Q. Which of the following provisions was not introduced by 44th Constitutional Amendment in the context of the emergency?
Exp) Option d is the correct answer.
The 42nd (and not 44th) Constitutional Amendment of 1976 added the provision that the proclamation of national emergency can be declared in a part of territory of India. A proclamation of national emergency thus may be applicable to the entire country or only a part of it. The 42nd Amendment Act of 1976 enabled the president to limit the operation of a National Emergency to a specified part of India.
| Important Tips The 44th Constitutional Amendment did the following changes in context to emergency: • The term “internal disturbance” was replaced by “armed rebellion” in respect of national emergency. • The President can declare a national emergency only on the written recommendation of the cabinet. • It provided that the fundamental rights guaranteed by Articles 20 and 21 cannot be suspended during a national emergency. |
