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The Constitution spells out governmental powers with so much detail that many matters addressed by statute in other democracies must be addressed via constitutional amendment in India. As a result, the Constitution is amended roughly twice a year. The main purpose of the amendments is to become more relevant.
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The term "law" in this article was interpreted as including a constitutional amendment. Parliament responded by enacting the twenty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution of India which declared that "nothing in Article 13 shall apply to any amendment of this Constitution". The current limitation on amendments comes from Kesavananda Bharati vs.
Constitution of India (PDF), 9 ... Despite the supermajority requirement for amendments to pass, the Indian constitution is the world's most frequently ...
The Twenty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Twenty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1971, enables Parliament to dilute Fundamental Rights through Amendments of the Constitution. It also amended article 368 to provide expressly that Parliament has power to amend any provision of the Constitution.
Pages in category "Amendments of the Constitution of India" The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Amendment made the NCBC a constitutional authority, which had to be consulted on any policy matters regarding SEBCs, including recognition of communities. It also introduced an Article that gave the power to recognise SEBCs to the President of India who would notify a Central List of SEBCs.
Section 55 prevented any constitutional amendment from being "called in question in any Court on any ground". It also declared that there would be no limitation whatever on the power of Parliament to amend the Constitution. After the 1980 Indian general election, the Supreme Court declared sections 4 and 55 of the 42nd amendment as ...