THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
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Special provision [378A. Notwithstanding anything contained in article
as to duration of 172, the Legislative Assembly of the State of Andhra
Andhra Pradesh
Legislative
Pradesh as constituted under the provisions of sections
Assembly. 28 and 29 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, shall,
unless sooner dissolved, continue for a period of five
years from the date referred to in the said section 29 and
no longer and the expiration of the said period shall
operate as a dissolution of that Legislative Assembly.]
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379.—391. Rep. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment)
Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch.
Power of the 392. (1) The President may, for the purpose of removing
President to any difficulties, particularly in relation to the transition
remove difficulties.
from the provisions of the Government of India Act, 1935,
to the provisions of this Constitution, by order direct that
this Constitution shall, during such period as may be
specified in the order, have effect subject to such
adaptations, whether by way of modification, addition or
omission, as he may deem to be necessary or expedient:
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Provided that no such order shall be made after the
first meeting of Parliament duly constituted under Chapter
II of Part V.
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(2) Every order made under clause (1) shall be laid
before Parliament.
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(3) The powers conferred on the President by this
article, by article 324, by clause (3) of article 367 and by
article 391 shall, before the commencement of this
Constitution, be exercisable by the Governor-General of
the Dominion of India.
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Ins. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 24.
PART XXII
SHORT TITLE, COMMENCEMENT 1[, AUTHORI-
TATIVE TEXT IN HINDI] AND REPEALS
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393. This Constitution may be called the Constitution Short title.
of India.
394. This article and articles 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 60, 324, 366, Commencement.
367, 379, 380, 388, 391, 392 and 393 shall come into force
at once, and the remaining provisions of this Constitution
shall come into force on the twenty-sixth day of January,
1950, which day is referred to in this Constitution as the
commencement of this Constitution.
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[394A. (1) The President shall cause to be published Authoritative text
under his authority,— in the Hindi
language.
(a) the translation of this Constitution in the Hindi
language, signed by the members of the Constituent
Assembly, with such modifications as may be
necessary to bring it in conformity with the language,
style and terminology adopted in the authoritative
texts of Central Acts in the Hindi language, and
incorporating therein all the amendments of this
Constitution made before such publication; and
(b) the translation in the Hindi language of every
amendment of this Constitution made in the English
language.
(2) The translation of this Constitution and of every
amendment thereof published under clause (1) shall be
construed to have the same meaning as the original
thereof and if any difficulty arises in so construing any
part of such translation, the President shall cause the
same to be revised suitably.
(3) The translation of this Constitution and of every
amendment thereof published under this article shall be
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Ins. by the Constitution (Fifty-eighth Amendment) Act, 1987, s. 2.
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Ins. by s. 3, ibid.
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268 THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
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(Part XXII.—Short Title, Commencement, Authoritative
Text in Hindi and Repeals.—Arts. 394A-395.)
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deemed to be, for all purposes, the authoritative text
thereof in the Hindi language.]
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Repeals. 395. The Indian Independence Act, 1947, and the
Government of India Act, 1935, together with all
enactments amending or supplementing the latter Act,
but not including the Abolition of Privy Council
Jurisdiction Act, 1949, are hereby repealed.