the presentation is intended for general public and not for law students. So the scope is very narrow and for general awareness

1. Introduction to the
Introduction to, ‘The Constitution of
India’

2. *India
*Britain
India Just after Independence

3. What They Left Behind which Helped Us
Indian
Union
Laws
Rule of
Law
Railways
Army Post

4. Constitution is the supreme law of the land It identifies,
defines and regulates various aspects of the State and
the structure, powers and functions of the major
institutions under the three organs of the Government –
the executive, the legislature and the judiciary. It also
provides for rights and freedoms of citizens and spells
out the relationships between individual citizen and the
State and government. It may be written or unwritten.

6. “Jennings finally handed down a largely
unfavourable verdict. India’s Constitution, he
declared, was “far too large and therefore far
too rigid”
In the 1960s, the same Sir Ivor Jennings had
been commissioned to write a new Constitution
for Sri Lanka then known as “Ceylon”. Despite
all precautions taken in its drafting,
that Constitution lasted about sixyears.”

7. 7
Fundamental Freedoms guaranteed
under the Constitution of India (Part III)
1 3 5
6
4
2
Equality Before Law
and Equal Protection
of Laws
Articles
14 -18
Freedoms of Speech
and Expression,
Assembly,
Movement, Trade
and Profession
Articles
19 -22
Right against
Exploitation
Articles
23 & 24
Freedom of
Relegion
Articles
25 - 28
Cultural and
Educational Rights
Articles
29 & 30
Right to Constitutional
remedies
Article
32

8. Preamble
8
WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a
SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
and to secure to all its citizens:
JUSTICE, social, economic and political;
LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship;
EQUALITY of status and of opportunity;
and to promote among them all
FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation;
IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY this twenty-sixth day of November, 1949, do HEREBY
ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION.

9. Fundamental Rights; Why?
Me without my Fundamental Rights
Me with my Fundamental Rights
Preamble
Articles 51-A (h) & 51 (j)

10. “
“The State shall not deny to any
person equality before the law or
the equal protection of the laws
within the territory of India.”
- Article 14

11. Affirmative
Action
Intelligible differentia & Rational
Nexus
11

12. “
All citizens shall have the right
a) to freedom of speech and expression;
b) to assemble peaceably and without arms;
c) to form associations or unions;
d) to move freely throughout the territory of India;
e) to reside and settle in any part of the territory of India; and
f) -----
g) to practise any profession, or to carry on any occupation, trade or business.
- Article 19 (1)

13. “
“No person shall be deprived of
his life or personal liberty except
according to procedure established
by law..”
- Article 21

14. Golden Triangle
14
14
19
21
Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India

15. 15
Right to Equality
• Article 14: Equality before law
• Article 15: Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion,
race, caste, sex or place of birth.
• Article 16: Equality of opportunity in matters of public
employment.
• Article 17: Abolition of Untouchability.
• Article 18: Abolition of titles: This article aims to abolish titles
such as Rai Bahadur, Raj Bahadur, Maharaja, Taluqdar,
Zamindar, etc., because using such titles does not give equal
status for all.
Right to freedom
• Article 19: Protection of certain rights regarding freedom of
speech, etc.
• Article 20: Protection in respect of conviction for offences.
• Article 21: Protection of life and personal liberty.
• Article 21-A: Right to Education
• Article 22: Protection Against Arrest and Detention in certain
cases
Right against Exploitation
• Article 23: Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced
labour:
• Article 24: Prohibition of employment of children in
factories, etc.:
Right to freedom of Religion
• Article 25: Freedom of conscience and free profession,
practice and propagation of religion
• Article 26: Freedom to manage religious affairs
• Article 27: Freedom as to the payment of taxes for
promotion of any particular religion
• Article 28: Freedom as to attendance at religious instruction
or religious worship in certain educational institutions
Cultural and Educational Rights
• Article 29: Protection of interests of minorities:
• Article 30: Right of minorities to establish and administer
educational institutions:

16. Writs
Mandamus|Quo Warranto|Certiorary|Prohibition|Habeas
Corpus
& 16

17. 17
Socialist Principles
•38 State to secure a social order for the promotion of the welfare of
the people.
•39 Certain principles of policy to be followed by the State.
•39A Equal justice and free legal aid.
•41 Right to work, to education and to public assistance in certain cases.
•42 Provision for just and humane conditions of work and maternity
relief.
•43 Living wage, etc., for workers.
•43A Participation of workers in the management of industries.
•46 Promotion of educational and economic interests of Scheduled
Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other weaker sections.
•47 Duty of the State to raise the level of nutrition and the standard
of living and to improve public health.
Intellectual& Liberal
Principles
•44 Uniform civil code for the citizens.
45 Provision for free and compulsory education for children.
48A Protection and improvement of environment and safeguarding of
forests and wildlife.
49 Protection of monuments and places and objects of national
importance.
50 Separation of judiciary from the executive.
51 Promotion of international peace and security.
Gandhian Principles
•40 Organisation of village panchayats
43 Living wage, etc., for workers.
43A Participation of workers in the management of industries.
43B Promotion of co-operative societies.
48 The organisation of agriculture and animal husbandry.
D.P.S.P.
Part
IV

18. Fundamental Rights; Why?
Me without my Fundamental Rights
Me with my Fundamental Rights
Articles 51-A (h) & 51 (j)

19. Fundamental Duties- Article 51 (a)-(k)
Part IV-A
19
(k)
(j)
(i)
(h)
(g)
(f)
(e)
(d)
(c)
(b)
(a)
Respect our nation
to uphold and
protect the
sovereignty, unity
and integrity of
India;
to promote harmony and
the spirit of common
brotherhood amongst all
the people of India
transcending religious,
linguistic and regional or
sectional diversities; to
renounce practices
derogatory
to the dignity of women;
to protect and improve
the natural environment
including forests, lakes,
rivers and wild life, and
to
have compassion for
living creatures;
To safeguard public
property and to abjure
violence;
who is a parent or
guardian to provide
opportunities for
education to his child or,
as the
case may be, ward
between the age of six
and
fourteen years.
Cherish and follow the
noble ideals which
inspired our national
struggle for freedom;
to defend the country
and render national
service when called
upon to do so;
to value and preserve
the rich heritage of our
composite culture;
to develop the
scientific temper,
humanism and
the spirit of inquiry
and reform
to strive towards
excellence in all
spheres of
individual and
collective activity
so that the nation
constantly rises to
higher levels of
endeavour and
achievement;