PROJECT TOPICS

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW III

1. Importance of federalism in India
2. Issues and challenges faced by Indian federalism
3. Nature of Indian federalism
4. Emerging trends in Indian federalism
5. Brief history of American federalism prior to the American Civil War
6. Trace the evolution of American federalism post American Civil War
7. Comparative analysis of American Federalsim and Indian Federalism
8. Essential features of a federal Constitution
9. Theories of federalism
10. Comparative analysis of a federal constitution and unitary constitution
11. Distribution of powers between the Centre and the States in India
12. Conditions under which Parliament can make laws on subjects under the state list and
constitutional mechanism to resolve the conflict in such laws.
13. Laws having extra territorial operation.
14. Constitutional mechanism to determine the legislative competency of statutory
enactments under the Constitution of India
15. Legislative conflicts in India
16. Residuary powers of the federal government under the Constitution of India
17. Administrative relations between the Centre and the States under the Constitution of
India
18. Techniques designed by the Constitution of India for Union control over States.
19. Mutual delegation of executive powers under the Constitution of India
20.Inter State relations under the Constitution of India with reference to the comity clause
21. How does the establishment of inter state councils foster a successful federal polity
22. Water disputes in India
23. A critical analysis of the Cauvery Water Dispute landmark judgment pronounced by the
Supreme Court on the 16/2/2018
24. Freedom to trade commerce and intercourse under the Constitution of India
25. Regulating power of the state in relation to free trade and commerce in India
26. Critical analysis of the doctrine of compensatory taxes
27. Distribution of financial powers bewteen the Centre and the States under the
Constitution of India
28.National emergency and the constitutional enhancement of powers under the
Constitution of India
29. A critical analysis of the Habeas Corpus case
30.Article 356 a dead letter?
31. Trace the current evolution of the law in relation to the President’s rule in India
32. Constitution enhancement of powers during the President’s Rule under the Constitution
of India
33. Suspension of fundamental rights during Proclamation of Emergency in India
34. Assymmetrical federalism under the Constitution of India
35. Colourable legislation