256. The respondent has filed a cross appeal (Civil Appeal No. 909 of 1975) challenging the findings of the High Court in respect of the other charges of corrupt practice. 257. During the pendency of these appeals, the Parliament passed the Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 1975 on 6-8, 1975 by which certain amendments were made in the provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, and the Indian Penal Code. 258. On 10-8-1975, the Parliament in the exercise of its constituent power passed the Constitution (Thirty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1975 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Amendment'). By the Amendment, Article 71 of the Constitution was substituted by a new Article and that Article provided by clause (1) that subject to the provisions of the Constitution. Parliament may, by law, regulate any matter relating to or connected with the election of a President or Vice-President, including the grounds on which such election may be questioned. By clause (2) of the Article it was provided that all doubts and disputes arising out of or in connection with the election of a President or Vice-President shall be inquired into and decided by such authority or body in such manner as may be provided for by or under any law referred to in clause (1). Clause (3) stated that the validity of any such law referred to in clause (1) and the decision of any authority or body under such law shall not be called in question in any court. 259. By clause 4 of the Amendment. Article 329-A was inserted reading as follows: “329-A. Special provision as to elections to Parliament in the case of Prime Minister and Speaker: (1) subject to the provisions of Chapter II of Part V (except sub-clause (e) of clause (1) of Article 102), no election— (a) to either House of Parliament of a person who holds the office of the Prime Minister at the time of such election or is appointed as Prime Minister after such election; (b) to the House of the People of a person who holds the office of a Speaker of that House at the time of such election or who is chosen as the Speaker for that House after such election: Shall be called in question except before such authority (not being any such authority as is referred to in clause (b) of Article 329) or body and in such manner as may be provided for by or under any law made by Parliament and any such law may provide for all other matters relating to doubts and disputes in relation to such election including the grounds on which such election may be questioned. (2) The validity of any such law as is referred to in clause (1) and the decision of any authority or body under such law shall not be called in question in any court. (3) Where any person is appointed as Prime Minister or, as the case may be, chosen to the office of the Speaker of the House of the People, while an election petition referred to in clause (b) of Article 329 in respect of his election to either House of Parliament or as the case may be to the House of