1. INTRODUCTION
2. CONCEPTUALISATION OF STATE AND INFLUENCE OF OTHER CONSTITUTIONS
3. THE CONCEPTUALISATION OF “STATE” VIS-À-VIS FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
4. CHANGING JUDICIAL DISCOURSE ON STATE VIS-À-VIS FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
5. JUDICIARY AS STATE?
6. THE IDEA OF STATE VIS-À-VIS DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES OF STATE POLICY
7. THE IDEA OF STATE VIS-À-VIS NON-STATE ENTITIES
8. THE IDEA OF “STATE” IN OTHER PARTS OF THE CONSTITUTION
9. CONCLUSION