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The North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971

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An Act to provide for the establishment of the States of Manipur and Tripura and to provide for the formation of the State of Meghalaya and of the Union territories of Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh by reorganisation of the existing State of Assam and for matters connected therewith.

Act number
81 of 1971
Ministry
Ministry of Home Affairs
Department
Department of States
Enacted
30 Dec 1971

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100 sections

  1. Section 1Short title.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Establishment of the State of Manipur.
  4. Section 4Establishment of the State of Tripura.
  5. Section 5Formation of the State of Meghalaya.
  6. Section 6Formation of the Union territory of Mizoram.
  7. Section 7Formation of the Union territory of Arunachal Pradesh.
  8. Section 8Territories of the State of the Assam.
  9. Section 9Amendment of first Schedule to the Constitution.
  10. Section 10Amendment of Fourth Schedule to the Constitution.
  11. Section 11Allocation of sitting members representing the existing Union territories of Manipur and Tripura.
  12. Section 12Election to fill the seats allotted to the State of Meghalaya and the Union territories of Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh.
  13. Section 13Amendment of section 27A of Act 43 of 1950.
  14. Section 14Allocation of seats in the existing House of the People.
  15. Section 15Parliamentary constituencies of the States of Manipur and Tripura and provision as to sitting members.
  16. Section 16Provision as to sitting members representing Cachar and Dhubri parliamentary constituencies in the House of the People and the election of representative from Diphu parliamentary constituency.
  17. Section 17Parliamentary constituencies of the State of Meghalaya and provision as to sitting member representing the Autonomous Districts parliamentary constituency in the House of the People and the election of representative from Tura parliamentary constituency.
  18. Section 18Parliamentary constituency of the Union territory of Mizoram.
  19. Section 19Provision as to the member to represent Arunachal Pradesh in the House of the People.
  20. Section 20Allocation of seats in the Legislative Assemblies.
  21. Section 21Amendment of Second Schedule to Act 43 of 1950.
  22. Section 22Delimitation of constituencies.
  23. Section 23Power of Election Commission to maintain delimitation orders up-to-date.
  24. Section 24Validation of acts done previous to the commencement of the Act.
  25. Section 25Amendment of Scheduled Castes Orders.
  26. Section 26Amendment of Scheduled Tribes Orders.
  27. Section 27Provision as to Provisional Legislative Assembly of the State of Meghalaya and as to Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business of the Legislative Assemblies of the States of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura.
  28. Section 28Common High Court for Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura.
  29. Section 28AEstablishment of separate High Courts for the States of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura.
  30. Section 28BJudges of High Courts of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura.
  31. Section 28CJurisdiction of High Courts of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura.
  32. Section 28DCustody of seal of High courts of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura.
  33. Section 28EPractice and procedure in the High Courts of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura.
  34. Section 28FForms of writs and other processes.
  35. Section 28GPowers of Judges.
  36. Section 28HProcedure as to appeals to Supreme Court.
  37. Section 28-ITransfer of proceedings from common High Court to the High Courts of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura
  38. Section 28JInterpretation.
  39. Section 28KSaving.
  40. Section 29Jurisdiction of the common High Court.
  41. Section 30Abolition of certain Courts.
  42. Section 31Principal seat and other places of sitting of the common High Court.
  43. Section 32Extension of jurisdiction of the common High Court to the Union territories of Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh.
  44. Section 33Allocation of expenditure of the common High Court.
  45. Section 34Special provisions relating to advocates and Bar Council.
  46. Section 35Practice and procedure in the common High Court.
  47. Section 36Custody of seal of the common High Court.
  48. Section 37Form of writs and other processes.
  49. Section 38Powers of Judges.
  50. Section 39Procedure as to appeals to Supreme Court.
  51. Section 40Transfer of proceedings from the High Court of Assam and Nagaland and the Courts of the Judicial Commissioners to the common High Court.
  52. Section 41Interpretation.
  53. Section 42Right to appear or act in proceedings transferred to the common High Court.
  54. Section 43Savings.
  55. Section 44Authorisation of expenditure pending sanction by Legislatures.
  56. Section 45Appropriation of moneys for expenditure to the Union territory of Arunachal Pradesh.
  57. Section 46Reports relating to the accounts of the Union territories of Manipur and Tripura.
  58. Section 47Reports relating to the accounts of the autonomous State of Meghalaya.
  59. Section 48Allowances and privileges of the Governors of Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura.
  60. Section 49Distribution of revenues.
  61. Section 50Property, assets, rights, liabilities, obligations, etc., of the States of Manipur and Tripura.
  62. Section 51Assets and liabilities of the State of Meghalaya.
  63. Section 52Assets and liabilities (including public debt) relating to the Mizo District.
  64. Section 53Provisions as to certain Corporations.
  65. Section 54Continuance of arrangements in regard to generation and supply of electric power and supply of water.
  66. Section 55Provisions as to Assam State Financial Corporation.
  67. Section 56General provisions as to statutory corporations.
  68. Section 57Temporary provisions as to continuance of certain existing road transport permits.
  69. Section 58Special provision relating to retrenchment compensation in certain cases.
  70. Section 59Special provisions as to income-tax.
  71. Section 60Continuance of facilities in certain State institutions.
  72. Section 61Provisions relating to All-India Services.
  73. Section 62Provision relating to Services in Manipur and Tripura.
  74. Section 63Special provisions relating to members of Central Health Service.
  75. Section 64Provisions relating to Services in the existing State of Assam.
  76. Section 65Provisions relating to Services in the autonomous State of Meghalaya.
  77. Section 66Other provisions relating to Services.
  78. Section 67Provisions as to continuance of officers in same posts.
  79. Section 68Advisory Committees.
  80. Section 69Power of Central Government to give directions.
  81. Section 70Provisions as to State Public Service Commission.
  82. Section 71Amendment of articles 210, 239A, 244, 244A, 275, 332, 371B and Fifth and Sixth Schedules to the Constitution.
  83. Section 72Amendment of Act 2 of 1934.
  84. Section 73Amendment of Act 64 of 1950.
  85. Section 74Amendment of Act 37 of 1956.
  86. Section 75Amendment of Act 20 of 1963.
  87. Section 76Amendment of Act 56 of 1955 and the Tripura (Courts) Order, 1950.
  88. Section 77Territorial extent of laws.
  89. Section 78Continuance of existing District Councils and Regional Council and members thereof.
  90. Section 79Power to adapt laws.
  91. Section 80Power to construe laws.
  92. Section 81Power to name authorities, etc., for exercising statutory functions.
  93. Section 82Legal proceedings.
  94. Section 83Rights of pleaders to practise in certain cases.
  95. Section 84Transfer of pending proceedings.
  96. Section 85Provisions as to continuance of courts, etc.
  97. Section 86Effect of provisions of the Act inconsistent with other laws.
  98. Section 87Power to remove difficulties.
  99. Section 87APower to remove difficulties.
  100. Section 88Power to make rules.