Article 329A: Special provision as to elections to Parliament in the case of Prime Minister and Speaker

Leading cases

• Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narain (1975)By majority, clause (4) of Article 329A, which declared the Prime Minister's disputed election valid, was held unconstitutional; all five judges upheld the retrospective election law amendments, so her appeal succeeded and the High Court's judgment was set aside.

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1. 1. In Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narain (1975), the Supreme Court applied the basic structure doctrine to invalidate:

   A.clause (4) of Article 329A, inserted by the Thirty-ninth AmendmentB.Article 356 as it stood after the Thirty-eighth Amendment, 1975C.the Representation of the People Act, 1951, in its entiretyD.the whole of Article 31C, inserted by the Twenty-fifth Amendment, 1971
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2. 2. In Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narain (1975), the Supreme Court held that free and fair elections are:

   A.Not judicially reviewableB.Subject to Parliament's discretionC.Part of the basic structure of the ConstitutionD.Outside constitutional protection
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