Forty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution of India

The Constitution (Forty-eighth Amendment) Act, 1984
Parliament of India
Long title An Act further to amend the Constitution of India.
Citation	48th Amendment
Territorial extent	India
Passed by	Lok Sabha
Passed	23 August 1983
Passed by	Rajya Sabha
Passed	25 August 1984
Assented to	26 August 1984
Commenced	26 August 1984
Legislative history
First chamber: Lok Sabha
Bill title	The Constitution (Fiftieth Amendment) Bill, 1984
Introduced by	P.V. Narasimha Rao
Introduced	17 August 1984
Related legislation
59th, 63rd, 64th, 67th and 68th Amendments
Summary
Provided that in the case of the Proclamation issued by the President on 6 October 1983 with respect to the State of Punjab, Parliament may pass any resolution with respect to the continuance in force of the Proclamation for a period up to two years.
Status: Spent

The Forty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Forty-eighth Amendment) Act, 1984, inserted a new proviso in clause (5) of article 356 of the Constitution in order to provide that in the case of the Proclamation issued by the President on 6 October 1983 with respect to the State of Punjab, Parliament may pass any resolution with respect to the continuance in force of the Proclamation for a period up to two years.