The Constitution ; Important Articles (Cont........)

{This article is the continuation of these previous posts :-  'http://anybodycancrackclat.blogspot.in/2013/03/the-constitution-important-articles.html  and  http://anybodycancrackclat.blogspot.in/2013/03/the-constitution-important-articles-cont.html '  and http://anybodycancrackclat.blogspot.in/2013/03/the-constitution-important-articles-cont_29.html. I would request you to read the above mentioned articles before reading the article given below  }

PART VI - Government at the State Level , High Courts and Subordinate Courts

Articles 152 - 237

Article 152 - Exempts Jammu & Kashmir from the category of ordinary states

Articles 153 - 162 - deals with the Governor's powers

Article 161 - deals with the Governor's powers to grant pardons, reprieves, respites, or remission of punishment or to suspend , remit or commute punishments for an offence against the law

Articles 163 - 164 - deals with CM and his council of ministers

Article 165 -  deals with the Advocate - General of the states

Article 166 - relates with the conduct of business of the Government of a state

Article 167 - deals with the duties of CM with respect to furnishing of information to the Governor

Articles 168 - 195 - Organisation of state legislatures

Articles 196 - 212 - Legislative procedures

Article 213 - Legislative powers of the government

Articles 214 - 232 - Organisation and powers of the High Courts

Article 214 - mentions that every state can have its own high courts

Article 226 - High Courts can issue writs and can accept Public Interest Litigation 

Article 231 - Parliament can also establish a high court for 2 or more states

Article 233 - 237 - Subordinate Courts

Amendments Related ;

15th Amendment(1963) ; Amended articles 124,128,217. Raise retirement age of judges from 60 to 62 and other minor amendments
30th Amendment (1973) ; Amended article 133
38th Amendment (1975) ; Amended article 123 and 213 ; Enhance powers of president and governors to pass ordinances
42nd Amendment (1977) ; Amended articles 166,170, 172, 189, 191, 192, 194, 208, 217, 225, 226, 227 ,228
43rd Amendment(1978) ; Amended articles 145, 226, 228
44th Amendment (1978) ;  Amended articles 166, 172, 192, 194, 213, 217, 225, 226, 227
91st Amendment (2004) ; Amended 164 ; Council of ministers is to be restricted to 15% of the sanctioned strength of the state legislative assembly

PART VII - States

Article 238 -  deals with States

 

 PART VIII - Union Territories

Articles 239 - 241

Amendments Related

10th Amendment(1961) ; Amended Article 240 ; Incorporation of Dadar, Nagar and Havelli
12th Amendment (1961) ; Incorporation of Goa , Daman and Diu
14th Amendment (1962) ; Amended Article 240 and Inserted 239A ; Incorporation of Pondicherry
27th Amendment (1972) ; Amended Articles 239A and 240 and Inserted 239B and 371C; Mizoram recognised as a Union territory
37th Amendment (1975) ; Amended 239A and 240; Formation of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
69th Amendment (1992) ; Insert articles 239AA and 239AB ; Provides Legislative Assembly and Council of Ministers for Delhi
70th Amendment (1991) ; Insert 239AA ; Delhi and Pondicherry included in the electoral college for Presidential Election 

PART IX - Panchayats

This Part was added to the constitution by 73rd Amendment Act (1992). It contains 16 articles and Schedule Eleven. Schedule Eleven contains 29 subjects on which Panchayats have administrative control

PART IX A - Municipalities

This part was added to the constituiton by 74th Amendment Act (1992). It consists of 18 Articles and Schedule Twelve which contains 18 subjects on which the municipalities exercise administrative control

PART X - Scheduled & Tribal Areas

This part contains Articles 244 and 244A

 

to be continued............