62. What did the 44th Amendment Act of 1978 introduce to put restraint on the power of Parliament to extend a proclamation of President’s Rule beyond one year

The 44th Amendment Act of 1978 introduced a new provision that, beyond one year, the President’s Rule can be extended by six months at a time only when the following two conditions are fulfilled:

1. A proclamation of National Emergency should be in operation in the whole of India, or in the whole or any part of the state; and
2. The Election Commission must certify that the general elections to the legislative assembly of the concerned state cannot be held on account of difficulties.