24th Amendment to the Constitution of India
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The 24th Amendment to the Constitution of India is a 1971 constitutional change that affirmed Parliament’s power to amend any part of the Constitution, including fundamental rights, in response to Supreme Court rulings that had limited this authority.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 24th Amendment to the Constitution of India canonical | 1 |
| 24th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1971 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5738351 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 24th Amendment to the Constitution of India Context triple: [Article 368, wasAmendedBy, 24th Amendment to the Constitution of India]
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74th Constitutional Amendment Act of India
The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of India is a landmark 1992 amendment that granted constitutional status to urban local bodies, strengthening municipal governance and promoting decentralization and local self-government in cities and towns.
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B.
44th Amendment to the Constitution of India
The 44th Amendment to the Constitution of India is a landmark constitutional reform enacted in 1978 that curtailed the sweeping powers introduced during the Emergency, strengthened civil liberties, and sought to prevent future abuses of emergency provisions.
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C.
Sixty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution of India
The Sixty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution of India is the 1991 constitutional change that granted Delhi a special status as the National Capital Territory with a legislative assembly and council of ministers.
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Part XX of the Constitution of India
Part XX of the Constitution of India is the section that lays down the procedure and authority for amending the Constitution.
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E.
Constitution (Ninety-ninth Amendment) Act, 2014
The Constitution (Ninety-ninth Amendment) Act, 2014 was an Indian constitutional amendment that sought to replace the collegium system for appointing judges to the higher judiciary with a National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 24th Amendment to the Constitution of India Target entity description: The 24th Amendment to the Constitution of India is a 1971 constitutional change that affirmed Parliament’s power to amend any part of the Constitution, including fundamental rights, in response to Supreme Court rulings that had limited this authority.
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A.
74th Constitutional Amendment Act of India
The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of India is a landmark 1992 amendment that granted constitutional status to urban local bodies, strengthening municipal governance and promoting decentralization and local self-government in cities and towns.
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B.
44th Amendment to the Constitution of India
The 44th Amendment to the Constitution of India is a landmark constitutional reform enacted in 1978 that curtailed the sweeping powers introduced during the Emergency, strengthened civil liberties, and sought to prevent future abuses of emergency provisions.
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C.
Sixty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution of India
The Sixty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution of India is the 1991 constitutional change that granted Delhi a special status as the National Capital Territory with a legislative assembly and council of ministers.
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D.
Part XX of the Constitution of India
Part XX of the Constitution of India is the section that lays down the procedure and authority for amending the Constitution.
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E.
Constitution (Ninety-ninth Amendment) Act, 2014
The Constitution (Ninety-ninth Amendment) Act, 2014 was an Indian constitutional amendment that sought to replace the collegium system for appointing judges to the higher judiciary with a National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Amendment to the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| affectedArticle |
Article 13 of the Constitution of India
ⓘ
Article 368 of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| amendmentNumber | 24 ⓘ |
| assentBy |
President of India
ⓘ
V. V. Giri ⓘ |
| cameIntoForceOn | 5 November 1971 ⓘ |
| clarified |
That Parliament has power to amend any provision of the Constitution
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That constitutional amendments are not laws for the purposes of Article 13 ⓘ That the President of India is bound to give assent to a Constitution Amendment Bill duly passed by Parliament ⓘ |
| constitutionalCategory | Amendments relating to Article 368 ⓘ |
| constitutionalTheme |
Amendability of fundamental rights
ⓘ
Parliamentary sovereignty in constitutional amendment ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dateOfPresidentialAssent | 5 November 1971 ⓘ |
| enactedDuring | Fourth Lok Sabha ⓘ |
| insertedProvision |
Sub-article (1) to Article 368 of the Constitution of India
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Sub-article (3) to Article 368 of the Constitution of India ⓘ Sub-article (4) to Article 13 of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
Government of India
ⓘ
Indira Gandhi government ⓘ
linked to:
Indira Gandhi
|
| jurisdiction | Union of India ⓘ |
| languageOfEnactment | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
Expanded the formal scope of Parliament’s amending power
ⓘ
Made explicit the procedure and authority for constitutional amendments under Article 368 ⓘ |
| legislature |
Lok Sabha
ⓘ
Rajya Sabha ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act further to amend the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| overruledJudicialPosition | The view in Golaknath v. State of Punjab that Parliament could not amend fundamental rights ⓘ |
| parliamentaryBody | Parliament of India ⓘ |
| partOf | Constitution of India ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Period of constitutional conflict between Parliament and Supreme Court of India ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAtEnactment | Indira Gandhi ⓘ |
| purpose |
To affirm Parliament’s power to amend any part of the Constitution of India
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To clarify that Parliament can amend fundamental rights under the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| reason | Enacted in response to Supreme Court rulings that limited Parliament’s amending power ⓘ |
| relatedCourtCase |
Golaknath v. State of Punjab
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linked to:
I.C. Golaknath v. State of Punjab
Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala ⓘ |
| relatedDoctrine |
Basic structure doctrine
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linked to:
basic structure doctrine
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| shortName | Twenty-fourth Amendment ⓘ |
| status | In force ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Constitutional amendment procedure
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Fundamental rights ⓘ Separation of powers between Parliament and judiciary ⓘ |
| typeOfChange | Textual amendment to constitutional provisions ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1971 ⓘ |
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Subject: 24th Amendment to the Constitution of India Description of subject: The 24th Amendment to the Constitution of India is a 1971 constitutional change that affirmed Parliament’s power to amend any part of the Constitution, including fundamental rights, in response to Supreme Court rulings that had limited this authority.
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