The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act

An Act to provide for the reorganisation of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh and for matters connected therewith.
2014
List of Chapters & Sections
  1. All sections

  2. 1
     Short title
  3. 2
     Definitions
  4. 3
     Formation of Telangana State
  5. 4
     State of Andhra Pradesh and territorial divisions thereof
  6. 5
     Hyderabad to be common capital for States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
  7. 6
     Expert Committee for setting up of a capital for Andhra Pradesh
  8. 7
     Governor of existing State of Andhra Pradesh to be common Governor
  9. 8
     Responsibility of Governor to protect residents of common capital of Hyderabad
  10. 9
     Assistance of police forces from Central Government to successor States, etc
  11. 10
     Amendment of First Schedule to Constitution
  12. 11
     Saving powers of State Governments
  13. 12
     Amendment of Fourth Schedule to Constitution
  14. 13
     Allocation of sitting members
  15. 14
     Representation in House of the People
  16. 15
     Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies
  17. 16
     Provision as to sitting members
  18. 17
     Provisions as to Legislative Assemblies
  19. 18
     Representation of Anglo-Indian community
  20. 19
     Allocation of sitting members
  21. 20
     Duration of Legislative Assemblies
  22. 21
     Speaker, Deputy Speaker and rules of procedure
  23. 22
     Legislative Council for successor States
  24. 23
     Provisions as to Legislative Councils
  25. 24
     Amendment of Delimitation of Council Constituencies Order
  26. 25
     Chairman, Deputy Chairman and rules of procedure
  27. 26
     Delimitation of constituencies
  28. 27
     Power of Election Commission to maintain Delimitation Orders up-to date
  29. 28
     Amendment of Scheduled Castes Order
  30. 29
     Amendment of Scheduled Tribes Order
  31. 30
     High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad to be common High Court till establishment of High Court of Andhra Pradesh
  32. 31
     High Court of Andhra Pradesh
  33. 32
     Judges of Andhra Pradesh High Court
  34. 33
     Jurisdiction of Andhra Pradesh High Court
  35. 34
     Special provision relating to Bar Council and advocates
  36. 35
     Practice and procedure in Andhra Pradesh High Court
  37. 36
     Custody of seal of Andhra Pradesh High Court
  38. 37
     Form of writs and other processes
  39. 38
     Powers of Judges
  40. 39
     Procedure as to appeals to Supreme Court
  41. 40
     Transfer of proceedings from Hyderabad High Court to Andhra Pradesh High Court
  42. 41
     Right to appear or to act in proceedings transferred to Andhra Pradesh High Court
  43. 42
     Interpretation
  44. 43
     Savings
  45. 44
     Authorisation of expenditure of Telangana State
  46. 45
     Reports relating to accounts of Andhra Pradesh State
  47. 46
     Distribution of revenue
  48. 47
     Application of Part
  49. 48
     Land and goods
  50. 49
     Treasury and bank balances
  51. 50
     Arrears of taxes
  52. 51
     Right to recover loans and advances
  53. 52
     Investments and credits in certain funds
  54. 53
     Assets and liabilities of State undertakings
  55. 54
     Public Debt
  56. 55
     Floating Debt
  57. 56
     Refund of taxes collected in excess
  58. 57
     Deposits, etc
  59. 58
     Provident Fund
  60. 59
     Pensions
  61. 60
     Contracts
  62. 61
     Liability in respect of actionable wrong
  63. 62
     Liability as guarantor
  64. 63
     Items in suspense
  65. 64
     Residuary provision
  66. 65
     Apportionment of assets or liabilities by agreement
  67. 66
     Power of Central Government to order allocation or adjustment in certain cases
  68. 67
     Certain expenditure to be charged on Consolidated Fund
  69. 68
     Provisions for various companies and corporations
  70. 69
     Continuance of arrangements in regard to generation and supply of electric power and supply of water
  71. 70
     Provisions as to Andhra Pradesh State Financial Corporation
  72. 71
     Certain provisions for companies
  73. 72
     Temporary provisions as to continuance of certain existing road transport permits
  74. 73
     Special provisions relating to, retrenchment compensation in certain cases
  75. 74
     Special provision as to income-tax
  76. 75
     Continuance of facilities in certain State institutions
  77. 76
     Provisions relating to All-India Services
  78. 77
     Provisions relating to other services
  79. 78
     Other provisions relating to services
  80. 79
     Provisions as to continuance of officers in same post
  81. 80
     Advisory committees
  82. 81
     Power of Central Government to give directions
  83. 82
     Provision for employees of Public Sector Undertakings, etc
  84. 83
     Provisions as to State Public Service Commission
  85. 84
     Apex Council for Godavari and Krishna river water resources and their Management Boards
  86. 85
     Constitution and functions of River Management Board
  87. 86
     Staff of the Management Board
  88. 87
     Jurisdiction of Board
  89. 88
     Power of Board to make regulations
  90. 89
     Allocation of water resources
  91. 90
     Polavaram Irrigation Project to be a national project
  92. 91
     Arrangements on Tungabhadra Board
  93. 92
     Successor States to follow principles, guidelines, etc., issued by Central Government
  94. 93
     Measures for progress and development of successor States
  95. 94
     Fiscal measures including tax incentives
  96. 95
     Equal opportunities for quality higher education to all students
  97. 96
     Amendment of article 168 of the Constitution
  98. 97
     Amendment of article 371D of the Constitution
  99. 98
     Amendment of section 15A of Act 43 of 1951
  100. 99
     Amendment of section 15 of Act 37 of 1956
  101. 100
     Territorial extent of laws
  102. 101
     Power to adapt laws
  103. 102
     Power to construe laws
  104. 103
     Power to name authorities, etc., for exercising statutory functions
  105. 104
     Legal proceedings
  106. 105
     Transfer of pending proceedings
  107. 106
     Right of pleaders to practise in certain cases
  108. 107
     Effect of provisions of the Act inconsistent with other laws
  109. 108
     Power to remove difficulties