Constitution of India, 1949
272-A.Power of the President to adapt laws.-
(1) For the purposes of bringing the
provisions of any law in force in India or in any part thereof, immediately
before the commencement of the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, into
accord with the provisions of this Constitution as amended by that Act, the
President may by order made before the 1st day of November, 1957 make such
adaptations and modifications of the law, whether by way of repeal or
amendment, as may be necessary or expedient, and provide that the law shall, as
from such date as may be specified in the order, have effect subject to the
adaptations and modifications so made, and any such adaptation or modification
shall not be questioned in any court of law.
(2) Nothing in clause (1) shall be deemed to
prevent a competent legislature or other competent authority from repealing or
amending any law adapted or modified by the President under the said clause.