NATIONAL LAW INSTITUTE UNIVERSITY
BA. LL. B III SEMESTER
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW I
COURSE TEACHER: MISS KULDEEP KAUR
PROJECT TOPICS
1. Historical Background to the Constitution of India
2. Constitutional Developments in India
3. Integration of princely states into the Indian federation
4. Key words in the Preamble and its significance
5. Preamble is not part of the Constitution of India-Re Berubari (1960)
6. Preamble is part of the Constitution of India-Keshavananda Bharti vs State of Kerala
(1973)
7. Constitutionalism
8. Constitutional Morality
9. Salient features of the Constitution of India
10. Marbury vs Madison (US Supreme Court) case analysis
11. Judicial Review under the Constitution of India
12. Federal Constitution
13. Indian federalism
14. Parliamentary system of government under the Constitution of India
15. Merits and demerits of Parliamentary system of governments
16. Presidential system of government in the USA
17. Merits and demerits of the Presidential system of governments
18. Parliamentary democracy under the Constitution of India
19. Rule of law
20. Separation of powers
21. Citizenship under the Constitution of India
22. Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 and fundamental rights under the Constitution of India
23. Fundamentals of the writ jurisdiction
24. Fundamentals of the writ remedies
25. Significance of fundamental rights under the Constitution of India
26. Scope and ambit of Article 226 under the Constitution of India
27. Scope and ambit of Article 32 under the Constitution of India
28. Horizontal application of fundamental rights under the Constitution of India
29. Vishaka vs State of Rajasthan-case analysis
30. Ridge vs Baldwin (UK House of Lords) case analysis
31. Writ of mandamus
32. Writ of prohibition and certiorari
33. Writ of habeas corpus
34. Public Interest Litigation and the role of Supreme Court of India
35. Concept of state under the Constitution of India
36. Evolving concept of state under the Constitution of India
37. Doctrine of eclipse under the Constitution of India
38. Doctrine of severability under the Constitution of India
39. Article 13 (2) and its implementation under the Constitution of India
40. Doctrine of reasonable classification under the Constitution of India
41. Doctrine of arbitrariness under the Constitution of India
42. Equality before the Law and Equal protection of the laws under the Constitution of India
43. Pradeep Kumar Biswas vs Indian Institute of Chemical Biology-case analysis
44. Class legislation-Shri Ram Krishna Dalmia vs Shri Justice S. R. Tendulkar-case analysis
45. Sex discrimination under the Constitution of India
46. Equal opportunity in public employment under the Constitution of India
47. Reservations under the Constitution of India
48. Indra Sawney vs Union of India case analysis
49. M. Nagaraj vs Union of India case analysis
50. Reservations-Jarnail Singh vs Lachhmi Narayan Gupta-critical analysis
51. Untouchability under the Constitution of India
52. Abolition of titles under the Constitution of India
53. Fundamental freedoms under the Constitution of India
54. Free speech under the Constitution of India
55. Right to protest under the Constitution of India
56. Obscenity laws regulating free speech in India
57. Hate speech laws in India
58. Free speech and public order restrictions under the Constitution of India
59. Right of Association under the Constitution of India
60. Free speech and social media
61. Sedition laws in India
62. Freedom of the press
63. Shreya Singhal vs Union of India-case analysis
64. Trial by media and contempt of Court
65. Doctrine of reasonable restriction curtailing fundamental freedoms in India
66. Censorship laws in India regulating free speech and expression
67. Defamation and free speech
68. Right to trade and occupation under the Constitution of India
69. Ex-post facto laws under the Constitution of India
70. Concept of double jeopardy under the Constitution of India
71. Right against self-incrimination under the Constitution of India
72. State of Bombay vs Kathi Kalu Ongad-case analysis
73. Right to silence
74. Right to life and its expanding dimensions under the Constitution of India
75. Unlawful detention and habeas corpus
76. Preventive detention laws in India
77. ADM Jabalpur case and habeas corpus
78. A. K. Gopalan vs State of Madras (1950) case analysis
79. Maneka Gandhi vs Union of India (1976) case analysis
80. Procedure established by law vs Due process of the law under the Constitution of India
81. Right against exploitation under the Constitution of India
82. Prohibition of hazardous child labor and child welfare under the Constitution of India
83. Freedom of religion under the Constitution of India
84. Rights of religious denominations under the Constitution of India
85. Shirur Matt case analysis
86. Doctrine of essential religious practice and its significance under the Constitution of India
87. Sabrimala judgment and its critical analysis
88. Triple Talaq-Shayara Bano vs Union of India-case analysis
89. Navtej Johar vs Union of India case analysis
90. Right to privacy as a fundamental right under the Constitution of India
91. Aadhar card and right to privacy
92. Rights of minorities under the Constitution of India
93. Rights of the minorities to establish and administer educational institutions under the
Constitution of India
94. Right to education under the Constitution of India
95. Mohini Jain vs State of Karnataka case analysis
96. TM Pai foundation vs State of Karnataka-case analysis
97. Right to property and the 9TH Schedule to the Constitution of India
98. Significance of directive principles of state policy under the Constitution of India
99. Relationship between directive principles of state policy and fundamental rights
100.Fundamental duties under the Constitution of India
