States Reorganisation Act, 1956
Bare Act · 1956
An Act to provide for the reorganisation of the States of India and for matters connected therewith.
- Act number
- 37 of 1956
- Enacted
- 31 August 1956
- Contents
- 130 sections · 12 chapters
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Contents
Part I — Preliminary
Part II — Territorial Changes And Formation Of New States
- Section 3 – Transfer of territory from Hyderabad to Andhra and alteration of name
- Section 4 – Transfer of territory from Travancore-Cochin to Madras
- Section 5 – Formation of Kerala State
- Section 6 – Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands (preview)
- Section 7 – Formation of a new Mysore State (preview)
- Section 8 – Formation of a new Bombay State (preview)
- Section 9 – Formation of a new Madhya Pradesh State (preview)
- Section 10 – Formation of a new Rajasthan State (preview)
- Section 12 – Amendment of the First Schedule to the Constitution (preview)
- Section 13 – Saving powers of State Governments (preview)
Sections
Part III — Zones And Zonal Councils
- Section 14 – Repealed (preview)
- Section 15 – Establishment of Zonal Councils (preview)
- Section 16 – Composition of the Councils (preview)
- Section 17 – Meetings of the Councils (preview)
- Section 18 – Power to appoint Committees (preview)
- Section 19 – Staff of the Council (preview)
- Section 20 – Office of the Council (preview)
- Section 21 – Functions of the Councils (preview)
- Section 22 – Joint meetings of Zonal Councils (preview)
Part IV — Representation In The Legislatures
- Section 23 – Amendment of the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution (preview)
- Section 24 – Allocation of sitting members in the Council of States (preview)
- Section 25 – By-elections to fill vacancies (preview)
- Section 26 – Term of office of members (preview)
- Section 27 – Provision as to existing House (preview)
- Section 28 – Changes in composition and allocation of sitting members (preview)
- Section 29 – Special provision for elections to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (preview)
- Section 30 – Duration of Legislative Assemblies (preview)
- Section 31 – Speakers and Deputy Speakers (preview)
- Section 32 – Rules of procedure (preview)
- Section 33 – Madhya Pradesh Legislative Council (preview)
- Section 34 – Bombay Legislative Council (preview)
- Section 35 – Madras Legislative Council (preview)
- Section 36 – Mysore Legislative Council (preview)
- Section 37 – Punjab Legislative Council (preview)
- Section 38 – Chairman and Deputy Chairman (preview)
- Section 39 – Rules of procedure (preview)
- Section 40 – Allocation of seats in the House of the People and assignment of seats to State Legislative Assemblies (preview)
- Section 41 – Modification of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (preview)
- Section 42 – Determination of population of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (preview)
- Section 43 – Constitution of Delimitation Commission (preview)
- Section 44 – Duties of the Commission (preview)
- Section 45 – Associate members (preview)
- Section 46 – Casual vacancies (preview)
- Section 47 – Procedure as to delimitation (preview)
- Section 48 – Special provision as to certain elections (preview)
Part V — High Courts
- Section 49 – High Courts for the new States (preview)
- Section 50 – Abolition of certain Courts (preview)
- Section 51 – Principal seat and other places of sitting of High Courts for new States (preview)
- Section 52 – Jurisdiction of High Courts for new States (preview)
- Section 53 – Power to enrol advocates, etc (preview)
- Section 54 – Practice and procedure (preview)
- Section 55 – Custody of seal of the High Court (preview)
- Section 56 – Form of writs and other processes (preview)
- Section 57 – Powers of Judges (preview)
- Section 58 – Procedure as to appeals to the Supreme Court (preview)
- Section 59 – Transfer of proceedings to Bombay High Court (preview)
- Section 60 – Extension of jurisdiction of, and transfer of proceedings to, Kerala High Court (preview)
- Section 61 – Transfer of proceedings to Madhya Pradesh High Court (preview)
- Section 62 – Transfer of proceedings to Mysore High Court (preview)
- Section 63 – Transfer of proceedings to Punjab High Court (preview)
- Section 64 – Transfer of proceedings to Rajasthan High Court (preview)
- Section 65 – High Court of Andhra Pradesh (preview)
- Section 66 – High Court for the areas added to Madras (preview)
- Section 67 – Right to appear or act in proceedings transferred to other High Courts (preview)
- Section 68 – Interpretation (preview)
- Section 69 – Savings (preview)
Part VI — Authorisation Of Expenditure
- Section 70 – Authorisation of expenditure of new States (preview)
- Section 71 – Appropriation of moneys for expenditure in transferred territories under existing Appropriation Acts (preview)
- Section 72 – Reports relating to the accounts of certain States (preview)
- Section 73 – Allowances and privileges of Governors of certain States (preview)
- Section 74 – Distribution of revenues (preview)
Part VII — Apportionment Of Assets And Liabilities Of Certain Part A And Part B States
- Section 75 – Application of Part (preview)
- Section 76 – Land and goods (preview)
- Section 77 – Treasury and bank balances (preview)
- Section 78 – Arrears of taxes (preview)
- Section 79 – Right to recover loans and advances (preview)
- Section 80 – Credits in certain funds (preview)
- Section 81 – Assets and liabilities of State undertakings (preview)
- Section 82 – Public debt (preview)
- Section 83 – Refund of taxes collected in excess (preview)
- Section 84 – Deposits (preview)
- Section 85 – Provident funds (preview)
- Section 86 – Pensions (preview)
- Section 87 – Contracts (preview)
- Section 88 – Liability in respect of actionable wrong (preview)
- Section 89 – Liability as guarantor of co-operative society (preview)
- Section 90 – Items in suspense (preview)
- Section 91 – Residuary provision (preview)
- Section 92 – Power of the Central Government to order allocation or adjustment in certain cases (preview)
- Section 93 – Certain expenditure to be charged on the Consolidated Fund (preview)
Part VIII — Apportionment Of Certain Assets And Liabilities Of The Union
- Section 94 – Definitions (preview)
- Section 95 – Passing of certain assets and liabilities of the Union to successor States (preview)
- Section 96 – Arrears of taxes (preview)
- Section 97 – Loans and advances (preview)
- Section 98 – Debts due to Central Government (preview)
- Section 99 – Provident fund (preview)
- Section 100 – Pensions (preview)
- Section 101 – Contracts (preview)
Part IX — Provisions As To Certain Corporations And Inter-State Agreements And Arrangements
- Section 102 – Provision as to certain State Financial Corporations (preview)
- Section 103 – Provisions as to the Madras Industrial Investment Corporation (preview)
- Section 104 – Amendment of Act 2 of 1934 (preview)
- Section 105 – Amendment of Act 6 of 1942 (preview)
- Section 106 – Provision as to certain State Electricity Boards and apportionment of their assets and liabilities (preview)
- Section 107 – Continuance of arrangements in regard to generation and supply of electric power and supply of water (preview)
- Section 108 – Continuance of agreements and arrangements relating to certain irrigation, power or multi- purpose projects (preview)
- Section 109 – General provision as to statutory corporations (preview)
- Section 110 – Temporary provisions as to the continuance of certain existing road transport permits (preview)
- Section 111 – Special provision relating to retrenchment compensation in certain cases (preview)
- Section 112 – Provision as to the Devaswom Surplus Fund of Travancore (preview)
- Section 113 – Continuance of facilities in certain State institutions (preview)
Part X — Provisions As To Services
- Section 114 – Provisions relating to All-India Services (preview)
- Section 115 – Provisions relating to other services (preview)
- Section 116 – Provision as to continuance of officers in the same posts (preview)
- Section 117 – Power of Central Government to give directions (preview)
- Section 118 – Provisions as to State Public Service Commissions (preview)
Part XI — Legal And Miscellaneous Provisions
- Section 119 – Territorial extent of laws (preview)
- Section 120 – Power to adapt laws (preview)
- Section 121 – Power to construe laws (preview)
- Section 122 – Power to name authorities, etc., for exercising statutory functions (preview)
- Section 123 – Legal proceedings (preview)
- Section 124 – Right of pleaders to practise in certain Courts (preview)
- Section 125 – Provisions as to certain pending proceedings (preview)
- Section 126 – Repealed (preview)
- Section 127 – Effect of the provisions of the Act inconsistent with other laws (preview)
- Section 128 – Power to remove difficulties (preview)
- Section 129 – Power to make rules (preview)
- Section 130 – Repeal of Act 49 of 1951 (preview)