IMPORTANCE OF CONSTITUTION
1.INTRODUCTION
2.WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF A COUNTRY DOESN’T HAVE A CONSTITUTION
3.SOME COUNTRIES WITHOUT CONSTITUTION
4.WHY WAS CONSTITUTION REQUIRED IN INDIA
5.IMPORTANCE OF CONSTITUTION IN COUNTRY LIKE INDIA
6.SIGNIFICANCE OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION
7.IMP FACTS ABOUT INDIAN CONSTITUTION
INTRODUCTION
DEFINATION OF CONSTITUTION:
The constitution is a set of rules and laws which is to be followed by
anyone and everyone in the country. This opens the gateway for an
organized process for most of the work in our country. Also, there are
rules and laws in the constitution which provides basic rights to all the
citizens of the country as well as protects them.
CONSTITUTION DAY IN INDIA:
November 26 is observed as Constitution Day or 'Samvidhan Diwas'
every year, which commemorates the adoption of the Constitution
of India. On November 26, 1949, the Constitution was adopted and it
came into effect on January 26, 1950.26-Nov-2021
IF A COUNTRY IS WITHOUT
CONSTITUTION
1. If there is no constitution, then there will be lack of
rules and regulations.
2. People will be deprived of their rights and the
government will function according to its will.
3. Justice will be denied to the people and a chaotic
situation will prevail in the absence of laws because
Constitution is the source of laws.
4. In the absence of a Constitution it will be difficult for a
country to sustain in the long run.
However still there are few countries which work
without a constitution . Here are a few names of those
countries1.UK
2.NEW ZEALAND
3.ISRAEL
4.SAUDI ARABIA
5.CANADA
However no big problem arises in these countries as they
have a uncodified constitution sometime refered as
unwritten constitution
New Zealand is a special case as they have written and non
written constitution
SOME DISADVANTAGE OF HAVING A UNCODIFIED
CONSTITUTION:
The absence of a written constitution means that the UK does
not have a single, written document that has a higher legal
status over other laws and rules.
Because of this, the UK constitution comprises a number of
sources which makes it less accessible, transparent and
intelligible.
The powers of the executive, legislative and judicial branches
are not clearly defined either, which can lead to ambiguity,
uncertainty and possible conflict between the three pillars of
government.
The flexible nature of uncodified constitutions means that they
could be subject to multiple interpretations. For example, the
opposing interpretations taken by the executive and judiciary
regarding the prerogative power to prorogue i.e. suspend
Parliament.
The Advantages of an ‘Unwritten’
Constitution:
The UK along with New Zealand and Israel are the only three
countries in the world to have an uncodified or ‘unwritten’
constitution. So are there any advantages of an ‘unwritten’
constitution?
The main advantage is that these types of constitutions
are dynamic, flexible and more amenable to constitutional
reform. For example, there’s the Fixed-term Parliaments Act
2011 which ensures a general election every five years
subject to two exceptions.
The UK constitution is often described as a “living
constitution” because it evolves and adapts to reflect
changing social attitudes such as the Marriage (Same-Sex
Couples) Act 2013.
REQUIRMENT OF CONSTITUTION IN INDIA
1.Today, most countries in the world have a Constitution. While all
democratic countries are likely to have a Constitution, it is not necessary
that all countries that have a Constitution are democratic. There can be
several purposes for drafting a constitution, they are:
2.To provide a set of basic rules that allow for minimal coordination
amongst members of society.
3.To specify who has the power to make decisions in a society. It decides
how the government will be constituted.
To set some limits on what a government can impose on its citizens. These
limits are fundamental in the sense that government may never trespass
on them.
4.To enable the government to fulfil the aspirations of a society and create
conditions for a just society.
5.Therefore, it can be understood that the constitution allows coordination
and assurance. On the other hand, it can limit the powers of the
government.
Constitution is a set of principles or precedents by which a
state is governed. It is a set of rules and regulations which
places the government's power in the hands of the citizens in
a democratic setup. It is important as it protects individual
freedom, and its fundamental principles that govern a
country.
IMPORTANCE OF CONSTUTION TO INDIA
A constitution is important because it ensures that those who make
decisions on behalf of the public fairly represent public opinion. It
also sets out the ways in which those who exercise power may be
held accountable to the people they serve. And it sets out where
government powers end by guaranteeing individuals’ specific rights
and freedoms. These rights help to assure the protection and
promotion of human dignity, equality and liberty. Constitutions may
provide for the division of powers between the central government
and the regions. Constitutions should be agreed rather than imposed
so as to provide an acceptable framework for the settling of different
political views. They help provide for a stable society by ensuring
that, although everybody may not agree with the government all the
time, the people accept the legitimacy of the system of choosing
governments
SIGNIFICANCE OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION
On 26th January, 2022, India celebrated its 73rd Republic Day.
The Republic Day each year is a constant reminder of becoming a
completely independent nation and following our own laws of
governance.
It was a remarkable step taken in the direction to determine the
law of the land and the values our country wanted to adopt once
we received freedom from British rule. On January 26, 1950, the
Indian Constitution came into effect but the efforts to write the
Constitution started four years earlier.
The Constituent Assembly, put together to draft the Constitution of
India, held its first session on December 9, 1946. Dr BR Ambedkar,
took the initiative as the chairman of its Drafting Committee, and is
remembered as the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. He led
the team to create a dynamic framework that would guide our
country being completely aware of our unique social, cultural and
religious diversity. These sessions ended on November 26, 1949, and
then after a year the Constitution was adopted.
The Indian Constitution, today, is valued as the most supreme law.
Every Indian citizen, irrespective of their power and position is
expected to abide by the set of rules and regulations written in this
book. For those who don't know, it is also the longest constitution in
the world with 448 articles and 12 schedules.
The introduction to our Constitution starts with an equally well
charted Preamble. It provides a glimpse of the larger text. The
Preamble of the Constitution talks about the direction and purpose of
the Constitution.
PREAMBLE OF INDIA
IMP FACTS ABOUT INDIAN CONSTITUTION
1.The Constitution was drafted by the Constituent Assembly. The
389-member assembly (reduced to 299 after the partition of India)
took almost three years to draft the Constitution, holding eleven
sessions over a 165-day period.
2.It was on December 9, 1946 that the Constituent Assembly met for
the first time.
3.BR Ambedkar is recognised as the Father of the Constitution of
India.
4.The assembly's final session convened on 24 January 1950. Each
member signed two copies of the constitution, one in Hindi and the
other in English.
5.The original constitution is hand-written by Prem Behari in flowing
Italic style, with each page decorated by artists from Shantiniketan
including Beohar Rammanohar Sinha and Nandalal Bose.
6.Over 2000 amendments were made to the first draft of the
Constitution.
7.It is the longest constitution in the world. In its current form, it
has a Preamble, 22 parts with 448 Articles, 12 Schedules, 5
Appendices and 115 Amendments.
8.The National Emblem was adopted on January 26, 1950, when
India was declared a republic.
9.The then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru moved the
“Objectives Resolution” on December 13, 1946, which was later
adopted as the Preamble on January 22, 1947.
10.Three exclusive copies of the Indian Constitution are being
preserved in special helium-filled cases at the Central Library of
the Parliament, they are 22 inches long and 16 inches wide.