Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution of India

The Constitution (Thirty-eighth Amendment) Act, 1975
Parliament of India
An Act further to amend the Constitution of India.
Citation 38th Amendment
Territorial extent India
Enacted by Lok Sabha
Date passed 23 July 1975
Enacted by Rajya Sabha
Date passed 24 July 1975
Date assented to 1 August 1975
Date commenced 1 August 1975
Legislative history
Bill introduced in the Lok Sabha The Constitution (Thirty-ninth Amendment) Bill, 1975
Bill citation Bill No. 54 of 1975
Introduced by H.R. Gokhale
First reading 22 July 1975

The Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Thirty-eighth Amendment) Act, 1975, made the declaration of "The Emergency" final and conclusive. In particular it codified and enlarged the State's power to remove fundamental rights from its citizens during states of emergency.[1]

Introduced on 22 July 1975, the bill received presidential assent in ten days. The Amendment barred judicial review of proclamations of emergency whether made to meet external, internal, or financial threats (Article 360 for the latter). It also barred judicial review of overlapping emergency proclamations, or ordinances promulgated by the President or by governors, and of laws enacted during emergencies that contravened Fundamental Rights.[2]

Ratification

The Act was passed when it was more than half of the State Legislatures. State Legislatures that ratified the amendment are listed below:[3]

  1. Andhra Pradesh
  2. Assam
  3. Bihar
  4. Haryana
  5. Himachal Pradesh
  6. Karnataka
  7. Kerala
  8. Madhya Pradesh
  9. Maharashtra
  10. Meghalaya
  11. Orissa
  12. Punjab
  13. Rajasthan
  14. Sikkim
  15. Tripura
  16. Uttar Pradesh
  17. West Bengal

Did not ratify:

  1. Jammu and Kashmir
  2. Gujarat
  3. Manipur
  4. Nagaland
  5. Tamil Nadu

References

  1. ↑ Henderson, Michael (Oct 1979). "Setting India's Democratic House in Order: Constitutional Amendments" (PDF). Asian Survey (University of California Press) 19 (10): 946–956. doi:10.1525/as.1979.19.10.01p0088g. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
  2. ↑ Austin, Granville (1999). Working a Democratic Constitution - A History of the Indian Experience. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. p. 319. ISBN 019565610-5.
  3. ↑ "Constitution Amendment in India" (PDF). Lok Sabha Secretariat. pp. 148–152. Retrieved 20 May 2015.

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