Seventy-ninth Amendment of the Constitution of India
| The Constitution (Seventy-ninth Amendment) Act, 1999 | |
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| Parliament of India | |
| An Act further to amend the Constitution of India. | |
| Citation | 79th Amendment |
| Territorial extent | India |
| Enacted by | Lok Sabha |
| Date passed | 27 October 1999 |
| Enacted by | Rajya Sabha |
| Date passed | 28 October 1999 |
| Date assented to | 21 January 2000 |
| Date commenced | 25 January 2000 |
| Date of expiry | 26 January 2010 |
| Legislative history | |
| Bill introduced in the Lok Sabha | Constitution (Eighty-fourth Amendment) Bill, 1999 |
| Bill published on | 26 October 1999 |
| Introduced by | Ram Jethmalani |
| Related legislation | |
| 8th, 23rd, 45th, 62nd and 95th Amendments | |
| Summary | |
| Extended the period of reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Anglo-Indians in the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies till 2010. | |
| Status: Spent | |
The Seventy-ninth Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Seventy-ninth Amendment) Act, 1999, extended the period of reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and representation of the Anglo-Indians in the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies for another ten years, i.e. up to 26 January 2010.
Article 334 of the Constitution had originally required the reservation of seats to cease in 1960, but this was extended to 1970 by the 8th Amendment. The period of reservation was extended to 1980, 1990, and 2000 by the 23rd, 45th and 62nd Amendments respectively. The 79th Amendment extended this period to 2010. The period of reservation was further extended to 2020 by the 95th Amendment.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fiftieth Year of the Republic of India as follows:---
1. Short title and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Constitution (Seventy-ninth Amendment) Act, 1999.
2. Amendment of article 334 In article 334 of the Constitution, for the words "fifty years", the words "sixty years" shall be substituted.
The full text of Article 334 of the Constitution, after the 79th Amendment, is given below:
334. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this Part [Part XVI], the provisions of this Constitution relating to—
The bill of The Constitution (Seventy-ninth Amendment) Act, 1999 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 26 October 1999, as the Constitution (Eighty-fourth Amendment) Bill, 1999 (Bill No. 67 of 1999). It was introduced by Ram Jethmalani, then Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, and sought to amend article 334 of the Constitution relating to reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes and special representation of the Anglo-Indian community in the House of the People and in the Legislative Assemblies of the States. The full text of the Statement of Objects and Reasons appended to the bill is given below:
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