Tricks to Remember Indian Polity Schedules, Writs, Constitutional Bodies

Schedules of Indian Constitution

Features of Schedules

1^st Schedule

·       This schedule contains the name of States and Union Territories

·       Territorial Jurisdiction of states is also included

2^nd Schedule

This schedule lists the allowances, privileges, emoluments of:

• President of India
• Governors of Indian States
• Speaker of Lok Sabha & Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
• Chairman of Rajya Sabha & Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha
• Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assemblies of Indian States
• Chairman and Deputy Chairman of Legislative Councils of the Indian States
• Supreme Court Judges
• High Court Judges
• Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG)

3^rd Schedule

This schedule contains the forms of oath and affirmation for:

• Union Ministers of India
• Parliament Election candidates
• Members of Parliament (MPs)
• Supreme Court Judges
• Comptroller and Auditor General
• State Ministers
• State Legislature Elections’ Candidates
• State Legislature Members
• High Court Judges

4^th Schedule

This schedule consists of the provisions concerning the allocation of seats for States and Union Territories in the Rajya Sabha

5^th Schedule

This schedule comprises provisions concerning the administration and control of scheduled areas and scheduled tribes

6^th Schedule

It contains provisions concerning the administration of other scheduled areas and tribal areas in the states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram

7^th Schedule

This schedule deals with the federal provisions of three important legislative lists which are:

• Union
• State
• Concurrent

8^th Schedule

This schedule deals with the 22 official languages recognized by the Indian Constitution which are Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri (Dongri), Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Mathili (Maithili), Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu

9^th Schedule

This schedule is regarding the state acts and regulations that deal with land reforms and the abolition of the zamindari system. It also deals with the acts and regulations of the Parliament dealing with other matters.

10^th Schedule

·       This schedule contains provisions relating to disqualification of the members of Parliament and State Legislatures on the ground of defection.

·       This schedule was added by the 52^nd Amendment Act of 1985, also known as Anti-defection Law

11^th Schedule

It contains the provisions that specify the powers, authority, and responsibilities of Panchayats. It has 29 matters; this schedule was added by the 73rd Amendment Act of 1992

12^th Schedule

It deals with the provisions that specify the powers, authority, and responsibilities of Municipalities. It has 18 matters; this schedule was added by the 74th Amendment Act of 1992

Name of the Writ

Meaning of the Writ

Use of the Writ

Issued Against

Habeas Corpus

You may have the body

To release a person who has been detained unlawfully whether in prison or private custody

Public officials as well as private persons

Mandamus (also called ‘Writ of Justice’)

We command

To secure the performance of public duties by the lower court, tribunal or public authority

Public authority, judicial bodies, quasi-public authority to perform the legal duty

Certiorari

To be certified or to be fully informed of

To quash the order already passed by an inferior court, tribunal or quasi-judicial authority

Inferior court, tribunal

Prohibition

To prohibit

To prohibit an inferior court from continuing the proceedings in a particular case where it has no jurisdiction to try

Judicial authorities, administrative authorities, quasi-judicial authorities

Quo Warranto

What is your authority?

To restrain a person from holding a public office who is not entitled

Substantive public authority only

Fi

Finance Commission (A280)

N

National Commission for SCs ( A338)

A

Attorney General (A76)

N

National Commission for STs (A338-A)

C

CAG (A148)

E

Election Commission (A324)

U

UPSC (A315–323)

G

GST Council

B stands

BUDGET (Feb to May)

M stands

MONSOON (July to Sept)

W stands

WINTER (Nov to Dec)

K

Karnataka

U

Uttar Pradesh

M

Maharashtra

B

Bihar

A

Andhra Pradesh

T

Telangana

I

No meaning