Part III · Fundamental Rights · Saving of Certain Laws
Article 31B: Validation of certain Acts and Regulations
Text of Article 31B
Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions contained in article 31A, none of the Acts and Regulations specified in the Ninth Schedule nor any of the provisions thereof shall be deemed to be void, or ever to have become void, on the ground that such Act, Regulation or provision is inconsistent with, or takes away or abridges any of the rights conferred by, any provisions of this Part, and notwithstanding any judgment, decree or order of any court or Tribunal to the contrary, each of the said Acts and Regulations shall, subject to the power of any competent Legislature to repeal or amend it, continue in force.
Words in [square brackets] were inserted or substituted by later amendments (see below). Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India
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Amendment history
Changed by: 1st Amendment Act, 1951
- Ins. by the Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1951, s. 5 (w.e.f. 18-6-1951).