The 9th Schedule to the Constitution of India was added by the:

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  1. Third Amendment Act
  2. Fourth Amendment Act
  3. First Amendment Act
  4. Sixth Amendment Act

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Option 3 : First Amendment Act
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The correct answer is First Amendment Act.

 

9th Schedule:

  • It became a part of the Constitution in the First Constitutional Amendment Act,1951.
  • It contains a list of central and state laws which cannot be challenged in courts. 
  • Currently, 284 such laws are shielded from judicial review.
  • It was created by the new Article 31B which shields specific laws or enactments. 
  • Article 31A was brought in to protect laws related to agrarian reform and for abolishing the Zamindari system.

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