What Is the Article 359?
Article 359 authorizes the president to suspend the right to move any court for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights during a National Emergency. This means that under Article 359, the Fundamental Rights as such are not suspended, but only their enforcement.

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Besides, is Article 21 suspended during emergency?

Article 21 of Indian Constitution cannot be suspended during emergency because it states that no person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure state by law.

Also Know, during which emergency Article 19 is automatically suspended? The Fundamental Rights under Article 19 are automatically suspended and this suspension continues till the end of the emergency. But according to the 44th Amendment, Freedoms listed in Article 19 can be suspended only in case of proclamation on the ground of war or external aggression.

Just so, what is Article 350a?

Article 350. Every person shall be entitled to submit a representation for the redress of any grievance to any officer or authority of the Union or a State in any of the languages used in the Union or in the State, as the case may be.

Who can suspend the Constitution of India?

Until such approval, the President can only suspend the Legislative Assembly by suspending the provisions of Constitution relating to the Legislative Assembly under sub-clause (c) of clause (1).

Related Question Answers

Is Article 20 suspended during emergency?

During a national emergency, Article 20 (Protection in respect of conviction for offences) & Article 21 (Protection of life and personal liberty) cannot be suspended. The express bar regarding protection of Article 20 and Article 21 during emergency is contained in Article 359 of the Constitution.

What does Article 20 say?

Article 20 (1) says that no person shall be convicted of any offence except for violation of a law in force at the time of the commission of the Act charged as an offence, nor be subjected to a penalty greater than that which might have been inflicted under the law in force at the time of the commission of the offence.
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