Article 239B
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Article 239B is a provision in the Constitution of India that empowers the President to make ordinances for certain Union territories when their legislatures are not in session or do not exist.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Article 239B canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Article 239B Context triple: [Part VIII of the Constitution of India, containsArticle, Article 239B]
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Article 239AB
Article 239AB is a constitutional provision empowering the President of India to impose special governance arrangements, including suspending the operation of certain provisions, in the National Capital Territory of Delhi under specified circumstances.
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Regulation 39B
Regulation 39B is a specific provision within the United Kingdom’s wartime Defence Regulations, known for granting broad emergency powers to the authorities during World War II.
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C.
Article 177
Article 177 is a provision of the Indian Constitution that grants the Advocate-General of a state the right to participate in the proceedings of the state legislature and its committees, though without voting rights.
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D.
Article 368
Article 368 is the provision in the Constitution of India that lays down the formal process and powers of Parliament to amend the Constitution.
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E.
Article 10bis
Article 10bis is a key provision of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property that establishes international standards against unfair competition in industrial and commercial activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Article 239B Target entity description: Article 239B is a provision in the Constitution of India that empowers the President to make ordinances for certain Union territories when their legislatures are not in session or do not exist.
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A.
Article 239AB
Article 239AB is a constitutional provision empowering the President of India to impose special governance arrangements, including suspending the operation of certain provisions, in the National Capital Territory of Delhi under specified circumstances.
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B.
Regulation 39B
Regulation 39B is a specific provision within the United Kingdom’s wartime Defence Regulations, known for granting broad emergency powers to the authorities during World War II.
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C.
Article 177
Article 177 is a provision of the Indian Constitution that grants the Advocate-General of a state the right to participate in the proceedings of the state legislature and its committees, though without voting rights.
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D.
Article 368
Article 368 is the provision in the Constitution of India that lays down the formal process and powers of Parliament to amend the Constitution.
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E.
Article 10bis
Article 10bis is a key provision of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property that establishes international standards against unfair competition in industrial and commercial activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
article of the Constitution of India
ⓘ
constitutional provision ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
National Capital Territory of Delhi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puducherry NERFINISHED ⓘ Union territories with Legislative Assemblies ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
Lieutenant Governor of Delhi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry NERFINISHED ⓘ Union territory executive authorities ⓘ |
| ceasesToOperateWhen |
a specified period elapses from the reassembly of the Legislature of the Union territory
ⓘ
an ordinance is disapproved by a resolution of the Legislature of the Union territory ⓘ |
| conditionForUse |
when the Legislature of the Union territory does not exist
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when the Legislature of the Union territory is not in session ⓘ |
| constitutionalHierarchy | supreme law within its field subject to the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| constitutionalPosition | special provision for Union territories ⓘ |
| constitutionalPurpose | to enable immediate law-making for Union territories in urgent situations ⓘ |
| distinguishesFrom | ordinary legislative process of Union territory Legislatures ⓘ |
| effectOfOrdinance | has the same force and effect as an Act of the Legislature of the Union territory ⓘ |
| empowers | President of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enforceableBy | courts in India ⓘ |
| governs |
executive ordinance-making for certain Union territories
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relationship between President and Union territory Legislature in ordinance matters ⓘ |
| grantsPowerTo | President to promulgate ordinances for Union territories ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English (authoritative text as per Constitution of India) ⓘ |
| legalEffect | ordinances are temporary laws ⓘ |
| legalInstrumentType | ordinance-making provision ⓘ |
| locatedInLegalSystem | Indian constitutional law ⓘ |
| partOf | Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Article 239
ⓘ
Part VIII of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
satisfaction of the President that circumstances require immediate action
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subsequent legislative scrutiny of ordinances ⓘ |
| similarTo | Article 123 of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | ordinances for Union territories ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
judicial review by constitutional courts in India
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overall scheme of Part VIII of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| temporalLimitation |
ordinance ceases to operate at the expiration of a specified period
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ordinance must be laid before the Legislature of the Union territory when it reassembles ⓘ |
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Subject: Article 239B Description of subject: Article 239B is a provision in the Constitution of India that empowers the President to make ordinances for certain Union territories when their legislatures are not in session or do not exist.
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