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28. The Constitution (Twenty-eighth Amendment) Act, 1972—The amendment was enacted to
abolish the special privileges of the members of Indian Civil Services in matters of leave, pension
and rights as regard to disciplinary matters.
29. The Constitution (Twenty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1972—The Ninth Schedule to the Constitution was amended to include therein two Kerala Acts on land reforms.
30. The Constitution (Thirtieth Amendment) Act, 1972—The purpose of the amendment was to
amend Article 133 in order to do away with the valuation test of Rs 20,000 as fixed therein, and to
provide instead for an appeal to Supreme Court in Civil proceedings only on a certificate issued by
High Court that the case involves a substantial question of law of general importance and that in
opinion of High Court, the question needs to be decided by Supreme Court.
31. The Constitution (Thirty-first Amendment) Act, 1973—This Act, inter alia, raises the upper
limit for the representation of states in the Lok Sabha from 500 to 525 and reducing the upper limit for
the representation of union territories from 25 members to 20.
