{"id":334109,"date":"2025-04-24T18:16:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T12:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=334109"},"modified":"2025-04-25T18:15:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T12:45:29","slug":"article-355","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/article-355\/","title":{"rendered":"Article 355 of the Indian Constitution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>A recent petition in the Supreme Court has sought the invocation of Article 355 in West Bengal by deploying central armed forces, citing violence in Murshidabad. <strong>Article 355 of the Indian Constitution.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-334370 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Article-355-of-the-Indian-Constitution.png?resize=448%2C297&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Article 355 of the Indian Constitution\" width=\"448\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Article-355-of-the-Indian-Constitution.png?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Article-355-of-the-Indian-Constitution.png?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Article-355-of-the-Indian-Constitution.png?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Article-355-of-the-Indian-Constitution.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>About Article 355<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The text of Article 355 states:<\/strong> \u201cIt shall be the duty of the Union to protect every State against external aggression and internal disturbance and to ensure that the Government of every State is carried on in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Key points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Part of Emergency Provisions: <\/strong>Article 355 is included in <strong>Part XVIII<\/strong> of the Constitution, which deals with <strong>emergency provisions (Articles 352 to 360).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Union government<\/strong> is constitutionally obligated to:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Protect every state from external aggression<\/strong> (such as war or invasion) and <strong>internal disturbance <\/strong>(such as large-scale violence or breakdown of law and order).<\/li>\n<li>Ensure that the <strong>government of every state functions in accordance with the Constitution.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Scope and Application<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Article 355 <strong>does not itself grant the Union the power<\/strong> to intervene directly in state affairs but <strong>serves as the basis for actions<\/strong> under Articles 356 (President\u2019s Rule) and 352 (National Emergency).<\/li>\n<li>It is <strong>primarily a justification<\/strong> for the Centre\u2019s intervention in extreme situations where a state is unable to maintain constitutional governance or public order.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Supreme Court<\/strong> has clarified that Article 355 is <strong>not an independent source of power<\/strong> for the Centre to interfere arbitrarily in state matters; it must be used judiciously and usually as a last resort.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Commissions\u2019 view<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Commissions like the <strong>Sarkaria and Punchhi Commissions<\/strong> have emphasized that Article 355 imposes a duty on the Union and, by implication, grants it the power to take necessary steps\u2014but measures like President\u2019s Rule should be used only in cases of utmost gravity and urgency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: A recent petition in the Supreme Court has sought the invocation of Article 355 in West Bengal by deploying central armed forces, citing violence in Murshidabad. 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