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Constitution of India Part 5

Title: The Union

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....of the Legislative Assemblies of the States under sub-clauses (a) and (b) by the total number of the elected members of both Houses of Parliament, fractions exceeding one-half being counted as one and other fractions being disregarded. (3) The election of the President shall be held in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote and the voting at such election shall be by secret ballot. 1 [Explanation.--In this article, the expression "population" means the population ascertained at the last preceding census of which the relevant figures have been published: Provided that the reference in this Explanation to the last preceding census of which the relevant figures have been published shall, until the relevant figures for the first census taken after the year 2 [2026] have been published, be construed as a reference to the 1971 census.] ________________________ 1. Substituted by the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976, section 12, for the Explanation (w.e.f. 3-1-1977). 2. Substituted by the Constitution (Eighty fourth Amendment) Act 2001 section 2 for "2000". (w.e.f. 21.02.2002). Article 56 - Term of.....

Constitution of India Chapter 1

Title: The Executive

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....Territory of Delhi and the Union Territory of Pondicherry.] ________________________ 1. Inserted by the Constitution (Seventieth Amendment) Act, section 2 (w.e.f. 1-6-1995). Article 55 - Manner of election of President (1) As far as practicable, there shall be uniformity in the scale of representation of the different States at the election of the President. (2) For the purpose of securing such uniformity among the States inter se as well as parity between the States as a whole and the Union, the number of votes which each elected member of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly of each State is entitled to cast at such election shall be determined in the following manner:-- (a) every elected member of the Legislative Assembly of a State shall have as many votes as there are multiples of one thousand in the quotient obtained by dividing the population of the State by the total number of the elected members of the Assembly; (b) if, after taking the said multiples of one thousand, the remainder is not less than five hundred, then the vote of each member referred to in sub-clause (a) shall be further increased by one; (c) each elected member of either House.....

Constitution of India Article 60

Title: Oath or Affirmation by the President

State: Central

Year: 1950

Every President and every person acting as President or discharging the functions of the President shall, before entering upon his office, make and subscribe in the presence of the Chief Justice of India or, in his absence, the senior most Judge of the Supreme Court available, an oath or affirmation in the following form, that is to say- "I, A.B., do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will faithfully execute the office of President (or discharge the functions of the President) of India and will do the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and the law and that I will devote myself to the service and well-being of the people of India."

Constitution of India Part 6

Title: The States

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....Legislature of a State shall be determined by a majority of votes of the members present and voting, other than the Speaker or Chairman, or person acting as such.The Speaker or Chairman, or person acting as such, shall not vote in the first instance, but shall have and exercise a casting vote in the case of an equality of votes. (2) A House of the Legislature of a State shall have power to act notwithstanding any vacancy in the membership thereof, and any proceedings in the Legislature of a State shall be valid notwithstanding that it is discovered subsequently that some person who was not entitled so to do sat or voted or otherwise took part in the proceedings. (3) Until the Legislature of the State by law otherwise provides, the quorum to constitute a meeting of a House of the Legislature of a State shall be ten members or one-tenth of the total number of members of the House, whichever is greater. (4) If at any time during a meeting of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council of a State there is no quorum, it shall be the duty of the Speaker or Chairman, or person acting as such, either to adjourn the House or to suspend the meeting until there is a quorum. .....

Constitution of India Chapter 2

Title: The Executive

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....the appointment of the same person as Governor for two or more States.] ______________________ 1. Added by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, section 6. Article 154 - Executive power of State (1) The executive power of the State shall be vested in the Governor and shall be exercised by him either directly or through officers subordinate to him in accordance with this Constitution. (2) Nothing in this article shall-- (a) be deemed to transfer to the Governor any functions conferred by any existing law on any otherauthority; or (b) prevent Parliament or the Legislature of the State from conferring by law functions on anyauthority subordinate to the Governor. Article 155 - Appointment of Governor The Governor of a State shall be appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal. Article 156 - Term of office of Governor (1) The Governor shall hold office during the pleasure of the President. (2) The Governor may, by writing under his hand addressed to the President, resign his office. (3) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this article, a Governor shall hold for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his.....

Constitution of India Article 159

Title: Oath or Affirmation by the Governor

State: Central

Year: 1950

Every Governor and every person discharging the functions of the Governor shall, before entering upon his office, make and subscribe in the presence of the Chief Justice of the High Court exercising jurisdiction in relation to the State, or, in his absence, the senior most Judge of that court available, an oath or affirmation in the following form, that is to say-- "I, A.B., do swear in the name of God / solemnly affirm faithfully execute the office of Governor (or discharge the functions of the Governor) of ..... (name of the State) and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and the law and that I will devote myself to the service and well-being of the people of .......(name of the State)."

Constitution of India Constitution Order 1

Title: Constitution (Removal of Difficulties) Order, No. 1

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....person so elected shall, before entering upon his office, make and subscribe the oath or affirmation prescribed in article 60 in the presence of the Chief Justice of India or, in his absence, the senior most Judge of the Supreme Court available, notwithstanding that such Chief Justice or Judge has not made and subscribed the oath or affirmation prescribed under clause (6) of article 124." (3) Article 383 shall be renumbered as clause (1) of that article and the following clause shall be added thereto, namely: -- "(2) Any such person as aforesaid shall, before entering upon the office of the Governor of the State, make and subscribe the oath or affirmation prescribed in article 159 in the presence of the Chief Justice of the High Court for that State or, in his absence, the senior most Judge of that Court available; notwithstanding that such Chief Justice or Judge has not made and subscribed the oath or affirmation prescribed under article 219."

Army and Air Force (Disposal of Private Property) Act, 1950 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....to the Administrator-General, the Administrator-General shall administer such estate in accordance with the provisions of4the Administrators-General Act, 19633. or if that Act is not in force in any State of the corresponding law in force in that State : Provided that the regimental and other debts in camp or quarters of the deceased, if any, shall be paid by the Administrator-Genera, m priority to any other debts due by the deceased. (4) The Administrator-General snail pay the surplus, if any, remaining in his hands after discharging all debts and charges, to the heirs of the deceased, and, if no heir is traceable. shall make over the surplus in the prescribed manner to the prescribed person. (5) The Administrator-General shall not charge in respect of his duties under this section any fee exceeding three per cent of the gross amount coming to or remaining in his hands after payment of the regimental and other debts in camp or quarters. SECTION 08: DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS BY PRESCRIBED PERSONS. - On receipt of the surplus referred to in sub-section (7) of section 3-or clause (II) of section 4-or subsection(4) of section 7-, the prescribed person shall.-- (a) if he knows of a.....

Representation of the People Act, 1950 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....Act, 1950. -Gaz. of India, 6- 10-1951, Pt. II, S. 2. Ext., p. 756. IV Amending Act 72 of 1956.- The Representation of the People (Third Amendment) Act. 1956, was enacted to effect the prompt enrolment as electors of those displaced persons who register themselves as Citizens of India underSection 5( 1 )(a) of the Citizenship Act, 1955, before the 1st November, 1956. It was then thought that the bulk of eligible displaced-persons would have been registered as Citizens of India before the 1st November, 1956, but as this expectation was not fulfulled, it was suggested by the Election Commission that an Ordinance should be promulgated extending the said date tothe 1st December, 1956, in order to enable a larger number of these recently registered Citizens being brought on the electoral rolls. Accordingly the Representation ofthe People (Amendment) Ordinance, 1956 (No 9 of 1956) was promulgated. The proposed Bill seeks to replace the Ordinance.-Gaz. of India, 21-11-1956, Pt. II, S. 2, Ext. p. 870. V Amending Act 60 of 1956.- It is proposed to amend the Representation of the People Act, 1950, in order that the displaced persons who migrated from Pakistan can exercise their right of.....