The question (10 marks)
What does the Constitution guarantee to Panchayats and Municipalities, and what does it leave to the State Legislature? (10 marks)
MU Module 1, heads on local self-governing bodies under Parts IX and IXA.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 1 · Federalism and Centre-State Relations of Constitutional Law – II.
Authorities you will need
- Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act 1992
- Constitution (Seventy-fourth Amendment) Act 1992
- Constitution of India, Arts. 243B, 243D, 243E, 243G, 243K, 243Q, 243T, 243U, 243W
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