39th Amendment of the Constitution of India

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/39th_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_India
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Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Article_329
gptkb:Article_71
gptkbp:articleInserted gptkb:Article_329A
gptkbp:context Passed during the Emergency period in India (1975-1977)
gptkbp:dateEnacted 10 August 1975
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce 10 August 1975
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 39th Amendment of the Constitution of India
gptkbp:notableFor Shielding Indira Gandhi's election as Prime Minister from judicial review
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:The_Constitution_(Thirty-ninth_Amendment)_Act,_1975
gptkbp:passedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkbp:purpose To place the election of the President, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Speaker of the Lok Sabha beyond the scrutiny of the courts
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Indira_Gandhi
gptkb:Emergency_in_India
gptkbp:repealedBy Article 329A was later struck down by the Supreme Court
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Fakhruddin_Ali_Ahmed
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Constitution_(Thirty-ninth_Amendment)_Act,_1975
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6