Sr. N. | Constitutional Amendment Act | Key Provisions |
21. | 36th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1975 | · Sikkim was granted status of a full-fledged state of India |
22. | 38th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1975 | · It made the declaration of national emergency by the President non-justiciable in any court of law. · It made the promulgation of ordinances by the President, governors and administrators of Union territories non-justiciable in any court of law. · It gave the President power to declare different proclamations of national emergency on different grounds simultaneously. |
23. | 39th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1975 | · Curbed Judiciaries Power: it placed the disputes relating to the president, Vice President, prime minister and Speaker beyond the scope of the judiciary. o They are to be decided by such authority as may be determined by the Parliament. · Included certain Central Acts in the 09th Schedule |
24. | 40th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976 | · It empowered Parliament to specify from time to time- o The limits of the territorial waters, the continental shelf, o The exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and o The maritime zones of India. |
25. | 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976 | · This has been covered by us in detail. 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976 is also referred to as the mini-constitution by many. |
26. | 43rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1977 | · It restored the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and the High Courts in respect of judicial review and issue of writs. · It also deprived the Parliament of its special powers to make laws to deal with anti-national activities. |
27. | 44th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1978 | · This is also a very important constitutional amendment of the Indian constitution. · We have already discussed the 44th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1978 in detail. |
28. | 50th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1984 | · It empowered the Parliament to restrict the Fundamental Rights of persons employed in- o Intelligence organizations and o Telecommunication systems set up for the armed forces or intelligence organizations. |
29. | 52nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1985 | · Introduced Anti-defection Provisions: It provided for disqualification of members of Parliament and state legislatures on the ground of defection and · Tenth Schedule: It also added a new Tenth Schedule containing the details regarding Anti-defection law. |
30. | 58th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1987 | · It provided for an authoritative text of the Constitution in Hindi language. · It also gave the same legal sanctity to the Hindi version of the Constitution. |
List of Major Constitutional Amendment Acts- Part 1
List of Major Constitutional Amendment Acts- Part 2
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