Part V · CHAPTER IV.—THE UNION JUDICIARY
Article 144A Special provisions as to disposal of questions relating to constitutional validity of laws.
Omitted 197743rd Amendment
This article no longer exists. It had required a special bench when the Court decided questions about the constitutional validity of Central or State laws. The 43rd Amendment omitted it in 1978. The ordinary bench arrangements now govern such cases.
- Omitted by the Constitution (Forty-third Amendment) Act, 1977, s. 5 (w.e.f. 13-4-1978).
What it means
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This article no longer exists. It had required a special bench when the Court decided questions about the constitutional validity of Central or State laws. The 43rd Amendment omitted it in 1978. The ordinary bench arrangements now govern such cases.
This article no longer forms part of the Constitution. It is kept here for the historical record.