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Contours of Constitutional Power : Essays on Governance and Accountability in India

Edited by Prof. (Dr.) V.J. Praneshwaran and Dr. Vidya Selvamony CMR University, School of Legal Studies, Bengaluru
Published by: Jupiter Publications Consortium
Published on : 16 April 2026
ISBN: 978-93-86388-75-9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.47715/978-93-86388-75-9
Price: ₹400/-
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About the Book

Contours of Constitutional Power: Essays on Governance and Accountability in India is a scholarly edited collection examining the constitutional distribution, exercise, and control of public power in India. The volume brings together essays on federalism, executive authority, parliamentary privilege, electoral accountability, emergency powers, judicial innovation, and democratic institutional design.

Book Information

TitleContours of Constitutional Power
SubtitleEssays on Governance and Accountability in India
EditorsProf. (Dr.) V.J. Praneshwaran; Dr. Vidya Selvamony
PublisherJupiter Publications Consortium
Published On16 April 2026
ISBN978-93-86388-75-9
Price₹400/-

Key Themes

Constitutional Law
Governance
Accountability
Indian Federalism
Public Law
Emergency Powers
Election Commission of India
Judicial Review
Parliamentary Privilege
Suo Motu Jurisdiction

Editors

Prof. (Dr.) V.J. Praneshwaran

Director, CMR University, School of Legal Studies, Bengaluru

Prof. (Dr.) V.J. Praneshwaran is a legal academic with extensive experience in legal practice, client counselling, teaching, and legal education. He holds an LL.M. in Constitutional Law, M.Phil. in Law, and Ph.D. from Bangalore University.

Dr. Vidya Selvamony

Advocate & Visiting Faculty, CMR University, School of Legal Studies, Bengaluru

Adv. (Dr.) Vidya Selvamony is a legal scholar, practicing advocate, visiting faculty member, and social reformer with more than 25 years of experience in the legal field.

Table of Contents

1. Executive Lawmaking through Ordinances in India

Author: Ms. Maddi Vandana Reddy

2. Parliamentary Privileges in India

Author: Ms. Gnaneshwari G

3. The Indian President and Federal Balance

Author: Ms. Vega Shree S

4. Reimagining Federal Balance: Doctrine of Pith and Substance

Author: Mr. Basavaraja

5. Revisiting Gubernatorial Discretion in India

Author: Mr. Gopinath Deshi

6. Reimagining Federalism: Local Self-Government

Author: Mr. Syed Suhail

7. Trade, Commerce and Fiscal Power under Part XIII

Author: Ms. Sairaab Shafi Shora

8. Legal Immunity of Election Commissioners in India

Author: Ms. Ziana George

9. Independence of the Election Commission of India

Author: Mr. Kumar Raj

10. Constitutional Safeguards Against Emergency Powers

Author: Mr. Ajith Kumar V

11. Article 356 and President’s Rule in India

Author: Mr. Beireizi Khithie

12. Financial Emergency under Article 360

Author: Ms. Vaishnavi R

13. Supreme Court’s Suo Motu Jurisdiction in India

Author: Ms. Razan Fatima Dawood

Suggested Citation

Praneshwaran, V. J., & Selvamony, V. (Eds.). (2026). Contours of Constitutional Power: Essays on Governance and Accountability in India. Jupiter Publications Consortium. https://doi.org/10.47715/978-93-86388-75-9

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