New Article 370 of Constitution of India : notified w.e.f 06.08.2019
MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
(Legislative Department)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 6th August, 2019
G.S.R . 562(E).— The following Declaration made by the President is notified for general information:—
DECLARATION UNDER ARTICLE 370(3) OF THE CONSTITUTION
“C.O. 273”
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (3) of article 370 read with clause (1) of article 370 of the Constitution of India, the President, on the recommendation of Parliament, is pleased to declare that, as from the 6th August, 2019, all clauses of the said article 370 shall cease to be operative except the following which shall read as under, namely :—
“370. All provisions of this Constitution, as amended from time to time, without any modifications or exceptions, shall apply to the State of Jammu and Kashmir notwithstanding anything contrary contained in article 152 or article 308 or any other article of this Constitution or any other provision of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir or any law, document, judgement, ordinance, order, by-law, rule, regulation, notification, custom or usage having the force of law in the territory of India, or any other instrument, treaty or agreement as envisaged under article 363 or otherwise.”
RAM NATH KOVIND,
President.
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[F. No. 19(3)/2019-Leg. 1]
Dr. G. NARAYANA RAJU, Secy.
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Before Amendment Article 370 of constitution of India was as follow
For ready reference the text of the pre-amended Article 370 of the Constitution of India is reproduced as under:
“370. Temporary provisions with respect to the State of Jammu and Kashmir
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Constitution,—
| (a) | the provisions of article 238 shall not apply now in relation to the state of Jammu and Kashmir; | |
| (b) | the power of Parliament to make laws for the said state shall be limited to— |
| (i) | those matters in the Union List and the Concurrent List which, in consultation with the Government of the State, are declared by the President to correspond to matters specified in the Instrument of Accession governing the accession of the State to the Dominion of India as the matters with respect to which the Dominion Legislature may make laws for that State; and | |
| (ii) | such other matters in the said Lists as, with the concurrence of the Government of the State, the President may by order specify. |
| Explanation: For the purpose of this article, the Government of the State means the person for the time being recognized by the President on the recommendation of the Legislative Assembly of the State as the Sadr-i-Riyasat (now Governor) of Jammu and Kashmir, acting on the advice of the Council of Ministers of the State for the time being in office.[1][14][b] | ||
| (c) | the provisions of article 1 and of this article shall apply in relation to that State; | |
| (d) | such of the other provisions of this Constitution shall apply in relation to that State subject to such exceptions and modifications as the President may by order specify: |
Provided that no such order which relates to the matters specified in the Instrument of Accession of the State referred to in paragraph (i) of sub-clause (b) shall be issued except in consultation with the Government of the State:
Provided further that no such order which relates to matters other than those referred to in the last preceding proviso shall be issued except with the concurrence of that Government.
(2) If the concurrence of the Government of the State referred to in paragraph (ii) of sub-clause (b) of clause (1) or in the second provision to sub-clause (d) of that clause be given before the Constituent Assembly for the purpose of framing the Constitution of the State is convened, it shall be placed before such Assembly for such decision as it may take thereon.
(3) Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this article, the President may, by public notification, declare that this article shall cease to be operative or shall be operative only with such exceptions and modifications and from such date as he may specify:
Provided that the recommendation of the Constituent Assembly of the State referred to in clause (2) shall be necessary before the President issues such a notification.”