Twentieth Amendment of the Constitution of India

The Constitution (Twentieth Amendment) Act, 1966
Parliament of India
  • An Act further to amend the Constitution of India.
Citation20th Amendment
Territorial extentIndia
Passed byLok Sabha
Passed3 December 1966
Passed byRajya Sabha
Passed9 December 1966
Assented to3 December 1966
Commenced3 December 1966
Legislative history
First chamber: Lok Sabha
Bill titleConstitution (Twenty-third Amendment) Bill, 1966
Introduced byYashwantrao Chavan
Introduced25 November 1966
Summary
Validated the appointments, postings, promotions, and transfers of and judgements, delivered before the commencement of the present Act, by district judges who were appointed, posted, promoted, or transferred as a district judge in any State otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of article 233 or article 235 of the Constitution.
Status: In force

The Twentieth Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Twentieth Amendment) Act, 1966, inserted a new article 233A inter alia validating the appointments, postings, promotions, and transfers of and judgements, delivered before the commencement of the present Act, by district judges who were appointed, posted, promoted or transferred as a district judge in any State otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of article 233 or article 235 of the Constitution.