Constitution of India · Part XXI: Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions
Article 373: Power of President to make order in respect of persons under preventive detention in certain cases
In plain words
Until Parliament made a law under clause (7) of article 22, or for one year from the start of the Constitution if earlier, references to Parliament and its laws in clauses (4) and (7) of article 22 on preventive detention were read as references to the President and the President's orders.
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Official text
Until provision is made by Parliament under clause (7) of article 22, or until the expiration of one year from the commencement of this Constitution, whichever is earlier, the said article shall have effect as if for any reference to Parliament in clauses (4) and (7) thereof there were substituted a reference to the President and for any reference to any law made by Parliament in those clauses there were substituted a reference to an order made by the President.
Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the official text of the Constitution of India. As amended up to the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023. Text as on 10 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.