Knowledge Themes
Doctrine of Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Article 50
Article 121
Article 122
Article 211
Article 212
Basic Structure Doctrine
Kesavananda Bharati Case
Judicial Activism vs Judicial Restraint
Judicial Overreach
Parliamentary Sovereignty vs Judicial Supremacy
System of Fusion of Powers (UK)
Montesquieu’s Theory
I.R. Coelho Case
Indira Gandhi v. Raj Narain Case
Structural Subtopics
- Constitutional provisions for separation of powers in India (Articles 50
- 121
- 122
- 211
- 212)
- Comparison of Presidential vs Parliamentary systems of separation of powers
- Fusion of powers in the UK's Westminster model
- Strict separation of powers in the US Constitution (Articles I
- II
- III)
- System of checks and balances in the Indian context
- Overlap between Executive and Legislature in India (Article 75)
- Independence of the Judiciary in India and the UK (Constitutional Reform Act 2005)
- Doctrine of Basic Structure and Separation of Powers (Kesavananda Bharati case)
- Judicial activism and judicial overreach as challenges to separation of powers
- Functional vs personal overlapping in the Indian government
- Role of delegated legislation and its impact on separation of powers
- Comparison of judicial review powers in India
- US
- and UK
- Impact of the Collegium system on the separation of powers
- Analysis of landmark cases (Ram Jawaya Kapur
- Re Delhi Laws Act
- Indira Gandhi vs Raj Narain)
Study Material
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