THE PEEPAL TREE

Article 4 of the Indian Constitution is connected to the first two Articles and talks about the amendments in Schedule 1 and 4. It states that after the changes and determination of boundaries made under Articles 2 and 3, necessary modifications should also be made in the Constitution wherever required, such as in Schedule 1 and Schedule 4. Article 4 – Laws made under Articles 2 and 3 to provide for the amendment of the First and the Fourth Schedules and supplemental, incidental and consequential matters Any law referred to in Article 2 or Article 3 shall contain such provisions for the amendment of the First Schedule and the Fourth Schedule as may be necessary to give effect to the provisions of the law and may also contain such supplemental, incidental and consequential provisions (including provisions as to representation in Parliament and in the Legislature of the State or States affected by such law) as Parliament may deem necessary. No such law as aforesaid shall b...

  Article 3 of the Indian Constitution gives the Parliament the power to make changes related to the internal structure of states, such as altering boundaries, renaming states, or creating new ones. Let’s see what Article 3 states: Article 3 Parliament may by law— (a) form a new State by separation of territory from any State or 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 of any State ; (e) alter the name of any State . Explanation of Article 3 A. Under this, the Parliament has the power to create a new state by separating a territory from any existing state, or by uniting two or more states or parts of states, or by merging any territory into a part of any state. B. The area of any state can be increased by adding additional land. This power lies with the Parliament. C. The area of any state can be reduced or r...

Article 2 of the Indian Constitution Gives the Parliament of the country the authority, with certain terms and conditions, to create a new state from the existing states or to admit any new state that was not previously a part of India into the Union. Article 2: "Parliament may by law admit into the Union, or establish, new States on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit." Explanation of Article 2 Article 2 grants two important powers to the Indian Parliament : The Parliament, without any prior permission from the President, has the authority to admit an already existing state or to establish a new state. Admission of an Existing State For example, Sikkim was not originally a part of India. Later, sensing a threat from China, it temporarily merged with India, and in the same year, 1975, it became an integral part of the country. Establishment of a New State If there is a region that does not already exist as a state, and circumstances demand that it should n...

Article 1 – Name and territory of the Union India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States. The States and the territories thereof shall be as specified in the First Schedule. The territory of India shall comprise – (a) the territories of the States; (b) the Union territories specified in the First Schedule ; and (c) such other territories as may be acquired. Explanation of Article 1 Clause 1: India, that is Bharat ‘India, that is Bharat ’ shall remain a Union of States . In other words, for the entire world, the name of the country is India, and India is also Bharat — or we can say that constitutionally, both names “India” and “Bharat” are recognized for the country. It shall remain a Union of States — these states cannot separate from the country. This group of states has not been created like a federal agreement (as in the USA ); rather, all the states together make up India. States have no right to separate from the Union. Clause 2: States and Territories The First S...