The Framing of India's Constitution (Select Documents) (6 Volume Set)

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Description
Vol. 1 : Nationalist efforts at Constitution-making and demand for a Constituent Assembly (1889-1939) Official acceptance of the demand and setting up of the Constituent Assembly (1940-1947) Transfer of power Negotiations with Princely States.
Vol. 2 : Settling the principles Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities, etc., Union and Provincial Constitution Committees. Union Powers Committee Memoranda and notes submitted to these Committees and their Sub-Committees Proceedings, minutes and reports of the Committees and Sub-Committees.
Vol.3 : Drafting of the Constitution First draft by Constitutional Adviser, October 1947 Drafting Committee's Minutes Draft Constitution prepared by Drafting Committee, February 1948.
Vol.4 : Comments and Suggestions on Draft Constitution More Minutes of Drafting Committee Proceedings of meetings of Drafting Committee with Provincial and Central Government representatives Drafting Committee's recommendations for further modifications of Draft Constitution.
Study Volume : This volume renders a lucid and straightforward account of the Assembly's progress through the clash of divergent views and interests that influenced the Constitution makers in confirming or revising earlier decisions. It examines in sober perspective the alterations made in successive drafts in important provisions of the Constitution. The revised edition brings the story up-to-date by in-depth analysis of Constitutional amendments- 1st to 92nd and notes on developments during 1950-2004.
Constitution Making Since 1950 -An Overview : The other companion volume is entirely a new addition discussing the making of India's Constitution since 1950 upto 2004 by Dr. Subhash C. Kashyap. It also contains authentic texts of all the Constitutional Amendments and Constitution Commission and other reports.
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Contents
Vol. 1
Part 1 - Nationalist Efforts at Constitution - Making and Demand for a Constituent Assembly
Part 2 - Official Acceptance of the Demand and Setting up of the Constituent Assembly
Part 3 - Summoning and opening of the Constituent Assembly
Part 4 - Procedure of the Constituent Assembly
Part 5 - Committees (Administrative) of the House
Part 6 - The National Flag
Part 7 - Transfer of Power
Part 8 - Functions of the Constituent Assembly
Part 9 - Entry of Indian States
Vol. 2
Part 1 - The Objectives
Part 2 - Fundamental Rights
Part 3 - Minorities
Part 4 - Principles of the union and Provincial Constitutions
Part 5 - Citizenship
Part 6 - Distribution of Powers
Vol. 3
Part 1 - First Draft Constitution
Part 2 - The Committee on Chief Commissioners’ Provinces
Part 3 - Expert Committee on Financial Provisions
Part 4 - Minutes of the Drafting Committee
Part 5 - Draft Constitution
Part 6 - Reports on Tribal and Excluded Areas
Vol. 4
Part 1 - Draft Constitution of February 1948 Comments and Suggestions
Part 2 - Introduction of Draft Constitution in the Assembly
Part 3 - Linguistic Provinces Commission
Part 4 - Legislative Councils
Part 5 - Council of States
Part 6 - Citizenship
Part 7 - Election Commission
Part 8 - The Indian States
Part 9 - Services
Part 10 - Public Service Commission
Part 11 - Minorities
Part 12 - Financial Emergency
Part 13 - Official Language
Part 14 - Seventh Schedule
Part 15 - Premiers’ Conference, July 1949
Part 16 - Levy of Sales Tax by States and Liability of State Property and Income to Union Taxation
Part 17 - Protection of Railway Communications; Consolidated Funds and Public Accounts
Part 18 - Revision of the Draft Constitution
Part 19 - Adoption of the Constitution
Vol. 5  : The Framing of India's Constitution - A Study
1.    Historical Background
2.    Membership of the Constituent Assembly
3.    Progress of the Constitution through the Assembly
4.    Preamble
5.    The Union and its Territory
6.    Citizenship
7.    Fundamental Rights
8.    Directive Principles of State Policy and Fundamental Duties
9.    The President and the Union Executive
10.  The Governor and the State Executive
11.  The Attorney-General and the Advocate-General
12.  The Comptroller and Auditor-General
13.  The Union Parliament
14.  The State Legislatures
15.  Franchise and Elections
16.  Legislative Powers of the President and the Governors
17.  The Judiciary
18.  The Indian States
19.  The Union Territories
20.  The Scheduled and Tribal Areas
21.  Relations between the Union and the States
22.  Trade, Commerce and Intercourse within the Territory of India
23.  The Services
24.  Public Service Commissions
25.  Minorities
26.  The Officials Language
27.  Emergency Provisions
28.  Amendment of the Constitution
29.  Summing up
30.  The Constitution at Work (1950-2004)
31.  The National Constitution Commission (NCRWC)
Appendices
Bibliography
Index
Vol. 6 : Constitution Making Since 1950 - An Overview
1.    Introduction
2.    Constitutional Amendments
3.    Report of the National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution
4.    Report of the Commission on Centre-State Relations
5.    Report of the Committee on Fundamental Duties of Citizens
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Author Details
B.Shiva Rao
Chief Editor, Subhash C. Kashyap
Asst. Research Officer, N.K.N. Iyengar