Part XX of the Constitution of India

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Part XX of the Constitution of India is the section that lays down the procedure and authority for amending the Constitution.

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Part XX of the Constitution of India canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Part of the Constitution of India ⓘ
appliesTo Articles of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Schedules of the Constitution of India ⓘ
all Parts of the Constitution of India ⓘ
bindingOn State Governments of India ⓘ
Union Government of India ⓘ
linked to: Union Government
cameIntoForceWith Constitution of India ⓘ
citedAs Part XX – Amendment of the Constitution ⓘ
clarifies no amendment of the Constitution can be made except in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 368 ⓘ
constitutionalStatus supreme law provision on amendment procedure ⓘ
country India ⓘ
defines authority for amending the Constitution of India ⓘ
procedure for amending the Constitution of India ⓘ
effectiveFrom 26 January 1950 ⓘ
empowers Parliament to amend by way of addition, variation or repeal any provision of the Constitution ⓘ
governs formal amendment process of the Constitution of India ⓘ
grantsPowerToAmend Parliament of India ⓘ
hasArticle Article 368 ⓘ
hasKeyProvision Article 368(1) ⓘ
Article 368(2) ⓘ
Article 368(3) ⓘ
linked to: Article 368

Article 368(4) ⓘ
Article 368(5) ⓘ
hasTitle Amendment of the Constitution ⓘ
isContainedIn Constitution of India ⓘ
isRelevantTo constitutional amendment jurisprudence in India ⓘ
constitutional law of India ⓘ
federal structure of India ⓘ
separation of powers in India ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ
legalNature constitutional procedural provision ⓘ
limits manner in which constitutional amendments may be initiated and passed ⓘ
locatedAfter Part XIX of the Constitution of India ⓘ
locatedBefore Part XXI of the Constitution of India ⓘ
partNumber 20 ⓘ
procedureIncludes introduction of a Constitutional Amendment Bill in either House of Parliament ⓘ
passage of the Constitutional Amendment Bill in each House by a majority of the total membership and a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members present and voting ⓘ
presentation of the Constitutional Amendment Bill to the President of India for assent ⓘ
requires ratification by not less than one-half of the State Legislatures for certain constitutional amendments ⓘ
special majority in each House of Parliament for most constitutional amendments ⓘ
states President of India shall give assent to a duly passed Constitutional Amendment Bill ⓘ
subject Amendment of the Constitution of India ⓘ
typeOfAmendmentsCovered amendments relating to federal features of the Constitution ⓘ
amendments requiring only special majority in Parliament ⓘ
amendments requiring special majority and ratification by States ⓘ

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Article 368 → containedInPart → Part XX of the Constitution of India ⓘ