Article 79 of the Constitution of India

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Article 79 of the Constitution of India is the provision that establishes the structure of the Indian Parliament as consisting of the President and two Houses, the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) and the House of the People (Lok Sabha).

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Article 79 of the Constitution of India canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf article of the Constitution of India
constitutional provision
adoptedOn 26 November 1949
appliesTo Union Parliament
bindingOn Union of India
cameIntoForceOn 26 January 1950
chapterHeading The Parliament
linked to: Union Parliament
citedAs Article 79
citedIn Indian constitutional law textbooks
constitutionalHierarchy subordinate to the basic structure of the Constitution
constitutionalPrinciple bicameral legislature at the Union level
correspondsTo Lok Sabha
Rajya Sabha
country India
definesStructureOf Parliament of India
doesNotApplyTo State Legislatures
enforcedBy courts of India
establishes Parliament of India
governs constitutional status of Parliament of India
interpretedBy High Courts in India
Supreme Court of India
jurisdiction India
language English
Hindi
legalSystem Indian constitutional law
levelOfGovernment Union
locatedIn Chapter II of Part V of the Constitution of India
Part V of the Constitution of India
partOf Constitution of India
recognizes Council of States as part of Parliament
linked to: Rajya Sabha

House of the People as part of Parliament
President of India as part of Parliament
linked to: President of India
refersToCouncilOfStatesAs Rajya Sabha
refersToHouseOfThePeopleAs Lok Sabha
relatedTo Article 74 of the Constitution of India
Article 80 of the Constitution of India
Article 81 of the Constitution of India
Article 85 of the Constitution of India
relevantFor legislative process at the Union level
statesThatParliamentConsistsOf Council of States
linked to: Rajya Sabha

House of the People
linked to: Parliament of India

President of India
subjectMatter composition of Parliament
structure of Parliament
typeOfProvision structural provision
usesTerm Council of States
linked to: Rajya Sabha

House of the People
linked to: Parliament of India

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Union Government of India constitutionalArticleDefines Article 79 of the Constitution of India
subject linked to: Union Government
Article 80 of the Constitution of India relatedTo Article 79 of the Constitution of India