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Wednesday, 11 February 2015

Some important Amendments of the Constitution



1st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1951 : This amendment added Article, 15(4)  and Article, 19(6) and brought changes n the right to private property in pursuance with the decision  of Supreme Court Concerning fundamental rights. Ninth schedule to the Constitution was also added by it.
7th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1956: Through this amendment the implementation of State Reorganization Act, was made possible. The categorization of States into part A, Part B and part C ceased henceforth Part C stats were redesignated as Union territories: The seats in the Rajya Sabha and in the union and State Legislatures were reallocated. It also effected changes regarding appointment of additional and acting judges, High Courts and their jurisdictions etc.
10th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1961: Incorporated Dadra and Nagar Haveli as Union Territory.
12th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1962: Inclusion of territories of Goa, Daman and Diu into the Indian Union.
13th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1962: Insertion of Art, 371 A to make special provisions for the administration of the State of Nagaland.
14th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1962: Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yenam, the former French territories, were specified in the Constitution as the union Territory of Pondicherry (now Pondicherry). Enabled the UTs of Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Goa, Daman and Diu and Pondicherry to have Legislatures and Council of Ministers.
15th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1963: It raised the age of retirement of a High Court Judge from 60 to 62. Extended the jurisdiction of a High Court to issue writs under Art. 226 to a Government or authority situated outside its territorial jurisdiction where the cause of action arises within such jurisdiction.

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