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What is Fifty-Second Amendment Act, 1985?

What is Fifty-Second Amendment Act, 1985?

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      Fifty-Second Amendment Act, 1985

      • Provided for disqualification of members of Parliament and state legislatures on the ground of defection and added a new Tenth Schedule containing the details in this regard.

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      •  To stop defection and the politics of ‘Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram’. It is popularly known as Anti- Defection Law.

       

      Ninety-First Amendment Act, 2003

      • The provision of the Tenth Schedule (anti-defection law) pertaining to exemption from disqualification in case of split by one-third members of legislature party was deleted. It means that the defectors have no more protection on grounds of splits.
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