Constitution 334 — Reservation of seats and special representation to cease after certain period

The Constitution of India, 1950

Statutory text

Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this
Part, the provisions of this Constitution relating to—
(a) the reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and the
Scheduled Tribes in the House of the People and in the Legislative
Assemblies of the States; and
(b) the representation of the Anglo-Indian community in the
House of the People and in the Legislative Assemblies of the States by
nomination,
shall cease to have effect on the expiration of a period of eighty years in
respect of clause (a) and seventy years in respect of clause (b) from the
commencement of this Constitution:
Provided that nothing in this article shall affect any representation in the
House of the People or in the Legislative Assembly of a State until the
dissolution of the then existing House or Assembly, as the case may be.

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