Anti-national activity laws protected from fundamental-rights challenge, with exclusive parliamentary power to legislate and preserve prior laws. Article 31-D protects laws preventing anti-national activities or anti-national associations from being struck down for inconsistency with Articles 14, 19 or 31; vests exclusive legislative power over these matters in Parliament and preserves pre-existing laws until Parliament amends or repeals them. It defines 'association', details five categories constituting 'anti-national activity' (cession/secession, threats to sovereignty/security, overthrow by force, creation of internal disturbance/disruption of services, threats to communal harmony) and describes when an association qualifies as 'anti-national association'.
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Anti-national activity laws protected from fundamental-rights challenge, with exclusive parliamentary power to legislate and preserve prior laws.
Article 31-D protects laws preventing anti-national activities or anti-national associations from being struck down for inconsistency with Articles 14, 19 or 31; vests exclusive legislative power over these matters in Parliament and preserves pre-existing laws until Parliament amends or repeals them. It defines "association", details five categories constituting "anti-national activity" (cession/secession, threats to sovereignty/security, overthrow by force, creation of internal disturbance/disruption of services, threats to communal harmony) and describes when an association qualifies as "anti-national association".
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