Article 368 of the Constitution of India

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constitutional provision

Article 368 of the Constitution of India is the provision that lays down the procedure and scope for amending the Constitution, defining how and to what extent Parliament can alter its provisions.

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Article 368 of the Constitution of the India	0

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional provision ⓘ
appliesTo	State Governments of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ amendment of provisions relating to the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India ⓘ amendment of provisions relating to the election of the President of India ⓘ amendment of provisions relating to the federal structure ⓘ amendment of provisions relating to the powers of the Supreme Court and High Courts ⓘ amendment of provisions relating to the representation of States in Parliament ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn	26 January 1950 ⓘ
clarifies	no prior recommendation of the President is required to introduce a Constitutional Amendment Bill ⓘ
currentlyContains	five clauses ⓘ
defines	procedure for amendment of the Constitution of India ⓘ scope of Parliament’s power to amend the Constitution of India ⓘ special majority for constitutional amendment ⓘ
distinguishesFrom	ordinary legislative procedure under Article 107 ⓘ
grantsPowerTo	Parliament of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasBeenInterpretedBy	Supreme Court of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	Article 368(1) ⓘ Article 368(2) ⓘ Article 368(3) ⓘ Article 368(4) ⓘ Article 368(5) ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalDomain	constitutional law ⓘ
limits	Parliament’s power to amend the Constitution by the basic structure doctrine as interpreted by the Supreme Court ⓘ
locatedInJurisdiction	Republic of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
originallyContained	two clauses ⓘ
partOf	Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
provides	a Constitutional Amendment Bill cannot be treated as an ordinary bill ⓘ
regulates	manner of exercising constituent power by Parliament ⓘ
relatedDoctrine	basic structure doctrine NERFINISHED ⓘ
requires	President of India’s assent to a Constitutional Amendment Bill ⓘ introduction of a Constitutional Amendment Bill in either House of Parliament ⓘ majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of each House present and voting for amendment ⓘ majority of the total membership of each House of Parliament for amendment ⓘ passage of a Constitutional Amendment Bill in each House of Parliament by a special majority ⓘ
specifies	certain amendments require ratification by at least one-half of the State Legislatures ⓘ
states	no amendment of the Constitution can be initiated without a Bill in Parliament ⓘ
subjectMatter	amendment of the Constitution of India ⓘ
wasAdoptedOn	26 November 1949 ⓘ
wasAmendedBy	24th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1971 NERFINISHED ⓘ 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976 NERFINISHED ⓘ 44th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1978 NERFINISHED ⓘ
wasSignificantlyInterpretedIn	Golaknath v. State of Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ Minerva Mills Ltd. v. Union of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Sajjan Singh v. State of Rajasthan NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Article 368 → citedAs → Article 368 of the Constitution of India ⓘ

basic structure doctrine → relatedTo → Article 368 of the Constitution of India ⓘ

Legislative process in India → constitutionalAmendmentProcessGovernedBy → Article 368 of the Constitution of India ⓘ