Emergency provisions in India

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Emergency_provisions_in_India
GPTKB entity
Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf constitutional provisions
gptkbp:affects fundamental rights
distribution of powers between Centre and States
gptkbp:aimsTo ensure financial stability
maintain constitutional machinery
protect sovereignty and integrity
gptkbp:amendedBy 44th Amendment Act, 1978
gptkbp:can_be_challenged_in gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
gptkbp:criticizedFor potential misuse
gptkbp:duration 2 months (renewable) for State Emergency
6 months (renewable) for National Emergency
indefinite (subject to parliamentary approval) for Financial Emergency
gptkbp:enables centralization of power
suspension of fundamental rights
gptkbp:Financial_Emergency_under gptkb:Article_360
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Part_XVIII_of_the_Constitution_of_India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Emergency provisions in India
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Government_of_India_Act_1935
gptkbp:introducedIn 1962
gptkbp:last_used_in 1991 (Financial Emergency never used)
gptkbp:National_Emergency_under gptkb:Article_352
gptkbp:notified_in gptkb:Official_Gazette_of_India
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Constitution_of_India
gptkbp:proclaimed_by gptkb:President_of_India
gptkbp:reasonForSuspension Article 19 (during National Emergency)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:President_of_India
gptkb:State_Governments
gptkb:Union_Government
gptkbp:requires_approval_by gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkbp:reviewedBy gptkb:Sarkaria_Commission
Punchhi Commission
gptkbp:State_Emergency_under gptkb:Article_356
gptkbp:type gptkb:National_Emergency
gptkb:State_Emergency
gptkb:Financial_Emergency
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Constitution_(Forty-fourth_Amendment)_Act,_1978
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7