Which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution of India cont

Which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution of India contains provisions regarding land reforms ?

Ninth Schedule

Twelfth Schedule

Fifth Schedule

Fourth Schedule

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The Ninth Schedule was added to the Constitution by the First Amendment Act, 1951. It was created to protect laws related to land reform and abolition of the zamindari system from judicial review on the ground of contravention of Fundamental Rights, particularly the Right to Property (which was a fundamental right at that time). While laws placed in the Ninth Schedule were initially considered immune from judicial review, the Supreme Court later ruled in I.R. Coelho case (2007) that laws placed in the Ninth Schedule after April 24, 1973 (the date of the Keshvananda Bharati judgment) are open to challenge if they violate the basic structure of the Constitution.

The Ninth Schedule lists specific central and state laws that are protected from being challenged in court on the grounds that they violate fundamental rights. Its primary purpose initially was to validate agrarian reform laws.

The Twelfth Schedule contains provisions relating to the powers, authority, and responsibilities of Municipalities. The Fifth Schedule deals with the administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in any State other than the States of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram. The Fourth Schedule allocates seats for each State and Union Territory in the Rajya Sabha (Council of States).

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