INTRODUCTION One of the most significant amendments to the Indian Constitution is the 42nd Amendment Act of 1976 enacted by the Indian National Congress, led by Indira Gandhi. This Act is also known as the “Mini Constitution” because of the large number of revisions it made to the Constitution of India. The 42nd Amendment Act…
Introduction The constitution contains the rights and duties of citizens along with the set of rules and regulations defining the relationship between the state and the citizens, the duties and powers of the state, and its instrumentalities. The constitution of India is adopted on the 26th of November 1949 and on the 26th of January…
Introduction A constitution is a set of rules and regulations on how a country should be governed. The constitution of a country lays the foundational law and principles on which the people are to be governed and also carves out the basic structure of the political system. The roles and responsibilities of different organs of…
A constitutional amendment is a modification of the constitution of a polity , organization or other type of entity. Amendments are often interwoven into the relevant sections of an existing constitution, directly altering the text. Conversely, they can be appended to the constitution as supplemental additions, thus changing the frame of government without altering the existing text of the…
2nd Amendment of Indian Constitution The CONSTITUTION (SECOND AMENDMENT) BILL, 1952, which was enacted as the Constitution (Second Amendment) Act, 1952, included a Statement of Objects and Reasons. OBJECTIVES AND REASONS STATEMENT The House of People has an absolute ceiling of 500 elected members, according to Article 81(1)(a). According to Article 81(1)(b), the States shall…
The Constitution (15th Amendment Act), 1963: Gave the High Court the right to issue writs to any person or authority, even if they were not subject to its territorial jurisdiction if the cause of action originated there. Judges on the high court now have to retire at age 62 instead of 60. As long as…
The 48th constitutional amendment introduces a new provision in subsection (5) of section 356 of the constitution to provide that in the case of a proclamation issued by the president on 6 October 1983 in relation to the Punjab state, parliament may pass a resolution on the declaration. Section 356 of the Constitution of India…
The Constitution (Twenty-third Amendment) Act, 1969, repealed the Scheduled Tribes reservation in Nagaland, both in the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assembly, and provided that the Governor could not propose more than one Anglo-Indian to any State Legislative Assembly. Prior to the modification, the Governor of the State had complete discretion over the number…
BACKGROUND OF THE ACTS The East India Company was recognized and accepted as the political power in Bengal in 1757 after the battle of Plassey. In order to avoid the interference by the British Parliament and jealousy of the French and the Portuguese, the company refrained from declaring itself a de jure political power and…
Introduction The 53rd Constitution Amendment Act came into picture in 1986 in order to ensure ultimate peace & statehood in Mizoram in order to eradicate unnecessary interference of the Central Government. Numerous laws were enacted in order to ensure complete freedom to Mizoram from external interference for eg. laws which were related to spheres of…
