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Book Name – Social Change and Development in India (Class 12 – NCERT)
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1. Constitutional Norms and Social Justice: Interpretation to Aid Social Justice
2. The Panchayati Raj and the Challenges of Rural Social Transformation
2.1. Ideals of Panchayati Raj
2.2. Powers and Responsibilities of Panchayats
2.3. Panchayati Raj in Tribal Areas
2.4. Democratisation and Inequality.
3. Political Parties, Pressure and Interest Groups in Democratic Politics
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The Constitution and Social Change
Chapter – 3
The Constitution has the capacity to help people because it is based on the basic norms of social justice.
The Directive Principle on Village Panchayats was moved as an amendment in the Constituent Assembly by K. Santhanam.
After about forty years, it became a Constitutional imperative through the 73rd Amendment in 1992.
The Constitution is not merely a ready referencer of do’s and don’ts for social justice.
It has the potential to extend the meaning of social justice.
Social movements have helped courts and authorities interpret rights and principles in line with contemporary understanding of social justice.
Constitutional Norms and Social Justice: Interpretation to Aid Social Justice
There is a difference between law and justice.
The essence of law is its force, as it carries the means to coerce or force obedience, backed by the power of the state.
The essence of justice is fairness.
Any system of law functions through a hierarchy of authorities.
The Constitution is the basis of all rules and authorities.
It constitutes a nation’s tenets and is India’s basic norm.
All other laws are made according to procedures prescribed by the Constitution.
These laws are made and implemented by authorities specified by the Constitution.
A hierarchy of courts, created by the Constitution, interpret laws in case of disputes.
The Supreme Court is the highest court and the ultimate interpreter of the Constitution.
The Supreme Court has enhanced the substance of Fundamental Rights in many important ways.