 bill no 88 of 1976 the kerala legislative assembly (extension of duration) second amendment bill, 1976 a billto provide for the further extension of the duration of the present legislative assembly of the state of kerala be it enacted by parliament in the twenty-seventh year of the republic of india as follows:-1 this act may be called the kerala legislative assembly (extension short of duration) second amendment act 1976 title 5 2 the period of five years [being the period for which the legislative assembly of a state may, under clause (1) of· article 172 of the constitution, continue from the date appointed for its first meeting] in relation to the legislative assembly of the state of kerala, which was extended for a period of six months by the kerala legislative assembly (extension of 10 duration) act, 1975 and for a further period of six months by the kerala 46 of 1976 legislative assembly (extension of duration) amendment act, 1976 is hereby extended for a further period of six months and accordingly in section 2 of that act, for the words "one year", wherever they occur, tlie words "eighteen months" shall be substituted further extension of duration of the kerala legislative assembly and amend_ ment of act 33 of 1975  statement of objects and reasonsthe duration of the kerala legislative assembly, as extended by the kerala legislative assembly (extension of duration) amendment act, 1976 (46 of 1976), is due to expire on the 21st october, 1976 the circumstances in which the dur'ation of the kerala legislative asst!mbly was extended as aforesaid still continue to prevail it is, therefore, felt that it is not desirable to hold the elections now it is proposed that the duration of the existing legi'slative assembly of kerala may be extended for a further period of six months with effect from the 22nd october, 1976 2 under the proviso to clause (1) of article 172 of the constitution, parliament has the power to extend by law, while a proclamation of emergency is in operation, the duration of the legislative assembly of a state for a period not exceeding one year at a time and not extending in any case beyond a period of six months after the proclamation has ceased to operate 3 the bill seeks to give effect to the object mentioned above new delhi; the 23ird august 1976 h r gokhale  extract from the kerala legislative assembly (extension of duration) act, 1975 (33 of 1975)extension of duration of the present kerala legislalative assembly 2 the period of five years [being the period for which the i legislative assembly of a state may, under clause (1) of article 172 of the constitution, continue from the date appointed for its first meeting] in relation to the present legislative assembly of the state of kerala shall, while the proclamations of emergency issued on the 3rd day of december, 1971 and on the 25th day of june, 1975, are both in operation, be extended for a period of one year: provided that if both or either of the said proclamations cease or ceases to operate before the expiration of the said period of one year, the present legislative assembly of the state of kerala shall, unless previously dissolved under clause (2) of article 174 of the consatutio'l, continue until six months after the cesser of operation of the said proclamations or proclamation, but not beyond the said period of one year a bill to provide for the further extension of the duration of the present legislative assembly of the state of kerala (h r gokhale, minister oj law, justice and company affair~) 