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The State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970

Central

An Act to provide for the establishment of the State of Himachal Pradesh and for matters connected therewith.

Act number
53 of 1970
Ministry
Ministry of Home Affairs
Department
Department of States
Enacted
25 Dec 1970

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54 sections

  1. Section 1Short title.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Establishment of State of Himachal Pradesh.
  4. Section 4Amendment of First Schedule to the Constitution.
  5. Section 5Amendment of Fourth Schedule to the Constitution.
  6. Section 6Allocation of sitting members.
  7. Section 7Amendment of section 27A of Act 43 of 1950.
  8. Section 8[Omitted.].
  9. Section 9[Omitted.].
  10. Section 10Provision as to Legislative Assembly as constituted on the appointed day.
  11. Section 11Duration of Legislative Assembly.
  12. Section 12Speaker and Deputy Speaker.
  13. Section 13Rules of procedure.
  14. Section 14Allocation of seats in the House of the People.
  15. Section 15Allocation of seats in the Legislative Assembly.
  16. Section 16Amendment of First and Second Schedules to Act 43 of 1950.
  17. Section 17Delimitation of constituencies.
  18. Section 18Power of Election Commission to maintain delimitation orders up-to-date.
  19. Section 19Amendment of Scheduled Castes Orders.
  20. Section 20Amendment of Scheduled Tribes Orders.
  21. Section 21High Court for Himachal Pradesh.
  22. Section 22Judges of High Court.
  23. Section 23Jurisdiction of High Court.
  24. Section 24Special provision relating to Advocates and Bar Council.
  25. Section 25Practice and procedure in High Court.
  26. Section 26Custody of seal of High Court.
  27. Section 27Form of writs and other processes.
  28. Section 28Powers of Judges.
  29. Section 29Procedure as to appeals to Supreme Court.
  30. Section 30Transfer of proceedings from High Court of Delhi to High Court of Himachal Pradesh.
  31. Section 31Right to appear or to act in proceedings transferred to High Court of Himachal Pradesh.
  32. Section 32Savings.
  33. Section 33Authorisation of expenditure pending its sanction by the Legislature.
  34. Section 34Reports relating to the accounts of the existing Union territory of Himachal Pradesh.
  35. Section 35Allowances and privileges of Governor of Himachal Pradesh.
  36. Section 36Distribution of revenues.
  37. Section 37Property, assets, rights, liabilities, obligations, etc.
  38. Section 38Special provision as to transfer of assets, rights, liabilities, etc., of Union in relation to transferred territories under Act 31 of 1966.
  39. Section 39Provisions relating to All-India Services.
  40. Section 40Provision relating to certain Services.
  41. Section 41Provisions relating to other services.
  42. Section 42Other provisions as to services.
  43. Section 43Provisions as to continuance of officers in same posts.
  44. Section 44Advisory Committees.
  45. Section 45Power of Central Government to give directions.
  46. Section 46Amendment of article 210 and article 239A.
  47. Section 47Amendment of Act 37 of 1956.
  48. Section 48Amendment of Act 20 of 1963.
  49. Section 49Continuance of existing laws and their adaptation.
  50. Section 50Power to construe laws.
  51. Section 51Provisions as to continuance of courts, etc.
  52. Section 52Effect of provisions of Act inconsistent with other laws.
  53. Section 53Power to remove difficulties.
  54. Section 54Power to make rules.