Indian Polity · Polity
Consider the following statements regarding the original text and judicial interpretations of Article 370 of the Constitution of India: Assertion I: Article 370 empowers the President to declare by public notification that the provisions of the Article shall cease to be operative or operate with exceptions and modifications. Assertion II: The text of Article 370 specifies that the President cannot issue such a notification without the recommendation of the Constituent Assembly of the State. Based on the statutory text of Article 370(3), which of the following options correctly evaluates these assertions?
- 1Both Assertion I and Assertion II are verbatim true according to the literal constitutional text of clause (3)
- 2Assertion I is false but Assertion II is true
- 3Assertion I is true but Assertion II specifies a limitation that became legally defunct after the dissolution of the State Constituent Assembly✓
- 4Both Assertion I and Assertion II are false
Correct answer
Assertion I is true but Assertion II specifies a limitation that became legally defunct after the dissolution of the State Constituent Assembly
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