What is the significance of Article 334?
Article 334 of the Indian Constitution states that provisions relating to the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and the representation of the Anglo-Indian community in the House of the People and State Legislative Assemblies shall cease to have effect after a specific period. For clause (a) regarding Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, the period is 80 years, and for clause (b) regarding the Anglo-Indian community, it is 70 years from the commencement of the Indian Constitution. However, the existing representation shall continue until the dissolution of the then-existing House or Assembly.