The Tenth Schedule to the Constitution of India relates to :

The Tenth Schedule of the Constitution of India relates to the anti-defection law. It was introduced by the 52nd Constitutional Amendment Act in 1985 to address the issue of political defections motivated by material benefits or office [5]. The schedule provides specific criteria for the disqualification of members of both Parliament and state legislatures on the grounds of defection [4]. It empowers the presiding officer of the House to adjudicate on such disqualification matters [4]. While other schedules cover different areas—such as the First and Fourth Schedules for States and Union Territories, the Sixth Schedule for District Councils, and the Ninth Schedule for land reforms [6]—the Tenth Schedule is exclusively dedicated to curbing unprincipled political shifts to strengthen Indian parliamentary democracy [5].

Sources

1. [2] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 92: World Constitutions > APPENDIX IV Constitutional Amendments at a Glance > p. 721
2. [3] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 85: Anti-Defection Law > EVALUATION OF THE ACT > p. 598
3. [5] https://ili.ac.in/pdf/10.pdf
4. [1] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 85: Anti-Defection Law > PROVISIONS OF THE ACT > p. 597
5. [4] https://www.mea.gov.in/Images/pdf1/S10.pdf
6. [6] https://legalaffairs.gov.in/sites/default/files/chapter%2011.pdf