Forty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution of India

The Constitution (Forty-eighth Amendment) Act, 1984
Parliament of India
  • An Act further to amend the Constitution of India.
Citation48th Amendment
Territorial extentIndia
Passed byLok Sabha
Passed23 August 1983
Passed byRajya Sabha
Passed25 August 1984
Assented to26 August 1984
Commenced26 August 1984
Legislative history
First chamber: Lok Sabha
Bill titleThe Constitution (Fiftieth Amendment) Bill, 1984
Introduced byP.V. Narasimha Rao
Introduced17 August 1984
Related legislation
59th, 63rd, 64th, 67th and 68th Amendments
Summary
Provided that in the case of the Proclamation issued by the President on 6 October 1983 with respect to the State of Punjab, Parliament may pass any resolution with respect to the continuance in force of the Proclamation for a period up to two years.
Status: Spent

The Forty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Forty-eighth Amendment) Act, 1984, inserted a new proviso in clause (5) of article 356 of the Constitution in order to provide that in the case of the Proclamation issued by the President on 6 October 1983 with respect to the State of Punjab, Parliament may pass any resolution with respect to the continuance in force of the Proclamation for a period up to two years.