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49. The Constitution (Forty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1984—Tripura Government recommended that
the provisions of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution may be made applicable to tribal areas of that
State. The amendment involved in this Act is intended to give a constitutional security to the
autonomous District Council functioning in the State.
50. The Constitution (Fiftieth Amendment) Act, 1984—By Article 33 of the constitution, Parliament
is empowered to enact laws determining to what extent any of the rights conferred by Part III of the
constitution shall, in their application to the members of the armed forces or the forces charged with
the maintenance of public order, be restricted or abrogated so as to ensure proper discharge of their
duties and maintenance of discipline among them.
It was proposed to amend Article 33 so as to bring within its ambit:
(i) the members of the Force charged with the protection of property belonging to or in the charge
or possession of the state; or
(ii) persons employed in any bureau or other organisation established by the state for purposes of
intelligence or counter-intelligence; or
(iii) persons employed in or in connection with the telecommunication systems set up for the
purposes of any Force, bureau or organisation.
Experience has revealed that the need for ensuring proper discharge of their duties and
maintenance of discipline among them is of paramount importance in the national interest.
51. The Constitution (Fifty-first Amendment) Act, 1984—Article 330 has been amended by this Act
for providing reservation of seats for Scheduled Tribes in Meghalaya, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh
and Mizoram in Parliament and Article 332 has been amended to provide similar reservation in the
Legislative Assemblies of Nagaland and Meghalaya to meet the aspirations of local tribal population.
