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The constitution gives the power to authorise the use of Hindi, or the state's official language in proceedings of the High Court to the Governor, rather than the state legislature and requires the Governor to obtain the consent of the President of India, who in these matters acts on the advice of the Government of India. The Official Languages ...
The Indian Constitution is the most amended national constitution in the world. [3] 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.
In the year 2010, Maithili Sahitya Sansthan secretary Bhairava Lal Das published a Maithili version of the Indian Constitution by his own self. [144] Similarly on 26 November 2024 during the occasion of the Constitution Day, the President of India officially launched the Maithili version of the Indian Constitution .
The Constitution (Ninety-second Amendment) Act, 2003, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 18 August 2003, as the Constitution (One-hundredth Amendment) Bill, 2003 (Bill No. 63 of 2003). It was introduced by then Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani and sought to amend the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution. [4]
The Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution lists has 22 languages, [31] which have been referred to as scheduled languages and given recognition, status and official encouragement. In addition, the Government of India has awarded the distinction of classical language to Tamil, Sanskrit, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Odia.
The Constitution of India, which came into effect on 26 January 1950 is the lengthiest written constitution in the world. [21] Although its administrative provisions are to a large extent based on the Government of India Act 1935 , it also contains various other provisions that were drawn from other constitutions in the world at the time of its ...
Since the independence of India, the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) have been given reservation status, guaranteeing political representation, and the Constitution lays down the general principles of positive discrimination for SCs and STs.
The Court held that an amendment of the Constitution is a legislative process, and that an amendment under article 368 is "law" within the meaning of article 13 of the Constitution and therefore, if an amendment "takes away or abridges" a Fundamental Right conferred by Part III, it is void.