Forty-second amendment of the Indian Constitution
- Forty-second amendment of the Indian Constitution
The Forty-second Amendment Act of 1976 (officially the "Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976") was an amendment to the Constitution of India that reduced the ability of the India's Supreme and High Courts to proclaim laws constitutional or unconstitutional. Passed by the Indian parliament on 2 November, 1976, it also made India a socialist secular republic and laid down the duties of Indian citizens to their government. It was passed by the parliament during the Indian Emergency (1975 - 77) brought by the Congress government headed by Indira Gandhi .
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* [http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/amend/amend42.htm The Constitution (Forty-Second Amendment) Act, 1976]
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