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A state of emergency can be declared in any state of India under article 356 on the recommendation of the governor of the state. Every state in India has been under a state of emergency at some point of time or the other.
A State of Emergency, according to state law, can be declared during a situation or imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury or loss of life or property, resulting from a natural or man-made cause. Approval and Duration. On the date from which the emergency is proclaimed from that to 2 months.
On 14 January 2024, the Governor of Kentucky in the United States, Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency due to the severe winter storms. On 11 January 2024, Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape declared a state of emergency due to the 2024 Papua New Guinean unrest.
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- Effects of Financial Emergency
- Criticism of The Emergency Provision
National emergency can be declared on the basis of war, external aggression or armed rebellion. The Constitution employs the expression ‘proclamation of emergency’ to denote an emergency of this type.Grounds of declaration:Example:Article 355 imposes a duty on the centre to ensure that the government of every state is carried on in accordance with the provisions of the constitution.It is this duty in the performance of which the centre takes over the government of a state under Article 356 in case of failure of constitutional machinery in a state.This is popularly known as ‘President’s Rule’.Grounds of imposition: the president’s ruler can be proclaimed under Article 356 on two grounds:Grounds of declaration: Article 360empowers the president to proclaim a Financial Emergency if he is satisfied that a situation has arisen due to which the financial stability or credit of India or...Parliamentary approval and duration: A proclamation declaring financial emergency must be approved by both the Houses of Parliament within two months from the date of its issue.Extension of the executive authority of the Union over the financial matters of the States.Reduction of salaries and allowances of all or any class of persons serving in the State.Reservation of all money bills or other financial bills for the consideration of the President after they are passed by the legislature of the State.Direction from the President for the reduction of salaries and allowances of all or any class of persons serving the Union; and the judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts.Some members of the Constituent Assembly criticised the incorporation of emergency provisions in the constitution on the following grounds:While defending the emergency provisions in the Constituent Assembly, Dr Ambedkar accepted the possibility of their misuse. He observed, ‘I do not altogether deny that there is a possibility of the...- 42 min
- Indira Gandhi ‘advised’ the then President of the country Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed to declare a state of internal emergency in India using Article 352.
- The Emergency was declared without warning on the midnight of 25 June and the country woke up to the death of democracy.
- A national emergency was being declared in India for the third time, the first two times were during the wars with China and Pakistan in 1962 and 1971 respectively.
- In 1971, Indira Gandhi’s won the general elections with a huge majority. She had won popular support with pro-poor and leftist policies like the nationalisation of banks and the abolition of the Privy Purse.
May 31, 2023 · State Emergency can be declared on two grounds: (1) Constitutional Machinery breakdown and (2) Non-compliance with centre’s directions. Article 356 and 357 provide for meeting a situation arising from the failure of the Constitutional machinery in a state. Article 356: Proclamation of State Emergency:
Jun 25, 2018 · Here are the four major occurrences of the 1970s following which Indira Gandhi declared the Emergency. Navnirman Andolan in Gujarat. In December 1973, students of L D College of Engineering in Ahmedabad went on a strike to protest against a hike in school fees.
