Article 368

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf article of the Constitution of India ⓘ
constitutional provision ⓘ
appliesIn Union of India ⓘ
appliesTo amendment bills introduced in Parliament ⓘ
cameIntoForceWith Constitution of India on 26 January 1950 ⓘ
citedAs Article 368 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
clarifies that Parliament may amend any provision of the Constitution ⓘ
containedInPart Part XX of the Constitution of India ⓘ
defines powers of Parliament to amend the Constitution ⓘ
distinguishesFrom Article 169 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 239A of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 239AA of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 4 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
empowers Parliament to amend by way of addition, variation or repeal any provision of the Constitution ⓘ
excludes ordinary legislative procedure for constitutional amendments ⓘ
governs procedure for altering federal provisions of the Constitution ⓘ
procedure for altering fundamental rights provisions ⓘ
procedure for altering provisions relating to distribution of legislative powers between Union and States ⓘ
procedure for altering provisions relating to representation of States in Parliament ⓘ
procedure for altering provisions relating to the President and Parliament ⓘ
procedure for altering provisions relating to the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution ⓘ
procedure for altering provisions relating to the Supreme Court and High Courts ⓘ
grantsPowerTo Parliament of India ⓘ
hasHeading Power of Parliament to amend the Constitution and procedure therefor ⓘ
hasShortDescription provision prescribing the procedure for amendment of the Constitution of India ⓘ
isCentralTo Indian constitutional law ⓘ
debates on parliamentary sovereignty and constitutional supremacy in India ⓘ
language English ⓘ
laysDown procedure for amendment of the Constitution ⓘ
legalBasisFor all constitutional amendment acts of India ⓘ
locatedInJurisdiction Republic of India ⓘ
linked to: India
partOf Constitution of India ⓘ
provides that constitutional amendment bills do not require Presidential recommendation for introduction ⓘ
that the President shall give assent to a duly passed constitutional amendment bill ⓘ
regulates amendment of the Constitution of India ⓘ
requires majority of the total membership of each House for amendment bills ⓘ
ratification by not less than one-half of the State Legislatures for certain amendments ⓘ
special majority in each House of Parliament for constitutional amendment bills ⓘ
two-thirds majority of members present and voting in each House for amendment bills ⓘ
specifies that no amendment shall be called in question in any court on any ground once duly made (subject to judicial review on basic structure) ⓘ
subjectOf I.C. Golaknath v. State of Punjab ⓘ
Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala ⓘ
Minerva Mills Ltd. v. Union of India ⓘ
Sajjan Singh v. State of Rajasthan ⓘ
subjectTo limitations imposed by the basic structure doctrine (judicially evolved) ⓘ
wasAmendedBy 24th Amendment to the Constitution of India ⓘ
42nd Amendment to the Constitution of India ⓘ
44th Amendment to the Constitution of India ⓘ
various constitutional amendment acts of India ⓘ
wasInterpretedToInclude doctrine of basic structure (through judicial interpretation) ⓘ

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Sajjan Singh v. State of Rajasthan → heldThat → Parliament has power under Article 368 to amend any part of the Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Article 368
Part XX of the Constitution of India → hasKeyProvision → Article 368(3) ⓘ
linked to: Article 368