 bui no· 157 ~ 1990 - the constitution (seventy-fifth amendment) bill, 1990 ii bill further to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by parliament in the forty-first year of the republic of india as follows:-1 this act may be !:alled the constitution (seventy-fifth amend-short ment) act, 1990 title 2 in article 356 of the conshtution in clause (4), in the third pro-viso, for the words "three years nnd six months", the words "four years" shall be substituted ament!-ment ·o~ flrtlc1e 356  statement of objects and reasonsunder clause (4) of article 356 of the constitution no proclamation issued under that article and approved by both the houses or parliament shall remain in force {'or more than three years however, under clause (5) of the said article, a resolution approving the continuance in force of a proclamation issued under clause (1) of that article beyond a period of one year cannot be passed by either house of parliament unless the two conditions relating to a proclamation of emergency being in operation in the whole or any part of the state and the certificate by the election commission that the continuation of the proclamation issued under clause (1) is necessary on account of difficulties in holding general elections to the legislative assembly of the state as specified in that clause are met the three year period in the case of proclamation issued on 11th may 1987 w:th respect to the state of punjab was extended to three years and six months by the constitution (sixty-fourth amendment) act, 1990 and clause (5) of article 356 was also suitably amended by that act in the expectation that it would be possible to hold elections to the lt>gislative assembly of that state the prevailing circumstan~es in the state however still do not hold out prospects for free and peaceful elections to the state legislative assembly clause (4) of article 356 of the constituuon is, therefor~, proposed to be amen~ed ~o as to facilitate the extension of the said proclamation up to a total period of four years in relation to the state of i'unjab 2 the bill seeks to achieve the above objects mufti mohammed sayeed '" '" '" '" '" 356 (1) '" '" '" '" '" (4) a proclamation so apprcved shall, unless revoked, cease to operate on the expiration of a period of six months from the date of issue of the proclamation: provisions in case of failure of constitutional machi· nery in states provided that if and so often as a re~olution approving the continuance in force of such <l proclamation is passed by both houses of parliament, the proclamation shall, unless revoked, continue in force for a further period of six montha from the date on which under this clause it would otherwise have ceased to operate, but no such proclamation shall in any case remain in force for more than three yl'ars: provided further that if the dissolution of the house of the people takes place during any such period of six months and a resolution approving the continuance in force of such :froclamation has been passed by the council of states, but no l'esolutioa ~th respect to the continuance in force of such prorlamation has been passed by the house of the peopje during the said peribd, tl\e'~l~t!tm shall cease to· operate at the expiration of thirty days from the date on which the house of the people first sits after its reconstitution unless before the expiration of the said period of thirty days a resolution approving the continuance in force of the proclamation has been also passed by the house of the people: provided also that in the case of the proclamation isaued under tja1ls8 ·f1) on the 11th day of may, 1987 with respect to the state of punjab the reference in the fll"st proviso to this clause to "three years" , ths" shall be construed as a reference to "three years and six mon  - - - - - a bill further to amend the constitution of india " , ,  ,';' (shri mufti mohammed sayeed; minister of home affairs) 