The procedure for amendment is ‘rigid’ in so far as it
requires a special majority and a special procedure.
There is no separate body for amending the Constitution, as
exists in some other countries (e.g., a Constitutional convention)
The State Legislatures cannot initiate any Bill or proposal
for amendment of the constitution.
Subject to the provisions of Art. 368, Constitution
Amendment Bills are to be passed by the Parliament in the same way as Ordinary
Bills.
The procedure for joint session is not applicable to Bills
for amendment of the constitution.
The Previous sanction
of the President is not required for introducing any Bill for amendment of
the Constitution.
The requirement relating to ratification by which the state
Legislatures is more liberal than the corresponding provisions in the American
constitution. The latter requires ratification by their fourths of the states.
The amendment of Art. 368 in 1971 has made it obligatory for
the President to give his assent to a Bill for amendment of the Constitution. When
it is presented to him after its passage by the Legislature {ref: 24th
Amendment 1971}.
Whether Fundamental
Rights are Amendable
