A Constitution means a document having a special legal sanctity which sets out the framework and principle functions of the organs of the Government of a State and declares the principles governing the operation of those organs. The Indian Constitution is the lengthiest and most detailed of all the written constitutions of the World. The Constitution contains a long list of fundamental rights and also a number of directive principles which confer justifiable rights upon the individual. 

The preamble of the Constitution declares that the source of authority under the constitution is the people of India and there is no subordination to any external authority. Without altering the basic structure of the Constitution, it can be amended in tune with the social changes by adopting the  procedure prescribed in the Constitution. Its flexibility lies in its amendments. During the last 60 years (between 1951 and 2007), the Indian constitution has been amended as many as 94 times. 

This book provides a short cut to the students of the 5 year law degree course to enable them to get a broad understanding of the topics that would be covered under the revised syllabus with effect from the academic year 2011-2012. Though every effort has taken to incorporate the  developments / amendments on the subject, it may happen that some developments might have taken place subsequent to release of the book for publication. Hence, the readers are therefore advised to study recent amendments / case laws.