The Supreme Court versus the constitution: a challenge to federalism/ conceived and edited by Pran Chopra. - New Delhi: SAGE Publications, 2005. - 287 p. ; 22 cm

Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; For Our Readers; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; What Our Past has Taught Us; The Supreme Court versus the Constitution; Part I: Perspectives; 1. Basic Structure: After 30 Years; 2. The Constitution, Parliament and the Judiciary; 3. The 'Doctrine' versus 'Majoritarianism'; 4. The Court, the Constitution and the People; 5. The 'Doctrine' versus the Sovereignty of the People; 6. The Constitution and 'Due Process'; 7. 'Due Process' or 'Procedure Established by Law'?; 8. Is the 'Doctrine' the Obstacle? 9. Anomalies of the 'Doctrine'10. Federalism Revisited; 11. India's Judiciary: The Promise of Uncertainty; 12. A 'Loose' Doctrine; 13. A Judicial Commission?; 14. The Supreme Court, Parliament and the Constitution; Part II: The Ideal Remedy: A Valediction; Part III: Review and Response; An Overview; Interventions; Looking Back; Some Basic Issues; New Dynamics of Federalism; Looking Ahead: Some Recommendations; About the Editor; List of Contributors and Participants

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Social Science
India. -- Supreme Court.
India. -- Parliament.
Separation of powers -- India.
Political questions and judicial power -- India.