
Article 370 of the Indian Constitution
(1) Temporary provisions with respect to the State of Jammu and Kashmir.Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution,-
(a) the provisions of article 238 shall not apply in relation to the State of Jammu and Kashmir;
(b) the power of Parliament to make laws for the said State shall be
limited to--
(i) those matters in the Union List and the Concurrent List
which, in consultation with the Government of the State, are declared by
the President to correspond to matters specified in the Instrument of
Accession governing the accession of the State to the Dominion of India as
the matters with respect to which the Dominion Legislature may make laws
for that State; and
(ii)such other matters in the said Lists as, with the
concurrence of the Government of the State, the President may by order
specify.
Explanation.- For the purposes of this article, the Government of
the State means the person for the time being recognised by the President
as the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir acting on the advice of the Council of
Ministers for the time being in office under the Maharaja's Proclamation
dated the fifth day of March, 1948;
(c) the provisions of article 1 and of this article shall apply in relation to that State;
(d) such of the other provisions of this Constitution shall apply
in relation to that State subject to such exceptions and modifications as
the President may by order specify :
Provided that no such order which relates to the matters specified
in the Instrument of Accession of the State referred to in paragraph (i) of
sub-clause
(b) shall be issued except in consultation with the Government
of the State :
Provided further that no such order which relates to matters other
than those referred to in the last preceding proviso shall be issued except
with the concurrence of that Government.
(2) If the concurrence of the Government of the State referred to in paragraph (ii) of sub-clause (b) of clause (1) or in the second proviso to sub-clause (d) of that clause be given before the Constituent Assembly for the purpose of framing the Constitution of the State is convened, it shall be placed before such Assembly for such decision as it may take thereon.
(3) Not withstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this
article, the President may, by public notification, declare that this
article shall cease to be operative or shall be operative only with such
exceptions and modifications and from such date as he may specify :
Provided that the recommendation of the Constituent Assembly of the
State referred to in clause (2) shall be necessary before the President
issues such a notification.
Source: Constitution of India