Article 35A of the Constitution of India

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Article 35A of the Constitution of India was a now-abrogated provision that empowered the Jammu and Kashmir legislature to define “permanent residents” and grant them special rights and privileges, making it a central legal issue in the Kashmir conflict.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf article of the Constitution of India ⓘ
constitutional provision ⓘ
abrogatedAlongWith Article 370 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
abrogatedBy Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 2019 ⓘ
abrogatedOn 5 August 2019 ⓘ
affectedGroup non‑residents of Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ
permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ
allowed Jammu and Kashmir legislature to impose restrictions on fundamental rights of non‑residents regarding employment ⓘ
Jammu and Kashmir legislature to impose restrictions on fundamental rights of non‑residents regarding property ⓘ
appliedIn State of Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ
linked to: Jammu and Kashmir
challengedBefore Supreme Court of India ⓘ
constitutionalLocation Part III (Fundamental Rights) via Presidential Order ⓘ
controversial yes ⓘ
country India ⓘ
dateOfIntroduction 1954 ⓘ
empowered Jammu and Kashmir legislature ⓘ
grantedPowerToDefine permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ
grantedPowerToProvide special rights and privileges to permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ
insertedBy Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 1954 ⓘ
insertedUnder Article 370 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
introducedBy Presidential Order of 1954 ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of India ⓘ
linked to: India
language English ⓘ
legalSubject Kashmir conflict ⓘ
special status of Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ
linkedTo special autonomous status of Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ
partOf Constitution of India ⓘ
providedFor restrictions on acquisition of immovable property in Jammu and Kashmir by non‑residents ⓘ
special employment rights for permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ
special scholarship and educational benefits for permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ
special welfare and other public aid for permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ
relatedTo Article 370 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
sourceOfDebate equality before law under Article 14 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
federalism in India ⓘ
procedure for amending the Constitution of India ⓘ
status abrogated ⓘ

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Kashmir conflict → relatedToLaw → Article 35A of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference → supportedInstrument → Article 35A of the Constitution of India ⓘ
subject linked to: National Conference
Article 370 of the Constitution of India → linkedWith → Article 35A of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 370 of the Constitution of India → enabled → Article 35A of the Constitution of India through a Presidential Order ⓘ
linked to: Article 35A of the Constitution of India
Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 2019 → relatedTo → Article 35A of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 1954 → relatedTo → Article 35A of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Presidential Order of 1954 → introducedProvision → Article 35A of the Constitution of India ⓘ