Forty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution of India

The Constitution (Forty-seventh Amendment) Act, 1984
Parliament of India
Long title An Act further to amend the Constitution of India.
Citation	47th Amendment
Territorial extent	India
Passed by	Lok Sabha
Passed	23 August 1984
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 (Forty-eighth Amendment) Bill, 1983
Introduced by	Harinatha Misra
Introduced	19 August 1983
First reading	19 August 1983
Second reading	22 August 1984
Third reading	23 August 1984
Related legislation
29th, 34th, 40th, 66th and 78th Amendments
Summary
Added to the Ninth Schedule to the Constitution, 14 additional legislations relating to land reforms, enacted by the States of Assam, Bihar, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal and the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu with a view to provide that the enactments shall not be deemed to be void on the ground that they are inconsistent with any of the provisions of Part III of the Constitution relating to Fundamental Rights.
Status: In force

The Forty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Forty-seventh Amendment) Act, 1984, amended the Ninth Schedule to the Constitution, and added 14 legislations relating to land reforms, enacted by the States of Assam, Bihar, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal and the union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu with a view to provide that the enactments shall not be deemed to be void on the ground that they are inconsistent with any of the provisions of Part III of the Constitution relating to Fundamental Rights.