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description: "Article 35 grants Parliament exclusive power to legislate on specific Fundamental Rights, distinguishing it from typical judicial enforcement in India."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- Article 35 of the Indian Constitution vests exclusively in Parliament the power to make laws giving effect to certain Fundamental Rights, barring state legislatures from that domain.
- Which rights does Article 35 reserve exclusively for Parliament to legislate upon?
- How does Article 35 differ from Article 35A?
- What statutes has Parliament enacted under Article 35?
- Why does Article 35 override the normal federal distribution of legislative powers?

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1. 6 August 2019

   The principal controversy in this area attached not to Article 35 itself but to Article 35A, which was abrogated when the Government of India issued the Cons…

2. 11 December 2023

   The principal controversy in this area attached not to Article 35 itself but to Article 35A, which was abrogated when the Government of India issued the Cons…

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In 1955 Parliament enacted the Untouchability (Offences) Act—renamed the Protection of Civil Rights Act in 1976—exercising its exclusive Article 35 power to prescribe punishment for acts violating Article 17.

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