42nd Amendment of the Constitution of India
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Statements (51)
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gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
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Part IVA
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gptkb:Tenth_Schedule
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gptkb:Mini-Constitution
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gptkb:Article_368
gptkb:Article_39 gptkb:Article_103 gptkb:Article_311 gptkb:Article_31C gptkb:Article_352 gptkb:Article_353 gptkb:Article_356 gptkb:Article_357 gptkb:Article_51A gptkb:Article_74 gptkb:Article_83 gptkb:Article_144 Article 366 Article 132 Article 226 |
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gptkb:Article_39A
gptkb:Article_43A gptkb:Article_48A gptkb:Article_31D |
| gptkbp:criticizedFor |
Centralizing power
Curtailing fundamental rights Weakening democracy |
| gptkbp:date |
1976-11-01
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1976-12-18
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| gptkbp:effect |
Made the President bound by the advice of the Council of Ministers
Extended the term of Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies from 5 to 6 years Added provisions for disqualification of members on grounds of defection Added ten Fundamental Duties for citizens Curtailed the power of judicial review Changed the description of India from 'sovereign democratic republic' to 'sovereign socialist secular democratic republic' Limited the power of High Courts in judicial review Changed 'unity of the nation' to 'unity and integrity of the nation' Empowered Parliament to make laws to deal with anti-national activities |
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42nd Amendment of the Constitution of India
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gptkb:The_Constitution_(Forty-second_Amendment)_Act,_1976
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| gptkbp:passedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_India
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| gptkbp:proposedBy |
gptkb:Indira_Gandhi
gptkb:The_Emergency_(India) |
| gptkbp:purpose |
To add Fundamental Duties
To reduce the power of the judiciary To strengthen the central government To make Directive Principles of State Policy superior to Fundamental Rights |
| gptkbp:repealedBy |
gptkb:44th_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_India
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| gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:Fakhruddin_Ali_Ahmed
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gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
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