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North-eastern Areas Reorganisation Act, 1971 Complete Act - Bare Act

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Preamble1 - NORTH-EASTERN AREAS REORGANISATION ACT, 1971
Part I
Section1 - Short title
Section2 - Definitions
Part II
Section3 - Establishment of the State of Manipur
Section4 - Establishment of the State of Tripura
Section5 - Formation of the State of Meghalaya
Section6 - Formation of the Union territory of Mizoram
Section7 - Formation of the Union territory of Arunachal Pradesh
Section8 - Territories of the State of Assam
Section9 - Amendment of First Schedule to the Constitution
Part III
Section10 - Amendment of Fourth Schedule to the Constitution
Section11 - Allocation of sitting members representing the existing Union territories of Manipur and Tripura
Section12 - Election to fill the seats allotted to the State of Meghalaya and the Union territories of Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh
Section13 - Amendment of section 27A of Act 43 of 1950
Section14 - Allocation of seats in the existing House of the People
Section15 - Parliamentary constituencies of the States of Manipur and Tripura and provision as to sitting members
Section16 - Provision 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
Section17 - Parliamentary 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 election of representative from Tura parliamentary constituency
Section18 - Parliamentary constituency of the Union territory of Mizoram
Section19 - Provision as to the member to represent Arunachal Pradesh in the House of the People
Section20 - Allocation of seats in the Legislative Assemblies
Section21 - Amendment of Second Schedule to Act 43 of 1950
Section22 - Delimitation of constituencies
Section23 - Power of Election Commission to maintain delimitation orders up-to-date
Section24 - Validation of acts done previous to the commencement of the Act
Section25 - Amendment of Scheduled Castes orders
Section26 - Amendment of Scheduled Tribes Orders
Section27 - Provision 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
Part IV
Section28 - Common High Court for Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura
Section29 - Jurisdiction of the common High Court
Section30 - Abolition of certain Courts
Section31 - Principal seat and other places of sitting of the common High Court
Section32 - Extension of jurisdiction of the common High Court to the Union territories of the Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh
Section33 - Allocation of expenditure of the common High Court
Section34 - Special provisions relating to advocates and Bar Council
Section35 - Practice and procedure in the common High Court
Section36 - Custody of seal of the common High Court
Section37 - Form of writs and other processes
Section38 - Powers of Judges
Section39 - Procedure as to appeals to Supreme Court
Section40 - Transfer of proceedings from the High Court of Assam and Nagaland and the Courts of the Judicial Commissioners to the common High Court
Section41 - Interpretation
Section42 - Right to appear or act in proceedings transferred to the common High Court
Section43 - Savings
Part V
Section44 - Authorisation of expenditure pending sanction by Legislatures
Section45 - Appropriation of moneys for expenditure to the Union territory of Arunachal Pradesh
Section46 - Reports relating to the accounts of the Union territories of Manipur and Tripura
Section47 - Reports relating to the accounts of the autonomous State of Meghalaya
Section48 - Allowances and privileges of the Governors of Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura
Section49 - Distribution of revenues
Part VI
Section50 - Property, assets, rights, liabilities, obligations, etc., of the States of Manipur and Tripura
Section51 - Assets and liabilities of the State of Meghalaya
Section52 - Assets and liabilities (including public debt) relating to the Mizo District
Part VII
Section53 - Provisions as to certain Corporations
Section54 - Continuance of arrangements in regard to generation and supply of electric power and supply of water
Section55 - Provisions as to Assam State Financial Corporation
Section56 - General provisions as to statutory corporations
Section57 - Temporary provisions as to continuance of certain existing road transport permits
Section58 - Special provision relating to retrenchment compensation in certain cases
Section59 - Special provisions as to income-tax
Section60 - Continuance of facilities in certain State institutions
Part VIII
Section61 - Provisions relating to All-India Services
Section62 - Provision relating to Services in Manipur and Tripura
Section63 - Special provisions relating to members of Central Health Service
Section64 - Provisions relating to Services in the existing Stale of Assam
Section65 - Provisions relating to Services in the autonomous State of Meghalaya
Section66 - Other provisions relating to Services
Section67 - Provisions as to continuance of officers in same posts
Section68 - Advisory Committees
Section69 - Power of Central Government to give directions
Section70 - Provisions as to State Public Service Commission
Part IX
Section71 - Amendment of Articles 210, 239A, 244, 244A, 275, 332, 371B and Fifth and SixthSchedules to the Constitution
Section72 - Amendment of Act 2 of 1934
Section73 - Amendment of Act 64 of 1950
Section74 - Amendment of Act 37 of 1956
Section75 - Amendment of Act 20 of 1963
Section76 - Amendment of Act 56 of 1955 and the Tripura (Courts) Order, 1950
Section77 - Territorial extent of laws
Section78 - Continuance of existing District Councils and Regional Council and members thereof
Section79 - Power to adapt laws
Section80 - Power to construe laws
Section81 - Power to name authorities, etc., for exercising statutory functions
Section82 - Legal proceedings
Section83 - Rights of pleaders to practise in certain cases
Section84 - Transfer of pending proceedings
Section85 - Provisions as to continuance of courts, etc.
Section86 - Effect of provisions of the Act inconsistent with other laws
Section87 - Power to remove difficulties
Section88 - Power to make rules
ScheduleI - FIRST SCHEDULE
ScheduleII - SECOND SCHEDULE
ScheduleIII - THIRD SCHEDULE
ScheduleIV - FOURTH SCHEDULE
ScheduleV - FIFTH SCHEDULE
ScheduleVI - SIXTH SCHEDULE
ScheduleVII - SEVENTH SCHEDULE
ScheduleVIII - EIGHTH SCHEDULE
ScheduleIX - NINTH SCHEDULE
ScheduleX - TENTH SCHEDULE


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