44th Amendment of the Constitution of India

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Article_19
gptkb:Article_21
gptkb:Article_352
gptkb:Article_356
gptkb:Article_359
gptkbp:citation gptkb:Constitution_(44th_Amendment)_Act,_1978
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:dateEnacted 30 April 1979
gptkbp:effect restored right to property as a legal right, not a fundamental right
restored fundamental rights curtailed by 42nd Amendment
limited duration of President's Rule in states
made it harder to declare national emergency
required written advice of the cabinet for President to proclaim emergency
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 44th Amendment of the Constitution of India
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:The_Constitution_(Forty-fourth_Amendment)_Act,_1978
gptkbp:passedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkbp:primeMinister gptkb:Morarji_Desai
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Janata_Party_government
gptkbp:purpose to strengthen civil liberties
to undo some provisions of the 42nd Amendment
gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent 30 April 1979
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4