📘 Important Constitutional Law Topics for RJS Mains 2025

Delhi Law Academy Jaipur presents below a carefully curated list of must-read Constitutional Law topics for RJS Mains 2025.
These topics are based on past year trends, Supreme Court judgments, and exam-oriented analysis.
🏛️ Mastering these areas will give aspirants an edge in scoring well in Mains.

⚖️ Fundamental Rights

• 📜 Article 12 to 35 – Scope and importance
• 🔒 Right to Equality (Articles 14–18)
• 🗣️ Right to Freedom of Speech & Expression (Article 19)
• 🙏 Freedom of Religion (Articles 25–28)
• ⚖️ Landmark cases: Kesavananda Bharati, Maneka Gandhi, Puttaswamy (Privacy)

🏛️ Directive Principles & Fundamental Duties

• 🌱 Directive Principles of State Policy (Articles 36–51)
• 💡 Relationship between Fundamental Rights & DPSPs
• 📖 Fundamental Duties (Article 51A)
• ⚖️ Landmark case: Minerva Mills v. Union of India

👨‍⚖️ Parliament & State Legislature

• 🏛️ Powers, Privileges, and Immunities
• 📜 Law-making procedure
• 🔄 Doctrine of Separation of Powers
• ⚖️ Case law: Kihoto Hollohan v. Zachillhu (Anti-defection)

👩‍⚖️ Judiciary & Judicial Review

• ⚖️ Independence of Judiciary
• 📜 Judicial Review – Basic Structure Doctrine
• 👨‍⚖️ Appointment of Judges – NJAC case
• ⚖️ Public Interest Litigation (PIL)

📌 Other Important Areas

• 🛑 Emergency Provisions (Articles 352–360)
• 🤝 Centre–State Relations
• 📖 Amendment of the Constitution (Article 368)
• ⚖️ Landmark cases to remember: S.R. Bommai, I.R. Coelho, Indira Gandhi v. Raj Narain