Article 1 to 4 (PART-I) of the Indian Constitution - Audio Lecture

UNION AND STATES

In this Article, I will cover in detail all the articles of PART 1 of the Indian Constitution i.e. from Article 1 to Article 4. A brief overview of the Articles is written below whereas if you want to know the detail and constitutional developments involved while implementing the provisions of these particular articles then listen to the above audio tutorial.

Article 1 of the Indian Constitution - Name and Territory of the Union.

(a) India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States

(b) The States and the territories thereof shall be as specified in the First Schedule

(c) The territory of India shall comprise the territories of the States, the Union territories specified in the First Schedule and such other territories as may be acquired.   

Article 2 of the Indian Constitution - Admission or establishment of new States: Parliament may by law admit into the Union, or establish, new States on such terms and conditions, as it thinks fit.

Article 3 of the Indian Constitution - Formation of new states and alteration of areas, boundaries or names of existing states. In detail it contains below provisions - 

# 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

# increase the area of any State

# diminish the area of any State

# alter the boundaries of any State

# alter the name of any State

Article 4 of the Indian Constitution - 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 that is 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.