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Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000

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Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000 (2000) is Central state legislation published on SooperKanoon in full. Use this page to read the bare act and jump to judgments that cite it.

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Act Text

Preamble1 - Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000
PartI - Preliminary
Section1 - Short Title
Section2 - Definitions
PartII - Reorganisation of the State of Bihar
Section3 - Formation of Jharkhand State
Section4 - State of Bihar and Territorial Divisions Thereof
Section5 - Amendment of the First Schedule to the Constitution
Section6 - Saving Powers of State Governments
PartIII - Representation in the Legislatures
Section7 - Amendment of the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution
Section8 - Allocation of Sitting Members
Section9 - Representation in the House of the People
Section10 - Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies
Section11 - Provision as to Sitting Members
Section12 - Provisions as to Legislative Assemblies
Section13 - Allocation of Sitting Members
Section14 - Duration of Legislative Assemblies
Section15 - Speaker and Deputy Speaker
Section16 - Rules of Procedure
Section17 - Legislative Council of Bihar
Section18 - Council Constituencies
Section19 - Provision as to Sitting Members
Section20 - Chairman and Deputy Chairman
Section21 - Delimitation of Constituencies
Section22 - Power of the Election Commission to Maintain Delimitation Orders Up-to-date
Section23 - Amendment of the Scheduled Castes Order
Section24 - Amendment of the Scheduled Tribes Order
PartIV - High Court
Section25 - High Court for Jharkhand
Section26 - Judges of High Court
Section27 - Jurisdiction of High Court
Section28 - Special Provision Relating to Bar Council and Advocates
Section29 - Practice and Procedure in High Court
Section30 - Custody of Seal of High Court
Section31 - Form of Writs and Other Processes
Section32 - Powers of Judges
Section33 - Procedure as to Appeals to Supreme Court
Section34 - Transfer of Proceedings from High Court at Patna to High Court of Jharkhand
Section35 - Right to Appear or to Act in Proceedings Transferred to High Court of Jharkhand
Section36 - Interpretation
Section37 - Saving
PartV - Authorisation of Expenditure and Distribution of Revenues
Section38 - Authorisation of Expenditure of Jharkhand State
Section39 - Reports Relating to Accounts of Bihar State
Section40 - Distribution of Revenue
PartVI - Apportionment of Assets and Liabilities
Section41 - Application of Part
Section42 - Land and Goods
Section43 - Treasury and Bank Balances
Section44 - Arrears of Taxes
Section45 - Right to Recover Loans and Advances
Section46 - Investments and Credits in Certain Funds
Section47 - Assets and Liabilities of State Undertakings
Section48 - Public Debt
Section49 - Floating Debt
Section50 - Refund of Taxes Collected in Excess
Section51 - Deposits, Etc
Section52 - Provident Fund
Section53 - Pension
Section54 - Contracts
Section55 - Liability in Respect of Actionable Wrong
Section56 - Liability as Guarantor
Section57 - Items in Suspense
Section58 - Residuary Provision
Section59 - Apportionment of Assets or Liabilities by Agreement
Section60 - Power of Central Government to Order Allocation or Adjustment in Certain Cases
Section61 - Certain Expenditure to Be Charged on Consolidated Fund
PartVII - Provisions as to Certain Corporations
Section62 - Provisions as to Bihar State Electricity Board, State Warehousing Corporation and State Road Transport Corporation
Section63 - Continuance of Arrangements in Regard to Generation and Supply of Electric Power and Supply of Water
Section64 - Provisions as to Bihar State Financial Corporation
Section65 - Provisions as to Certain Companies
Section66 - General Provision as Statutory Corporations
Section67 - Temporary Provisions as to Continuance of Certain Existing Road Transport Permits
Section68 - Special Provisions Relating to Retrenchment Compensation in Certain Cases
Section69 - Special Provision as to Income-tax
Section70 - Continuance of Facilities in Certain State Institutions
PartVIII - Provision as to Services
Section71 - Provisions Relating to All-india Services
Section72 - Provisions Relating to Services in Bihar and Jharkhand
Section73 - Other Provisions Relating to Services
Section74 - Provisions as to Continuance of Officers in Same Post
Section75 - Advisory Committees
Section76 - Power of Central Government to Give Directions
Section77 - Provisions as to State Public Service Commission
PartIX - Management and Development of Water Resources
Section78 - Water Resources Development and Its Management
Section79 - Constitution and Functions of Management Board
Section80 - Staff of Management Board
Section81 - Jurisdiction of the Board
Section82 - Power to Make Regulations
PartX - Legal and Miscellaneous Provisions
Section83 - Amendment of Act 37 of 1956
Section84 - Territorial Extent of Laws
Section85 - Power to Adapt Laws
Section86 - Power to Construe Laws
Section87 - Power to Name Authorities, Etc., for Exercising Statutory Functions
Section88 - Legal Proceedings
Section89 - Transfer of Pending Proceedings
Section90 - Right of Pleaders to Practise in Certain Cases
Section91 - Effect of Provisions of the Act Inconsistent with Other Laws
Section92 - Power to Remove Difficulties
ScheduleI - First Schedule
ScheduleII - Second Schedule
ScheduleIII - Third Schedule
ScheduleIV - Fourth Schedule
ScheduleV - Fifth Schedule
Schedule6 - Sixth Schedule
ScheduleVII - Seventh Schedule
ScheduleVIII - Eighth Schedule
ScheduleIX - Ninth Schedule
ScheduleX - Tenth Schedule

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