• ISBN13: 9788126939732
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Law and Criminology
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
• Publisher Imprint: Atlantic
• Publication Date: December 26, 2024
• Pages: 290
• Original Price: INR 495.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 460 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): N/A

An indispensable companion to grasp the fundamentals of Indian Constitution, maintenance of professional ethics and the idea of human rights.

Written by closely following the syllabus recommended by UGC and various technical universities, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the making and features of the Constitution of India, the basics of human rights and practices of professional ethics. This textbook aids easy understanding of the issues and concepts involved and helps in successfully achieving the objectives and outcomes of this course in the most efficient and effective manner.

Key Features :

• Logically sequenced chapters and easy understanding and recollection
• Lucid explanation with diagrams and tables provide conceptual clarity
• Include of sample question papers to aid teaching–learning process

Dr. Praveenkumar Mellalli B.Sc., MA., PhD., has ten years of teaching and research experience, including eight years as Assistant Professor in the Department of Studies in Public Administration at the University of Mysore, Mysuru. He has published fourteen research papers. He serves as a visiting faculty at the Karnataka Police Academy, Mysuru, to train police officers of various ranks.He also worked in diverse non-academic fields such as, - Master Trainer in state assembly(MLA) and parliament(MP) election duties; Field Trainer on Indian Census duty. He is also a columnist in few Kannada newspapers and a Life Member of the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), New Delhi.

• Contents
• List of Tables…ix
• List of Figures…xi
• Preface…xiii
• CPH: Objective and Outcome…xv
• Guidelines to Read the Book…xvii
• About the Author…xix
• Acknowledgements…xxi

• Section I Introduction to the Constitution of India

• 1 The Concept of the Constitution…3
• 2 The Making of the Constitution…5
• 3 Salient Features of the Constitution…10

• Section II Constitutional Framework

• 4 Preamble to the Constitution of India…21
• 5 Fundamental Rights and Their Limitations…25
• 6 Directive Principles of State Policy…36
• 7 Fundamental Duties…40

• Section III Union Legislature, State Legislature and Electoral Process in India

• 8 The Parliament…45
• 9 State Legislatures…59
• 10 The Electoral Process in India…64

• Section IV Union Executive and State Executive

• 11 President…73
• 12 Vice-President…84
• 13 Governor…88
• 14 Prime Minister…95
• 15 Chief Minister…99
• 16 Union Council of Ministers…103
• 17 State Council of Ministers…107
• 18 Attorney General of India and Advocate General of the State…111

• Section V Supreme Court and High Courts

• 19 Supreme Court…117
• 20 High Courts…123

• Section VI Local Governments and Cooperative Societies

• 21 Local Governments in India: Panchayats and Municipalities…129
• 22 Cooperative Societies…137

• Section VII Amendment of the Constitution and Emergency Provisions

• 23 Amendment of the Constitution and Important Amendments (42nd, 44th, 74th, 76th, 86th and 91st)…145
• 24 Emergency Provisions…150

• Section VIII Constitutional Provision for the Weaker Section of Society

• 25 Special Provision for SCs, STs, OBCs, Women and Children…157

• Section IX Human Rights

• 26 Human Rights: Meaning, Definitions and Specific Themes…165
• 27 Human Rights: Legislation and National Human Rights Commission…168

• Section X Engineering Ethics

• 28 Scope and Aims of Engineering Ethics…177
• 29 Responsibility of Engineers and Impediments to Responsibilities…187
• 30 Risks, Safety and Liability of Engineers…193
• 31 Honesty, Integrity and Reliability in Engineering…203
• APPENDIX I: Subject Matters of Union, State and Concurrent Lists A I–1
• APPENDIX II: Table of Precedence A II–1
• Sample Question Papers Q–1
• Answer Keys A–1
• Index I–1