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Procedure for Amendment4 Concepts

• Article 368 and the Limits of the Amending Power (Kesavananda Bharati)

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• Initiation of a Constitutional Amendment Bill

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• Passage by Parliament and Ratification by the States

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• President's Assent to an Amendment Bill (24th Amendment)

  PYQ 2022Importance 5/5 What to Study

Types of Amendments6 Concepts

• Three Ways of Amending the Constitution

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• Provisions Amendable by Simple Majority of Parliament

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• Meaning of Special Majority (Total Membership, Effective Stages)

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• Provisions Amendable by Special Majority of Parliament

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• Provisions Requiring Consent of Half the States

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• How the States Give Consent

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Criticism of the Amendment Procedure4 Concepts

• Criticism: Constituent Body and the Limited Role of States

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• Criticism: Gaps in the Procedure

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• Is the Amendment Procedure Flexible or Rigid?

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• Views of Experts and Framers on the Amendment Procedure

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