Proclamation of Emergency permits presidential declaration for war or armed rebellion, subject to cabinet decision and parliamentary approval. The President may proclaim an emergency if satisfied that the security of India or any part is threatened by war, external aggression or armed rebellion, including imminent danger, and may vary or revoke such proclamations only after the Union Cabinet's written decision. Proclamations must be laid before both Houses and cease after one month unless approved; approved proclamations last six months unless extended by parliamentary resolutions, subject to special rules if the House of the People is dissolved. The House of the People may require revocation by passing a disapproving resolution and a special sitting must be summoned on prescribed notice.
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Proclamation of Emergency permits presidential declaration for war or armed rebellion, subject to cabinet decision and parliamentary approval.
The President may proclaim an emergency if satisfied that the security of India or any part is threatened by war, external aggression or armed rebellion, including imminent danger, and may vary or revoke such proclamations only after the Union Cabinet's written decision. Proclamations must be laid before both Houses and cease after one month unless approved; approved proclamations last six months unless extended by parliamentary resolutions, subject to special rules if the House of the People is dissolved. The House of the People may require revocation by passing a disapproving resolution and a special sitting must be summoned on prescribed notice.
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