Description

M P Jain ’s Indian Constitutional Law is an authoritative and, classic treatise on Indian constitutional law. This book, presently in its Ninth edition, is a thematic presentation of the complex and multi-dimensional discipline of Indian Constitutional law in a lucid, comprehensive and systematic manner. This edition delves into both the initial applications and modern interpretations of the Constitution of India. The book also takes note of the rich stream of contemporary jurisprudence with focus on areas like disability rights, intersectionality, and indirect discrimination, as well as evolving constitutional principles like Fiscal federalism, transformative constitutionalism and constitutional morality. It is an important reference for the Bench and the Bar; students and teachers; public intellectuals and media folks; bureaucrats and Politicians; and social movement entrepreneurs alike.

Key Features :

Thoroughly revised with the commentary on recent constitutional amendments and Supreme Court and High Court jurisprudence
Analysis of doctrines like Transformative Constitutionalism, Constitutional Morality, Populist Constitutionalism, Constitutional silence, Unenumerated rights, Basic Structure, Accommodative Society, etc.
Includes comprehensive commentary on concepts like privacy rights, abortion, and the right to be forgotten, criminalization of Triple Talaq, decolonization of criminal laws, relationship between the Central and State governments, Indirect discrimination, Intersectionality, Reasonable accommodation, Doctrine of Proportionality, etc
In-depth and critical engagement with the impact of recent jurisprudence of Supreme Court in domains like electoral bond, Sub-classification amongst SC/ST, Modification of Article 370, Scope of Parliamentary privileges, Same Sex Marriage, Appointment of Election Commissioners, Royalty and Tax and Taxing powers of States, Scope of cultural and educational rights under Article 29-30, etc
Critical Reflections on contemporary scholarship in Indian Public Law and comparative Constitutional Law