43. The Constitution (Forty-third Amendment) Act, 1977—This Act, inter alia, provided for the
restoration of the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and High Courts, curtailed by the enactment of the
Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976 and accordingly Articles 32A, 131A, 144A, 226A
and 228A included in the Constitution by the said amendment, were omitted by this Act. The Act also
provided for the omission of Article 31 which conferred special powers on Parliament to enact
certain laws in respect of anti-national activities.