Constitution (44th Amendment) Act, 1978

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Constitution_(44th_Amendment)_Act,_1978
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gptkbp:instanceOf Indian legislation
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Article_22
gptkb:Article_19
gptkb:Article_21
gptkb:Article_352
gptkb:Article_359
gptkb:Article_360
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1978
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce 20 June 1979
gptkbp:governmentInPower gptkb:Janata_Party
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Constitution (44th Amendment) Act, 1978
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Shanti_Bhushan
gptkbp:passedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkbp:presidentAssentDate 30 April 1978
gptkbp:purpose to restore civil liberties
to provide safeguards against misuse of emergency provisions
gptkbp:repealedBy Article 31
gptkbp:restored Right to property as a legal right
gptkbp:reversedAmendment gptkb:Constitution_(42nd_Amendment)_Act,_1976
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:The_Constitution_(Forty-fourth_Amendment)_Act,_1978
gptkbp:significance restored judicial review
strengthened fundamental rights
limited the power of the government to declare an emergency
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:44th_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_India
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5