing the twin themes of liberty and freedom from a civil rights perspective.
To address the growth of Indian opinion regarding modern Indian intellectuals’ constitutional role and entitlement to civil and economic rights as well as the emergence of nationhood in the early years of Indian nationalism.
To address the role of socialism in India after the commencement of the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 and its impact on the initial drafting of the Indian Constitution.

Course Outcomes

Students will be able to:

Discuss the growth of the demand for civil rights in India for the bulk of Indians before the arrival of Gandhi in Indian politics.
Discuss the intellectual origins of the framework of argument that informed the conceptualization of social reforms leading to revolution in India.
Discuss the circumstances surrounding the foundation of the Congress Socialist Party [CSP] under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru and the eventual failure of the proposal of direct elections through adult suffrage in the Indian Constitution
Discuss the passage of the Hindu Code Bill of 1956.

UNIT - I: History of Making of the Indian Constitution- History of Drafting Committee

UNIT - II: Philosophy of the Indian Constitution- Preamble Salient Features

UNIT - III: Contours of Constitutional Rights & Duties - Fundamental Rights

Right to Equality
Right to Freedom
Right against Exploitation
Right to Freedom of Religion
Cultural and Educational Rights
Right to Constitutional Remedies
Directive Principles of State Policy
Fundamental Duties.

UNIT - IV: Organs of Governance

Parliament, Composition, Qualifications and Disqualifications, Powers

and Functions, Executive, President, Governor, Council of Ministers, Judiciary, Appointment and Transfer of Judges, Qualifications, Powers and Functions

UNIT - V: Local Administration

District’s Administration head: Role and Importance, Municipalities

Introduction, Mayor and role of Elected Representative, CEO of Municipal Corporation. Panchayat raj: Introduction, PRI: Zila Panchayat. Elected officials and their roles, CEO Zila Panchayat: Position and role. Block level: Organizational Hierarchy (Different departments), Village level: Role of Elected and Appointed officials, Importance of grass root democracy

UNIT - VI: Election Commission

Election Commission: Role and Functioning. Chief Election

Commissioner and Election Commissioners. State Election Commission: Role and Functioning. Institute and Bodies for the welfare of SC/ST/OBC and women.