Courts, Panchayats and Nagarpalikas: Background and Review of the Case Law

Inspired by the tardy and uneven implementation of the 73rd and the 74th Constitutional Amendments in the Indian states, this comprehensive study analyzes the origins, the points of jurisprudence, and the settled law—common to both the panchayats, or political assemblies, and the municipalities—pertaining to issues such as elections, delimitation, reservation, planning, and functional domain. Touching upon the numerous political and legal disputes caused by the course of implementation, this invaluable document will interest policy makers, scholars, and researchers interested in decentralization, as well as lawyers, judges, and paralegals.