Article 142(a)_describes four purposes for which an amendment to the Constitution can be made.- The purposes are-
- 1) Addition- the Constitution can be amended to add a provision to the Constitution
- 2) Alteration-an amendment to the Constitution can be made for the purpose of altering a provision of the Constitution,
- 3) Substitution- an amendment to the Constitution can be made for the purpose of substituting a new provision for the existing one. For example- Article 96 inserted by
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- 4)_Repeal-an amendment is brought for the purpose of repealing a provision of the Constitution.
- For example, Laws Continuance Enforcement Order, 1971 was repealed by article 151(a) of the Constitution.