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The Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000

Central

An Act to provide for the reorganisation of the existing State of Bihar and for matters connected therewith.

Act number
30 of 2000
Ministry
Ministry of Home Affairs
Department
Department of States
Enacted
25 Aug 2000

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92 sections

  1. Section 1Short title.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Formation of Jharkhand State.
  4. Section 4State of Bihar and territorial divisions thereof.
  5. Section 5Amendment of the First Schedule to the Constitution.
  6. Section 6Saving powers of State Governments.
  7. Section 7Amendment of the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution.
  8. Section 8Allocation of sitting members.
  9. Section 9Representation in the House of the People.
  10. Section 10Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies.
  11. Section 11Provision as to sitting members.
  12. Section 12Provisions as to Legislative Assemblies.
  13. Section 13Allocation of sitting members.
  14. Section 14Duration of Legislative Assemblies.
  15. Section 15Speaker and Deputy Speaker.
  16. Section 16Rules of procedure.
  17. Section 17Legislative Council of Bihar.
  18. Section 18Council constituencies.
  19. Section 19Provision as to sitting members.
  20. Section 20Chairman and Deputy Chairman.
  21. Section 21Delimitation of constituencies.
  22. Section 22Power of the Election Commission to maintain Delimitation Orders up-to-date.
  23. Section 23Amendment of the Scheduled Castes Order.
  24. Section 24Amendment of the Scheduled Tribes Order.
  25. Section 25High Court for Jharkhand.
  26. Section 26Judges of High Court.
  27. Section 27Jurisdiction of High Court.
  28. Section 28Special provision relating to Bar Council and Advocates.
  29. Section 29Practice and procedure in common High Court.
  30. Section 30Custody of seal of High Court.
  31. Section 31Form of writs and other processes.
  32. Section 32Powers of Judges.
  33. Section 33Procedure as to appeals to Supreme Court.
  34. Section 34Transfer to proceedings from High Court at Patna to High Court of Jharkhand.
  35. Section 35Right to appear or to act in proceedings transferred to High Court of Jharkhand.
  36. Section 36Interpretation.
  37. Section 37Saving.
  38. Section 38Authorisation of expenditure of Jharkhand State.
  39. Section 39Reports relating to accounts of Bihar State.
  40. Section 40Distribution of revenue.
  41. Section 41Application of Part.
  42. Section 42Land and goods.
  43. Section 43Treasury and bank balances.
  44. Section 44Arrears of taxes.
  45. Section 45Right to recover loans and advances.
  46. Section 46Investments and credits in certain funds.
  47. Section 47Assets and liabilities of State undertakings.
  48. Section 48Public Debt.
  49. Section 49Floating Debt.
  50. Section 50Refund of taxes collected in excess.
  51. Section 51Deposits, etc.
  52. Section 52Provident fund.
  53. Section 53Pensions.
  54. Section 54Contracts.
  55. Section 55Liability in respect of actionable wrong.
  56. Section 56Liability as guarantor.
  57. Section 57Items in suspense.
  58. Section 58Residuary provision.
  59. Section 59Apportionment of assets or liabilities by agreement.
  60. Section 60Power of Central Government to order allocation or adjustment in certain cases.
  61. Section 61Certain expenditure to be charged on Consolidated Fund.
  62. Section 62Provisions as to Bihar State Electricity Board, State Warehousing Corporation and State Road Transport Corporation.
  63. Section 63Continuance of arrangements in regard to generation and supply of electric power and supply of water.
  64. Section 64Provisions as to Bihar State Financial Corporation.
  65. Section 65Provisions as to certain companies.
  66. Section 66General provision as to statutory corporations.
  67. Section 67Temporary provisions as to continuance of certain existing road transport permits.
  68. Section 68Special provisions relating to retrenchment compensation in certain cases.
  69. Section 69Special provision as to income-tax.
  70. Section 70Continuance of facilities in certain State institutions.
  71. Section 71Provisions relating to All-India Services.
  72. Section 72Provisions relating to services in Bihar and Jharkhand.
  73. Section 73Other provisions relating to services.
  74. Section 74Provisions as to continuance of officers in same post.
  75. Section 75Advisory Committees.
  76. Section 76Power of Central Government to give directions.
  77. Section 77Provisions as to State Public Service Commission.
  78. Section 78Water Resources Development and its Management.
  79. Section 79Constitution and functions of Management Board.
  80. Section 80Staff of the Management Board.
  81. Section 81Jurisdiction of the Board.
  82. Section 82Power to make regulations.
  83. Section 83Amendment of Act 37 of 1956.
  84. Section 84Territorial extent of laws.
  85. Section 85Power to adapt laws.
  86. Section 86Power to construe laws.
  87. Section 87Power to name authorities, etc., for exercising statutory functions.
  88. Section 88Legal proceedings.
  89. Section 89Transfer of pending proceedings.
  90. Section 90Right of pleaders to practise in certain cases.
  91. Section 91Effect of provisions of the Act inconsistent with other laws.
  92. Section 92Power to remove difficulties.