| The Constitution (Fifth Amendment) Act, 1955 | |
|---|---|
| Parliament of India | |
| |
| Citation | 5th Amendment |
| Territorial extent | India |
| Passed by | Lok Sabha |
| Passed | 13 December 1955 |
| Passed by | Rajya Sabha |
| Passed | 15 December 1955 |
| Assented to | 24 December 1955 |
| Signed by | Rajendra Prasad |
| Commenced | 12 December 1956 |
| Legislative history | |
| First chamber: Lok Sabha | |
| Bill title | The Constitution (Eighth Amendment) Bill, 1955 |
| Introduced by | H.V. Pataskar |
| Introduced | 9 December 1955 |
| Status: In force | |
The Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Fifth Amendment) Act, 1955, empowered the President to prescribe a time limit for a State Legislature to convey its views on proposed Central laws relating to the formation of new States and alteration of areas, boundaries or names of existing States.[1] The amendment also permitted the President to extend the prescribed limit, and prohibited any such bill from being introduced in Parliament until after the expiry of the prescribed or extended period. The 5th Amendment re-enacted the provision to Article 3 of the Constitution.
- ^ Arora (2017). Political Science. Tata McGraw-Hill Education. p. 194. ISBN 9780071074780. Retrieved 26 November 2013.