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Article 1 Union of States
[Ambedkar
Names {States created union
India + Bharat
Bharat
Description of culture in subcontinent
India us
Union of States, United States
Holding together Model Coming Together Model
States are created by Union
Union is created by states
Indestructible union with destructible states
Fedration
Asymmetrical Symmetrical
India USA
Variations among units Similarity in units ie status
Art 371
Parlaiment decides terms + conditions
UT + State + Semi autonomous + associate state
Article 1(3)
‘Territory of India
States
UTs
Acquired territories
Exclusive economic zone 200 NM_
Territorial waters 12 NM
Article 2
Admission
Inclusion from outside
Establishment of new states
UTS or other acquired territory
Covert into states
Article 3
Formation of new states
Separation
Addition
Other
Increase in area
Deerease in area
Alteration of boundry
Alternation of name
Bill
Constitution Amedment Bill exempted from Art 368
Either house of parlaiment
Govt bill ie introduced by Minister on recommendation of president
Procedure
President refer bill to legislature of concern states
President may mention time frame for opinion of concem states
Parlaiment not bound to accept opinion of state
Simple majority by both houses
President bound to give assent i.e constitution amendment Bill
Note
‘No joint sitting in case of disagreement
Note
Only bill where president bound to give assent ic constitution amedment bill
Joint sitting only i.e ordinary bill
Mains Question
Art 2 ie non fedral feature
No non fedral feauture
Asymmetrical federalism
Cooperative fedralism
‘Yes fedral feature
Opinion of state not binding
Simple majority
| Holding together model
| States are created by Union
‘No guarantee of name + area of state | Conelusion
Introduction of bill in parliament
Federation with strong center i.e quasi fedral
SRCs 1956 1970 - 80
Ethnicity
Criteria Security and Startegie
Territorial Integrity + Sovereignty
Arunachal Pradesh + Sikkim
Linguistic basis for Administartive convenience
Finaneial viability
1950 - 60
21st
Developemant
Linguistic basis
One state one language
Good Governance
Regional Imbalance
Peninsular and western
Cultural + local identities
Linguistic state formation
Nehru
Impact
Not in favor of linguistic state
| Multi Lingual state i.e unity in diversity
Rise of regional parties
Coalition polities
Breakdown of congress system
Caste polities
Ambedkar
Smaller state
Gandhi
Reorganization of Hindi Heartland
Favor in linguistic state
Language indivisible part of culture
Need of 2nd SRCs
Solution
No
Opening of Pandora box ie box of problems
Balkanization
Demands will not stop
Smaller states Anylysis
No relation developemnt + size + GG
Demands
Good governance Examples
Political ambitions Maharashtra Vs Jharkhand
People aspirations
Tamil Nadu Vs Chhattisgarh - Shines on mines
Development
Solution
Problems
Genuine demands case to case basis
Politically unstable
Empowerment of local bodies to achieve GG + Developemnt
‘New machinery
Use of ICT
New ministries
‘Non developemnt expenditure
Finaneial viability
Union Territories
Article 239
Article 240
Administartion of UTs
| Powers of president
President through Administrator
Rules + Regulations for peace + GG
Parlaiment through laws
Destructible union with destructible states
Genuine demands case to case basis,
‘UTs
AN+NI
| Lakshadweep
Art 241 Dada and Nagar Haveli
HC for UTs | Daman and Div
Parlaiment declares by law any
Pondicherry only when LA dissolved
Pondicherry Administartion
Govt of UTs act 1963
Art 239 A
Tth AA 1956
LA ie partly elected or nominated
Council of Ministers
Pondicherry Delhi
- LG more powerful
LA LA
Yes Public order + Police + Land
Council of Ministers Couneil of Ministers
Delhi Pattabhi Sitaramyya Formula
Delhi not state
History Controlled by Union Govt
Chief Commissioner Provinee Strong elected local Govt,
Capital city
“Issues after formula
International Norms
Overlapping jurisdiction
Location of embassies
Dual Govt
International organization offices
Functional autonomy
Ministries
_SRCs Recommendations
Art 239 AA
69th AA 1991
Balakrishna Committee
Abolition of elected govt
Article 239 AA (4)
Council of Ministers 10%
National Capital Territory
LA ice direly elected from territorial constituencies
Dispute resolution
LG Vs Ministers - President
Article 239 AA (3) If matter is urgent - LG
LA powers
State list Article 239 AA (5)
Except - Public order + Police + Land
CM + COM appointed by President
Hold office during his pleasure
Article 239 AB
State emergency similar to state Article 239 AA (6)
Collective responsibility
Article 239 B
Prior permission of president Note
Chief Secretary appointed by LG
In other states by Chief Ministers
LG of Delhi
Real executive
cM
Nominal executive
Public order + Police + Land under LG
Head of Law and order Committee
‘Appointment of Chief secretary
Present System of administartion
Controlled by bureaucracy rather elected rep.
Delhi as State reasons
Commercial center
Overlapping jurisdiction
Population i.e most populated by 2028
Complete Chaos
Lack of accountability on bureaucracy side
Union Govt Vs Delhi Govt
LG Vs Ministers
Lack of Transparency in Governance
Delhi not state reasons
Better in compare to other capital cities
Multiple set of authorities
London
Examples
Strong local Govt
DDA ie Ministry of Urban Developemnt
NDMC ie Ministry of Home Affairs Canberra
Similar to Delhi
Dept. under Delhi Govt
Delhi Jalboard Solution
Power + Health excluding sanitation Vatican City Model i.e VIP area
Education excluding primary school
Second SRCs Report
Delhi i.e more autonomy than statehood
Delhi Administartion
Monsoon refuse to rain down on Delhi
because it is not sure under whose
jurisdiction it will fall
Delhi we
3 In Raj Sabha
No representative in US Senate
7 In Lok Sabha with RTV
L In lower House without RTV
Delhi HC 2016
SC 2018
Coneurrence of LG must,
CM keep to inform LG and Concurrence not required
LG More powers + Discretion
LG may have diffrence with COM
LG has no independent decision making powers
LG
‘Must work harmoniously
Must not resist every step of COM
Administartive head in limited sense
‘Bound to act on aid + advice of COM except those not under LA
Matters of services do not come under preview of LG
Delhi Sui Generous Case
Way forward
Population
Administartive center Dispute
More devolution of powers as found in UK
resolution mechanism beyond President as found in Canada
Historical Significance
Nehru
Delhi as
sui generous case can’t be treated as static case