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1971 to 21 March 1977, which was originally proclaimed (4) Every Proclamation issued under this article shall be laid
during the Indo-Pakistan war. before each House of Parliament and shall, except
where it is a Proclamation revoking a previous
It was later extended along with the third proclamation Proclamation, cease to operate at the expiration of one
between 25 June 1975 to 21 March 1977 under controversial
month unless before the expiration of that period it has
circumstances of political instability, when emergency was
been approved by resolutions of both Houses of
declared on the basis of "internal disturbance", but this term Parliament: Provided that if any such Proclamation (not
was too vague and had a wider connotation and hence 44th
being a Proclamation revoking a previous Proclamation)
amendment act 1978 substituted the words "internal
is issued at a time when the House of the People has
disturbance" for "armed rebellion" ". The phrase Emergency
been dissolved, or the dissolution of the House of the
period used loosely, when referring to the political history People takes place during the period of one month
of India, often refers to the third and the most controversial
referred to in this clause, and if a resolution approving
of the three occasions.
the Proclamation has been passed by the Council of
States, but no resolution with respect to such
The President can declare three types of
Proclamation has been passed by the House of the
emergencies - People before the expiration of that period, the
1. National Emergency (Article 352) Proclamation shall cease to operate at the expiration

2. State Emergency (Article 356) of thirty days from the date on which the House of the
3. Financial Emergency (Article 360) People first sits after its reconstitution, unless before
the expiration of the said period of thirty days a
What is Article 352? resolution approving the Proclamation has been also
passed by the House of the People.
(1) If the President is satisfied that a grave emergency
exists whereby the security of India (exceptions (5) A Proclamation so approved shall, unless revoked, cease
applicable) or of any part of the territory thereof is to operate on the expiration of a period of six month
threatened, whether by war or external aggression or from the date of the passing of the second of the
armed rebellion, he may, by Proclamation, make a resolutions approving the Proclamation under clause
declaration to that effect in respect of the whole of India Provided that if and so often as a resolution approving
or of such part of the territory thereof as may be the continuance in force of such a Proclamation is passed
specified in the Proclamation which can be explained by both Houses of Parliament the Proclamation shall,
as - A Proclamation of Emergency declaring that the unless revoked, continue in force for a further period of
security of India or any part of the territory thereof is six months from the date on which it would otherwise
threatened by war or by external aggression or by have ceased to operate under this clause: Provided
armed rebellion may be made before the actual further that if the dissolution of the House of the People
occurrence of war or of any such aggression or rebellion, takes place during any such period of six months and a
if the President is satisfied that there is imminent resolution approving the continuance in force of such
danger thereof.
(2) A Proclamation issued under clause (1) may be varied
or revoked by a subsequent Proclamation.
(3) The President shall not issue a Proclamation under
clause (1) or a Proclamation varying such Proclamation
unless the decision of the Union Cabinet (that is to say,
the Council consisting of the Prime Minister and other
Ministers of Cabinet rank appointed under article 75)
that such a Proclamation may be issued has been
communicated to him in writing.

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