[Provisions as to the filling of casual vacancies in the provisional Parliament and provisional Legislatures of the States.]

Article 388 — [Provisions as to the filling of casual vacancies in the provisional Parliament and provisional Legislatures of the States.]

[Provisions as to the filling of casual vacancies in the provisional Parliament and provisional Legislatures of the States.].—Omitted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch. (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).

Plain English Summary

This article dealt with the rules for filling temporary or casual vacancies that occurred in the provisional Parliament (temporary national legislature) and provisional State Legislatures. However, this specific provision was removed from the Constitution by an amendment in 1956.

Key Points

This article concerned how to fill temporary gaps when members of the Parliament or State Legislatures suddenly became vacant.
The provisions mentioned in Article 388 were officially omitted (removed) from the Constitution by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956.

Why It Matters

Since this article is omitted, it no longer has any current legal effect on how casual vacancies are filled in the Parliament or State Legislatures today.

Landmark Judgements

No major landmark judgements.