The constitution is nothing but a legal document and the
Indian constitution is the supreme law of India. It explains the various
players who are in authority in the country, their power and limits of their
power. It also defines the fundamental rights and duties of citizens. Part I of Indian Constitution is titled The Union and
its Territory. It includes articles from 1- 4. Part I is a compilation
of laws pertaining to
the constitution of India as a country and the union of
states that it is made of.
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| THE UNION AND ITS TERRITORY ~GENERAL STUDIES 4 U |
PART I (ARTICLES 1 TO 4)UNION AND ITS TERRITORIES
Article 1 Name
and territory of the union. It describes India that is Bharat as a "Union
of States" rather than "Federation of States". It has been
preferred for two reasons, one , the Indian Federation is not the result of an
agreement among the states like America and two,the states have no right to
secede from the federation.
Article 1 The
territory of India can be classified into three categories.
(a) Territories of States.
(b) Union Territories.
(c) Territories that may be acquired by the Government of
India at any time.
Article 2 Admission
of or establishment of new states.The article empowers the Parliament to
'admit' into the Union of India or establish new states.
After independence, the demand for the reorganization of the
states on the linguistic basis was raised.It led to the study the issue of the
reorganization of the states on linguistic basis.
The committee submitted its report in 1948 and recommended
the reorganization of states on the basis of administrative convenience rather
than linguistic factor.This created resentment and a new committee called. JVP
constituted to examine the issue In April 1949, it also formally rejected
language as the basis for reorganization of states.
In 1953, the Government of India appointed a three member
States Reorganization Commission (SRC) under the chairmanship of Fazl Ali. The
committee was appointed to examine the reorganization of the states. KM
Pannikar and HN Kunzru were the other two members.
The committee submitted its report in 1956 and as a result,
14 states and 6 union territories were created on November 1, 1956.
Article 3 Formation
of new states and alteration of areas,boundaries or names of the existing
states.It authorizes the Parliament to
(a) from a new state by separation of territory from any
state of by uniting two or more states or parts of states or by uniting any
territory to a part of any state.
(b) Increase the area of any state.
(c) Diminish the area of any state.
(d) Alter the boundaries or name of any state.
Article 4 Laws
made under Article 2 and 3 for the amendment of the first and fourth schedules
and supplemental, incidental and consequential matters.
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