Art. 368 deals with the power of the parliament to amend the constitution and the procedure thereof. A bill for this can be introduced in either House of Parliament and there is no need of the president’s recommendation for this. Such a bill is passed by each House separately with special majority i.e. not less than two third of the members of the House present and voting.
This majority should be more than the absolute majority of the House. The joint sitting of parliament is not possible for passing such a Bill, which is written in Art. 106. If the bill is passed by both the Houses it goes for the president’s assent.
By the 24th constitution amendment Act it is obligatory for the president to give his assent to the Bill amending the constitution.
But the amending power under Art. 368 has been curtailed by a judicial decision in Keshwanand Bharti case by imposing the doctrine of Basic structure. The government should not take the decision of a court as a challenge against it but in the spirit of the compromise and cooperation between the two organs of the state. Thus, after the judicial decision our constitution is no more a to see plaything at the hand of centre. Now judiciary (Supreme Court) is there the malafide.