How to read Indian Polity by M.Laxmikanth?

Do not read the book in linear fashion starting from chapter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5..and so on.

Follow, this sequence to complete Laxmikanth book (5th Edition)

You should try to pick chapters that have similar content and are related to each other

Suggestion: Don’t read Laxmikanth before completing NCERT’s of Polity.

Before starting to read the book have a glance at Appendix 1, which is at the end of chapters. It contains all the articles of the Indian Constitution. Make sure to connect those Articles while reading the chapters related to them.

Here is how I have done my reading: (I referred quora answer for this)

Start with Basics:

1.Salient features of the Indian Constitution (Chapter 3)

2.Preamble to the Constitution (Chapter 4)

3.Union and its territory (Chapter 5)

4.Fundamental rights (Chapter 7)

5.Directive principles of state policy (Chapter 8)

6.Fundamental duties (Chapter 9)

7.Amendment of the constitution (Chapter 10)

8.Basic structure of the constitution (Chapter 11)

Read about Central Govt.

1.Emergency Provisions (Chapter 16)

1a.President (Chapter 17)

2.Vice-President (Chapter 18)

3.Prime Minister (Chapter 19)

4.Central Council of Ministers (Chapter 20)

6.Parliament (Chapter 22)

Read about State Government

1.Governor (Chapter 30)

2.Chief Minister (Chapter 31)

3.State Council of Ministers (Chapter 32)

4.State legislature (33)

Read about Judiciary

1.Supreme Court (Chapter 26)

2.High court (Chapter 34)

3.Subordinate Courts (Chapter 35)

4.Judicial Review (Chapter 27)

5.Judicial Activism (Chapter 28)

6.Public Interest Litigation (Chapter 29)

Read about Local Government

1.Panchayati raj (Chapter 38)

2.Municipalities (Chapter 39)

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Read about Constitutional Bodies

1.Election commission (Chapter 42)

2.Union Public service commission (Chapter 43)

3.State Public service Commission (Chapter 44)

4.Finance Commission (Chapter 45)

5.National Commission for SC’s (Chapter 46)

6. National Commission for ST’s (Chapter 47)

7.Special officer for Linguistic minorities (Chapter 48)

8.Comptroller and auditor general of India (Chapter 49)

9.Attorney General of India (Chapter 50)

10.Advocate General of India (Chapter 51)

Read about Non-Constitutional Bodies (Part VIII)

Read about Other Constitutional Dimensions (Part IX)

Read about Political Dynamics (Part X)

Read about System of Government

1.Parliamentary system (Chapter 12)

2.Federal System (Chapter 13)

3.Center-state relations (Chapter 14)

4.Inter-state relations (Chapter 15)

Read about SOME KEY TOPICS

1.Citizenship (Chapter 6)

2.Cabinet committees (Chapter 21)

3.Parliamentary committees (Chapter 23)

4.Parliamentary forums (Chapter 24)

5.Special status of Jammu and Kashmir (Chapter 36)

6.Special provision for some states (Chapter 37)

7.Union territories (Chapter 40)

8.Scheduled and tribal areas (Chapter 41)

Finally Read about Constitutional Framework

1.Historical Background (Chapter 1)

2.Making of the constitution (Chapter 2) 

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Note: 

 1) You need to add-on Current Affairs to the list, for example, Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Act-2019, which has done some changes to the constitution so be attentive while reading. (Article 35A, Article 370 & some added on to Article 239, 1^st Schedule, 4^th Schedule etc…)

 2)Don't forget to read Appendices

 3)Don't read in hurry make sure to understand the topic properly

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