14-604: Nineteenth Amendment may refer to: Nineteenth Amendment of the Constitution of India , which enabled trial of election petitions by High Courts Nineteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland , which introduced changes to Articles 2 and 3 of the constitution required by the Good Friday Agreement Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan , which made many amendments to
28-525: The Constitution of India The Nineteenth Amendment of the Constitution of India , officially known as The Constitution (Nineteenth Amendment) Act, 1966 , abolished Election Tribunals in India and enabled trial of election petitions by High Courts . It amended clause (1) of article 324 of the Constitution, which provides for vesting of the power of superintendence, direction and control of elections with
42-612: The Election Commission. The 19th Amendment removed the provision relating to the power of "the appointment of election tribunals for the decision of doubts and disputes arising out of or in connection with elections to Parliament and to the Legislatures of States". Provisions for the trial of election petitions by High Courts instead of the election tribunals, was provided for by amending the Representation of
56-500: The Legislatures of States" shall be omitted. The full text of clause (1) of article 324, after the 19th Amendment, is given below: 324. Superintendence, direction and control of elections to be vested in an Election Commission. (1) The superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of the electoral rolls for, and the conduct of, all elections to Parliament and to the Legislature of every State and of elections to
70-531: The Legislatures of States". The Bill is intended to give effect to the aforesaid object. The Bill was debated by the Lok Sabha on 8, 9, 10 and 22 November and passed on 22 November 1966, with only a formal amendment in clause 1, changing the short title to "Constitution (Nineteenth Amendment) Act". The bill, passed by the Lok Sabha, was considered and passed by the Rajya Sabha on 30 November 1966. Clause 2
84-643: The People Act, 1951 . BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventeenth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 1. Short title This Act may be called the Constitution (Nineteenth Amendment) Act, 1966. 2. Amendment of article 324 In article 324 of the Constitution, in clause (1), the words "including the appointment of election tribunals for the decision of doubts and disputes arising out of or in connection with elections to Parliament and to
98-487: The People Act, 1951, containing, inter alia, provisions for the trial of election petitions by High Courts instead of the election tribunals, as at present, is accepted by Parliament, it would be necessary to make a minor amendment in clause (1) of article 324 of the Constitution for the purpose of deleting therefrom the words ",including the appointment of election tribunals for the decision of doubts and disputes arising out of or in connection with elections to Parliament and to
112-656: The Statement of Objects and Reasons appended to the bill is given below: One of the important recommendations made by the Election Commission in its Report on the Third General Elections in India in 1962, and accepted by the Government relates to the abolition of election tribunals and trial of election petitions by High Courts. If the proposal for a legislation to amend the Representation of
126-701: The existing articles Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka , which established the Constitutional Council, proposed the Independent Commissions Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution , which prohibited states and the federal government from denying the right to vote on the basis of sex. Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
140-477: The offices of President and Vice-President held under this Constitution, including the appointment of election tribunals for the decision of doubts and disputes arising out of or in connection with elections to Parliament and to the Legislatures of States shall be vested in a Commission (referred to in this Constitution as the Election Commission). The Constitution (Nineteenth Amendment) Act, 1966
154-480: The title Nineteenth Amendment . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nineteenth_Amendment&oldid=1173336748 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Nineteenth Amendment of
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#1732765567544168-498: Was adopted in the original form by the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on 22 and 30 November 1966, respectively. The bill received assent from then President Zakir Husain on 11 December 1966. It came into force and was notified in The Gazette of India on the same date. Gopal Swarup Pathak Gopal Swarup Pathak (26 February 1896 – 4 October 1982) was the fourth vice president of India from August 1969 to August 1974. He
182-399: Was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 29 August 1966, as the Constitution (Twenty-first Amendment) Bill, 1966 (Bill No. 57 of 1966). It was introduced by Gopal Swarup Pathak , then Minister of Law, and sought to amend article 324 of the Constitution. Article 324 provides for vesting of the power of superintendence, direction and control of elections with the Election Commission. The full text of
196-618: Was the first Indian vice president not to succeed his superior as President . Born on 26 February 1896 at Bareilly in the North-Western Provinces , he studied law at Allahabad University . He was the judge in Allahabad High Court 1945-46, member of Rajya Sabha 1960-66, Union Minister of Law 1966-67, Governor of Mysore state 1967–69 and Chancellor of Mysore University , Bangalore University and Karnataka University. Honored with "Proud Past Alumni" in
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