Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Constitution_(Forty-second_Amendment)_Act,_1976
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Indian legislation
gptkbp:addedFundamentalDuties Yes
gptkbp:addedPart Part IVA
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Mini-Constitution
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Article_368
gptkb:Article_39
gptkb:Article_31C
gptkb:Article_51A
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:Fakhruddin_Ali_Ahmed
gptkbp:articleInserted gptkb:Article_51A
gptkbp:assentDate 18 December 1976
gptkbp:context gptkb:Emergency_period_in_India
gptkbp:controversy centralization of power
curtailment of judicial review
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1976
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce 3 January 1977
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:numberOfArticles 2
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gptkbp:numberOfArticlesOmitted 1
gptkbp:primeMinister gptkb:Indira_Gandhi
gptkbp:purpose to add Fundamental Duties
to reduce the power of the judiciary
to strengthen the central government
to make Directive Principles superior to Fundamental Rights
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Constitution_(Forty-fourth_Amendment)_Act,_1978
gptkb:Constitution_(Forty-third_Amendment)_Act,_1977
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:42nd_Amendment
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Emergency_(1975–1977)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5