[372A. Power of the President to adapt laws.—
(1) For the purposes
of bringing the provisions of any law in force in India or in any part thereof,
immediately before the commencement of the Constitution (Seventh
Amendment) Act, 1956, into accord with the provisions of this Constitution as
amended by that Act, the President may by order made before the first day of
November, 1957, make such adaptations and modifications of the law, whether
by way of repeal or amendment, as may be necessary or expedient, and provide
that the law shall, as from such date as may be specified in the order, have
effect subject to the adaptations and modifications so made, and any such
adaptation or modification shall not be questioned in any court of law.
(2) Nothing in clause
(1) shall be deemed to prevent a competent
Legislature or other competent authority from repealing or amending any law
adapted or modified by the President under the said clause.]
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1. Ins. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 23 (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
See the Adaptation of Laws Order of 1956 and 1957.
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(Part XXI.—Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions)