Constitution Amendment Act 1978

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Predicate Object
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:beganIn 6 September 1979
gptkbp:citation gptkb:44th_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_India
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:dateAssented 30 April 1979
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1978
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Constitution Amendment Act 1978
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:The_Constitution_(Forty-fourth_Amendment)_Act,_1978
gptkbp:presidentAtEnactment gptkb:Neelam_Sanjiva_Reddy
gptkbp:primeMinister gptkb:Morarji_Desai
gptkbp:provides restored protection of life and personal liberty under Article 21
limited the grounds for declaration of Emergency
restored the right to property as a legal right
restored the duration of Lok Sabha and State Assemblies to five years
restored judicial review of Emergency proclamations
gptkbp:purpose to strengthen civil liberties
to undo several provisions of the 42nd Amendment
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Constitution_of_Western_Australia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8