UGC NET LAW (058) · UNIT 02
UGC NET Law (058) Constitutional and Administrative Law: Detailed Study Notes
Constitutional and Administrative Law is a core unit of Law 058, and it rewards both concepts and recall: Articles, landmark cases and amendments are tested alongside doctrines. These notes run from the Preamble through Fundamental Rights, the Union and State governments, Emergency and the Election Commission, then into Administrative Law (delegated legislation, natural justice, judicial review). Topics 16 to 25 are built for revision: Article tables, case laws, amendments, recent cases (2019 to 2026), doctrines, comparison tables, commissions, statutes and mnemonics.
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How to use these notes
- Round 1: ReadGo through Topics 1 to 15 in order. Each sub-topic explains the rule, the Articles behind it and the cases that decided it. Topics 13 to 15 (Administrative Law) are shorter but tested on concepts, so read them slowly.
- Round 2: ReviseSwitch on Revision mode on any topic page to see only each section's key terms, lists and tables. Then work through Topics 16 to 18 (Article, case and amendment tables) and Topic 21 (comparison tables).
- Last week: RecallUse the rapid-recall sheet (Articles, landmark cases, amendments, commissions), then Topics 24 and 25, and practise MCQs topic by topic.
Full syllabus map
Every topic and sub-topic in this chapter, in study order.
Module 1Foundations: Preamble, Rights, Duties and Directive Principles
The Preamble and Part III and IV: the rights citizens hold, the duties they owe and the goals the State must pursue.
2Fundamental Rights (Articles 12–35)
Sub-topics
- 2.1 Overview and Significance
- 2.2 Article 12: Definition of 'State'
- 2.3 Article 13: Laws Inconsistent with FRs
- 2.4 Right to Equality (Articles 14–18)
- 2.5 Right to Freedom (Article 19)
- 2.6 Right to Life and Personal Liberty (Articles 20–22)
- 2.7 Right Against Exploitation (Articles 23–24)
- 2.8 Right to Freedom of Religion (Articles 25–28)
- 2.9 Cultural and Educational Rights (Articles 29–30)
- 2.10 Right to Constitutional Remedies (Article 32)
3Fundamental Duties (Article 51-A)
4Directive Principles of State Policy (Articles 36–51)
Sub-topics
Module 2The Union and State Government
The President and Governor, Parliament, the division of legislative power and the Supreme Court and High Courts.
5Union Executive
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6State Executive and the Governor
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7Parliament
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8Union–State Legislative Relations
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9Judiciary
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Module 3Emergency, Special Provisions and Elections
National, State and Financial Emergency, special status provisions, and the Election Commission.
10Emergency Provisions
Sub-topics
11Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions (Part XXI)
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12Election Commission of India
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Module 4Administrative Law
What administrative law is, the principles of natural justice, and how courts review administrative action.
13Administrative Law: Nature and Scope
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14Principles of Natural Justice
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15Judicial Review of Administrative Action: Grounds
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Module 5Quick-Reference Tables: Articles, Cases and Amendments
Tables to memorise: Articles by Part, landmark cases with years, and every key constitutional amendment.
Module 6Recent Cases, Doctrines, Comparisons and Statutes
Post-2019 decisions, doctrines, the comparison tables examiners love, commissions and administrative-law statutes.
Module 7Exam Strategy and Mnemonics
The topics that repeat most often and the mnemonics that lock them in.
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