Tag: Article 373

Article 373 of the Indian Constitution grants the President of India the authority to make orders concerning persons placed under preventive detention in specific cases. This provision comes into play in the absence of legislation enacted by the Parliament, as mandated by Article 22(7). Until such legislation is enacted or until one year from the commencement of the Constitution, whichever comes first, Article 373 allows the President to exercise the powers typically attributed to Parliament as outlined in Article 22(4) and (7). This transitional measure ensures that preventive detention...