44th Amendment (1978)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Article_19
gptkb:Article_21
gptkb:Article_352
gptkb:Article_356
gptkb:Article_359
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:dateEnacted 30 April 1979
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:45th_Amendment_(1980)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 44th Amendment (1978)
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Shanti_Bhushan
gptkbp:mainProvision Provided that fundamental rights under Article 20 and 21 cannot be suspended during emergency
Strengthened safeguards against misuse of emergency powers
Made the right to property a legal right instead of a fundamental right
Required written advice of the cabinet for proclamation of emergency
Restored fundamental rights curtailed by the 42nd Amendment
Reduced the duration of Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies from 6 to 5 years
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:The_Constitution_(Forty-fourth_Amendment)_Act,_1978
gptkbp:passedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:42nd_Amendment_(1976)
gptkbp:purpose To undo some provisions of the 42nd Amendment
gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent 30 April 1979
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Constitution_of_India
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4