Part XVI · CHAPTER II.— PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONS

Article 334 Reservation of seats and special representation to cease after certain period.

This article fixes the horizon of the reservations. The reservation of seats and special representation were to cease after a set period, subject to extension by amendment. The Anglo Indian representation was abolished by the 104th Amendment in 2020. The printed date now reads 2030 for the scheduled caste and tribe reservations. Each extension has been made by amendment.

1. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this Part, the provisions of this Constitution relating to— (a) the reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in the House of the People and in the Legislative Assemblies of the States; and (b) the representation of the Anglo-Indian community in the House of the People and in the Legislative Assemblies of the States by nomination, shall cease to have effect on the expiration of a period of eighty years in respect of clause (a) and seventy years in respect of clause (b) from the commencement of this Constitution: Provided that nothing in this article shall affect any representation in the House of the People or in the Legislative Assembly of a State until the dissolution of the then existing House or Assembly, as the case may be.

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