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  3. Article 103 has been successively substituted by the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976, s.20

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The Constitution of India

Article 103 has been successively substituted by the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976, s.20

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(w.e.f.3.1.1977) and the Constitution (Forty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1978, s.14 to read as above (w.e.f.20.6.1979). ¿êÆæÿ™èþ Æ>gêÅ…Væü… 47 (¿êVæüÐ@þ¬ V. – Móü…{§æþÐ@þ¬) 102. çÜ¿¶ýÅ™èþÓÐ@þ¬¯@þMæü$ A¯@þÆæÿá™èþË$:& (1) JMæü Ð@þÅMìü¢ ´ëÆæÿÏÐðþ$…r$ Äñý¬MæüP E¿¶ýĶý$ çÜ¿¶ýËÌZ° §óþ°OMðü¯@þ çÜ¿¶ý$Åyæþ$Væü G…í³Mæü ^óþĶý$ºyæþ$rMæü$, Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ Asìýt çÜ¿¶ý$Åyæþ$Væü E…yæþ$rMæü$ D “Mìü…¨ ç³Çíܦ™èþ$ËÌZ A¯@þÆæÿ$áyæþVæü$¯@þ$:& 1 [(G) ¿êÆæÿ™èþ {糿¶ý$™èþÓÐ@þ¬ “Mìü…§æþ Ìôý§é HO§ðþ¯é Æ>çÙ‰ {糿¶ý$™èþÓÐ@þ¬ “Mìü…§æþ, H Ìê¿¶ý§éĶý$MæüOÐðþ$¯@þ ç³§æþÑĶý$…§æþ$¯@þ² Ð@þÅMìü¢Mìü A¯@þÆæÿá™èþ MæüË$Væü§æþ° ´ëÆæÿÏÐðþ$…r$^óþ Ô>çܯ@þÐ@þ¬ §éÓÆ> {ç³Mæüsìý…_¯@þ^ø B ç³§æþÑ Ñ$¯@þà, HO§ðþ¯é C™èþÆæÿ Ìê¿¶ý§éĶý$MæüOÐðþ$¯@þ ç³§æþÑĶý$…§æþ$ A™èþyæþ$¯@þ²^ø;] (¼) A™èþyæþ$ Ð@þ$†íܦÑ$† Ìôý°Ðéyæþ°, Arϰ çÜÐ@þ$Ææÿ¦ ¯éÅĶý$Ý릯@þÐ@þ¬^óþ {ç³Mæüsìý…^èþºyìþ¯@þ^ø; (íÜ) A™èþyæþ$ ÑÐèþ$$Mìü¢M>° ¨ÐéÌê§éOÆðÿ¯@þ^ø; (yìþ) A™èþyæþ$ ¿êÆæÿ™èþ§óþÔ¶ý ´ûÆæÿ$yæþ$M>°^ø ÌôýMæü ѧóþÖ ´ûÆæÿçÜ™èþÓÐ@þ¬¯@þ$ ™èþ¯@þ…™èþ ™é¯@þ$ ´÷…¨ E¯@þ²^ø, ÌôýMæü HO§ðþ¯é ѧóþÖ {糿¶ý$™èþÓÐ@þ¬ ç³rÏ Ñ«§óþĶý$™èþ¯@þ$ ÌôýMæü Mæür$tºyìþ E…yæþ$rMæü$ J糚Mö¯@þ²^ø; (C) ´ëÆæÿÏÐðþ$…r$^óþ ^óþĶý$ºyìþ¯@þ HO§ðþ¯é Ô>çܯ@þÐ@þ¬ §éÓÆ> Ìôý§é §é° “Mìü…§æþ A™èþyæþ$ Ar$Ï A¯@þÆæÿ$áyæþ$V> ^óþĶý$ºyìþ¯@þ^ø: 2 [ÑÔ¶ý©MæüÆæÿ×ý:& D M>ÏgŒý °Ñ$™èþ¢Ð@þ¬, JMæü Ð@þÅMìü¢ Móü…{§æþÐ@þ¬ Äñý¬MæüP, ÌôýMæü HO§ðþ¯é Æ>çÙ‰Ð@þ¬ Äñý¬MæüP Ð@þ$…{†V> E¯@þ² M>Ææÿ×ýÐ@þ¬¯@þ$ºsìýt A™èþyæþ$ ¿êÆæÿ™èþ {糿¶ý$™èþÓÐ@þ¬ “Mìü…§æþ ÌôýMæü HO§ðþ¯é Asìýt Æ>çÙ‰ {糿¶ý$™èþÓÐ@þ¬ “Mìü…§æþ Ìê¿¶ý§éĶý$MæüOÐðþ$¯@þ ç³§æþÑĶý$…§æþ$¯@þ²r$Ï ¿êÑ…^èþºyæþÆ>§æþ$.] 3 [(2) ç³§æþÐ@þ òÙyæþ*ÅÌŒý “Mìü…§æþ JMæü Ð@þÅMìü¢ Ar$Ï A¯@þÆæÿ$áOyðþ¯@þ^ø A™èþyæþ$ ´ëÆæÿÏÐðþ$…r$ Äñý¬MæüP E¿¶ýĶý$ çÜ¿¶ýËÌZ §óþ°ÌZO¯ðþ¯@þ¯@þ$ çÜ¿¶ý$ŰV> E…yæþ$rMæü$ A¯@þÆæÿ$áyæþVæü$¯@þ$.] 4 [103. çÜ¿¶ý$ÅË A¯@þÆæÿá™èþËMæü$ çÜ…º…«¨…_¯@þ {ç³Ô¶ý²ËOò³ °Ææÿ~Ķý$Ð@þ¬:& (1) ´ëÆæÿÏÐðþ$…r$ Äñý¬MæüP E¿¶ýĶý$ çÜ¿¶ýËÌZ §óþ° çÜ¿¶ý$ÅOyðþ¯@þ¯@þ$, BÇtMæüÌŒý 102ÌZ° M>ÏgŒý (1)ÌZ õ³ÆöP¯@þºyìþ¯@þ A¯@þÆæÿá™èþËÌZ §óþ°OMðü¯@þ¯@þ$ ÌZO¯ðþ¯éyé A¯@þ$ {ç³Ô¶ý² HO§ðþ¯é E™èþµ¯@þ²OÐðþ$¯@þ^ø, B {ç³Ô¶ý²¯@þ$ Æ>çى糆 °Ææÿ~Ķý$Ð@þ¬¯@þOMðü °ÆóÿªÕ…ç³Ð@þÌñý¯@þ$ Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ Æ>çى糆 Äñý¬MæüP °Ææÿ~Ķý$Ð@þ¬ A…†Ð@þ$OÐðþ$¯@þO§ðþ E…yæþ$¯@þ$. (2) Asìýt HO§ðþ¯é {ç³Ô¶ý²Oò³ HO§ðþ¯é °Ææÿ~Ķý$Ð@þ¬¯@þ$ ^óþĶý¬rMæü$ Ð@þ¬…§æþ$, Æ>çى糆 G°²MæüË MæüÒ$çÙ¯@þ$ Äñý¬MæüP AÀ{´ëĶý$Ð@þ¬¯@þ$ ¡çÜ$Mö° Asìýt AÀ{´ëĶý$Ð@þ¬¯@þ$ A¯@þ$çÜÇ…_ Ð@þÅÐ@þçßýÇ…^èþÐ@þÌñý¯@þ$.] 1. Æ>gêÅ…Væü (¯èþËO¿ñý Æðÿ…yæþÐèþ çÜÐ@þÆæÿ×ý) ^èþrtÐèþ$$, 1976 Äñý¬MæüP 19Ð@þ òÜ„æü¯Œþ º§æþ$Ë$V> E…^èþºyìþ¯èþ¨. (™óþ© C…Mæü¯èþ* A«¨çÜ*_…^èþºyæþÌôý§æþ$) 2. Æ>gêÅ…Væü (Ķý*O¿ñý Æðÿ…yæþÐ@þ çÜÐ@þÆæÿ×ý) ^èþrtÐ@þ¬, 1985 Äñý¬MæüP 3Ð@þ òÜ„æü¯Œþ §éÓÆ> ""(2) D BÇtMæüÌŒý °Ñ$™èþ¢Ð@þ¬'' A¯@þ$§é°Mìü º§æþ$Ë$V> 1.3.1985 ¯@þ$…yìþ E…^èþºyìþ¯@þ¨.

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