All Amendments of the Indian Constitution at a glance

25. The Constitution (Twenty-fifth Amendment) Act, 1971—This amendment further amended
Article 31 in the wake of the Bank Nationalisation case. The word ‘amount’ was substituted in place
of ‘compensation’ in the light of the judicial interpretation of the word ‘compensation’ meaning
‘adequate compensation’.

26. The Constitution (Twenty-sixth Amendment) Act, 1971—By this amendment, the privy and
privileges of the former rulers of Indian states were abolished. This amendment was passed as a
result of Supreme Court decision in Madhav Rao’s case.

27. The Constitution (Twenty-seventh Amendment) Act, 1971—This amendment was passed to
provide for certain matters necessitated by the reorganisation of north-eastern states. A new Article
239B was inserted which enabled the promulgation of Ordinances by Administrators of certain union
territories.