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PART XVI
Amendment of the Constitution
Procedure 304 (1) An amendment of the Constitution may for be initiated by the introduction of a Bill for the pur- amendment pose in either House of Parliament, and when the 5 of the Bill is passed in each House by a majority of the total Constitution. membership of that House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of that House present and voting, it shall be presented to the Presi- dent for his assent and upon such assent being given 10 to the Bill, the Constitution shall stand amended in accordance with the terms of the Bill:
Provided that if such amendment seeks to make any change in—
*(a) any of the Lists in the Seventh Schedule; 15
(b) the representation of States in Parliament; or
(c) the powers of the Supreme Court,
the amendment shall also require to be ratified by the Legislatures of not less than one-half of the States for the time being specified in Part I of the 20 First Schedule and the Legislatures of not less than one-third of the States for the time being specified in Part III of that Schedule.
**(2) Notwithstanding anything in the last pre- ceding clause, an amendment of the Constitution 25 seeking to make any change in the provisions of this Constitution relating to the ***method of choosing a Governor or the number of Houses of the
*The Committee is of opinion that item (a) of the proviso to clause (1) of this article should contain reference to all the Lists in the Seventh Schedule.
**The Committee is also of opinion that provision should be included in this article for enabling the Legislature of a State in Part I of the First Schedule to initiate a Bill for the amendment of the provisions of this Constitution relating to the choosing of the Governor and the number of Houses of the Legislature in such State provided such Bill is passed by an absolute majority of the Legislature of such State and is thereafter ratified by Parliament by an absolute majority, and has added clause (2) to this article for the purpose.
*** The words “the method of choosing a Governor or” should be retained in this clause only if the second alternative in article
131 is not adopted.