Which statement correctly distinguishes the three types of Emergency under Indian Constitution?
- All three require special majority Parliamentary approval
- National Emergency (Article 352) addresses war/external aggression/armed rebellion; State Emergency (Article 356) addresses constitutional breakdown in State; Financial Emergency (Article 360) addresses financial stability threat
- All three suspend all Fundamental Rights automatically
- All three have been invoked multiple times in Indian history
Answer: National Emergency (Article 352) addresses war/external aggression/armed rebellion; State Emergency (Article 356) addresses constitutional breakdown in State; Financial Emergency (Article 360) addresses financial stability threat
Emergency types comparative analysis: (a) National Emergency (Article 352): (i) Grounds: War, external aggression, armed rebellion, (ii) Effects: Parliament can legislate on State List; Union executive directions to States; FR restrictions possible, (iii) History: Proclaimed 3 times (1962, 1971, 1975), (b) State Emergency (Article 356): (i) Grounds: Failure of constitutional machinery in State, (ii) Effects: State executive assumed by President; State Legislature powers exercisable by Parliament, (iii) History: Used over 120 times; SR Bommai (1994) curbed misuse, (c) Financial Emergency (Article 360): (i) Grounds: Threat to financial stability/credit of India, (ii) Effects: Union directions to States on financial propriety; salary reductions possible, (iii) History: Never invoked, (d) Common safeguards: Written Cabinet advice (44th Amendment), Parliamentary approval, judicial review. Illustrates nuanced emergency framework: differentiated responses to different crisis types within unified constitutional architecture.