Importance Of Constitution Of India

INTRODUCTION

The word ‘Constitution’ came into existence from a French word ‘constitutio’ which derived from some Latin word meaning ‘to establish’. The Constitution of state is a basic document of that particular state respectively, which determines rights and duties of the citizens of that particular state. It also comprises of the functions and the system of the government that particular state will comprise of. Thus it can be said that, the Constitution of a particular state is a system of fundamental principal according to which a nation is governed. Although many writers have defined Constitution in several ways, but Aristotle explained the term Constitution as “the way of life which the state has chosen for itself.” Hence, it can be

Therefore, India came to be a democratic country with written and amendable Constitution in the preceding two centuries. Although, Constitution of Indian republic was never a product of political revolution, but of research and efforts of few eminent personalities of India. Constitution of India is also known as ‘ beg of borrowings’, as after a efficient research it was picked from the Constitutions of various countries by these eminent personalities of India, who had a vision to improve upon the existing system of administration or system of governance.

For our current objective we will confine our discussion to few vital ingredients of Constitution, which are RULE OF LAW, JUSTICE and CONSTITUTIONALISM. The above mentioned terms have been broadly defined in the Constitution of India, but the fact that how much they are considered as appropriate and according to the Constitution of India for the people of India, in present scenario, remains to be

The people, who are law makers, are required to give the valid reasons, which can be justified under the provisions of law in the due course of performing their duties or powers to constitute a law. It also instructs the state courts to be bounded by the supreme law. If in case there is any conflict between federal laws and state laws, the federal law must prevail. In a nutshell, if there is any conflict between state and nation, privilege will be given to the supreme law or the national