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Which one of the following provisions of the Constitution of India empowers Parliament to make a law…

Article 16(3) of the Constitution of India empowers Parliament to make any law prescribing, in regard to a class or classes of employment or appointment to an office under…

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Which one of the following provisions of the Constitution of India empowers Parliament to make a law prescribing any requirement as to residence within a State or Union territory, including the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, prior to employment or appointment to an office under the Government of that State or Union territory?

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Article 16(3) of the Constitution of India empowers Parliament to make any law prescribing, in regard to a class or classes of employment or appointment to an office under the Government of, or any local or other authority within, a State or Union territory, any requirement as to residence within that State or Union territory prior to such employment or appointment. Following the Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 2019 (C.O. 272) and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, all provisions of the Constitution of India, including Article 16(3), apply to Jammu and Kashmir (formerly Article 16(3) was omitted in its application to the State under the superseded 1954 Presidential Order). Article 20 provides protection in respect of conviction for offences, Article 31B validates certain Acts and Regulations placed in the Ninth Schedule, and Article 32(1) guarantees the right to move the Supreme Court for the enforcement of fundamental rights.

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