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The Sixty-second Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Sixty-second Amendment) Act, 1989, extended the period of reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and representation of the Anglo-Indians in the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies for another ten years, i.e. up to 26 January 2000.
The Indian government's chief legal adviser, Attorney-General for India, is appointed by the president of India under Article 76(1) and holds office during the pleasure of the president. If the president considers a question of law or a matter of public importance has arisen, they can also ask for the advisory opinion of the supreme court per ...
Amend article 356. [75] 4 October 1990 Article 356 amended to permit President's rule up to four years in the state of Punjab. 68th: Amend article 356. [76] 12 March 1991 Article 356 amended to permit President's rule up to five years in the state of Punjab. Chandra Shekhar: 69th: Insert articles 239AA and 239AB. [77] 1 February 1992 [6]
Under Articles 52 and 53: the president of India is head of the executive branch Under Article 60 : the duty of preserving, protecting, and defending the constitution and the law. Under Article 74 : the prime minister is the head of the Council of Ministers , which aids and advises the president in the performance of their constitutional duties.
Vice President of India: 13 May 1962 13 May 1967 5 years Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha: 1962: Zakir Husain: Independent: 3 Zakir Husain (1897–1969) Andhra Pradesh: Vice President of India. Governor of Bihar. 13 May 1967 3 May 1969: 1 year, 355 days Kailas Nath Wanchoo: 1967: V. V. Giri: Acting V. V. Giri (1894–1980) Odisha: Vice President of ...
Part XXII is a compilation of laws pertaining to the constitution of India as a country and the union of states that it is made of. This part of the constitution contains Articles on short title, date of commencement, Authoritative text in Hindi and Repeals.
Article 58 of the Indian Constitution provides that the president and vice president of India must be citizens of India and at least 35 years old. [10] Candidates for the presidency typically seek the nomination of one of the political parties, in which case each party devises a method (such as a primary election ) to choose the candidate the ...
Such an emergency was declared in India in the 1962 Sino- Indian War, [3] 1971 Indo- Pakistani War, [4] and 1975 internal disturbance (declared by Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed). [5] But after the 44th amendment act 1978, National Emergency can only be declared on grounds of "External aggression or war", also called as External Emergency & on the ground ...