Article 144A of the Constitution of India
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Article 144A of the Constitution of India was a now-repealed provision that required a minimum bench of seven Supreme Court judges and a special majority to declare any law unconstitutional.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | constitutional provision ⓘ |
| affectedBody | Parliament of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimedAt | making it more difficult to invalidate legislation ⓘ |
| appliedTo | Supreme Court of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliedWhen | a law was to be declared unconstitutional ⓘ |
| chapter | Part V of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns |
constitutional validity of laws
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judicial review ⓘ |
| constitutionalTheme |
checks and balances
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independence of judiciary ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ |
| country | Republic of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effectOnBenchComposition | limited power of smaller benches to strike down laws ⓘ |
| insertedBy | Forty‑second Amendment of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law system of India ⓘ |
| partOf | Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repealedBy | Forty‑third Amendment of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiredMinimumBenchStrength | seven judges of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ |
| requiredSpecialMajority | two‑thirds majority of the judges sitting ⓘ |
| status | repealed ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | procedure for declaring a law unconstitutional ⓘ |
| yearOfInsertion | 1976 ⓘ |
| yearOfRepeal | 1977 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution of India
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