How does the Forty-fourth Amendment Act, 1978, change Article 226?
The Forty-fourth Amendment Act, 1978, does not directly change Article 226. However, it made certain changes to other articles in the Indian Constitution which are related to or have an impact on the jurisdiction of High Courts under Article 226. In particular, it omitted the words "but subject to the provisions of article 131A and article 226A" from Article 226, which were earlier inserted by the Constitution (Forty-third Amendment) Act, 1977. This change removed any potential limitations on the High Courts' power to issue writs under Article 226 that may have been imposed by those other articles.