Supreme court observed that article 368 (1) clearly defined the scope of constituent power which is power to make amendments, variations or deletions to the constitution. Constituent power means eligibility to frame constitution and make amendments to the constitution. Article 368 (1) was added by 24th amendment which says that notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, parliament may in exercise of its constituent power amend by way of addition, variation or repeal any provision of this Constitution in accordance with the procedure laid down in this article. However Article 4 (2) got superseded by the 24th amendment in the year 1971 to Article 368 ( Power of Parliament to amend the Constitution and Procedure there for). Before 1971, there were few articles other than Article 368 which permitted marginal amendments to the constitution.
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