About the Textbook

The present publication is mainly an exam-oriented booklet, which can give the students of political science a good analysis and treatment of the topic, a basic knowledge of the primary material, a logical development of ideas, and a clear expression on the constitutional process in India.  

As a matter of fact, this textbook is based on the academic syllabus (po-c 3: constitutional process in India) of the department of politics & public administration of Pune university (DPPAPU) for the post graduate students of the same discipline.

Therefore, according to the syllabus, for the purpose of exam, the following issues are discussed in brief:  nature of the Indian constitution: achievements of the constituent assembly --- democracy and active state; fundamental rights and directive principles: judiciary and fundamental rights, individual and group rights. Relations between fundamental rights and directive principles; federalism: strong center framework; centre-state relations - sarkaria commission recommendations; executive: president and prime minister; role of governor; legislature: role of the parliament, committee system, office of the speaker, the idea of electoral reforms; and, judiciary: judicial activism.

As pointed earlier, the present textbook is a useful study especially for the post graduate students of DPPAPU. In fact, from 2004 till today (2009) this booklet, in the form of notes, has been referred to by many foreign (postgraduate) students particularly the Iranians in the aforementioned department, as well as, in the SP College (affiliated to the university of Pune). And, it can be used by students until major changes emerge in the syllabus.     

The method of collecting these materials are mainly based on the lectures of Rajeshwari Deshpande (a PhD and a reader at DPPAPU) during the academic year of 2004 when I myself was a post graduate (2004-2006) student of  DPPAPU in India. However, equally important for the collection of materials are the different references, which have been mentioned in the end of the textbook.

 Ahmad Reza Taheri

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ISBN #: 978-0-557-19154-3

Printed in India by Ajay Copiers, Pune - 411016, India.

June-2009