Paper III

Constitutional Law – II

Union and State organs, the judiciary, centre-state relations, trade, services, elections, emergency and the amending power including the basic structure doctrine.

Study aid only. Confirm statute numbers with the current bare Act and the official OU LL.B. (3-YDC) 2024–25 syllabus PDF.

Unit I: Union and State legislature and executive; anti-defection

Union and State executive and legislatures 2 cases Anti-defection: Tenth Schedule 2 cases

Unit II: The Union and State judiciary

Supreme Court of India 2 cases High Courts and subordinate courts 2 cases

Unit III: Centre-State relations and local self-government

Legislative relations: Articles 245–255 2 cases Administrative relations, inter-State cooperation and the 73rd/74th Amendments 2 cases

Unit IV: State liability, trade, services and elections

Liability of the State and freedom of trade: Articles 298–307 2 cases Services under the Union and the States; Election Commission 2 cases

Unit V: Emergency, amendment and basic structure

Emergency provisions: Articles 352–360 2 cases Amendment of the Constitution and the basic structure 3 cases