The Andhra State Act

An Act to provide for the formation of the State of Andhra, the increasing of the area of the State of Mysore and the diminishing of the area of the State of Madras, and for matters connected therewith.
1953
List of Chapters & Sections
  1. All sections

  2. 1
     Short title and commencement
  3. 2
     Definitions
  4. 3
     Formation of Andhra State
  5. 4
     Transfer of territory from Madras to Mysore
  6. 5
     Amendment of the First Schedule to the Constitution
  7. 6
     Representation in the Council of States
  8. 7
     Amendment of the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution
  9. 8
     Allocation of sitting members
  10. 9
     Bye-election to fill vacancies
  11. 10
     Term of office
  12. 11
     Representation in the House of the People
  13. 12
     Delimitation of constituencies
  14. 13
     Provision as to sitting members
  15. 14
     Electoral rolls for modified Parliamentary constituencies
  16. 15
     Strength of Legislative Assemblies
  17. 16
     Allocation of members
  18. 17
     Duration of Legislative Assemblies
  19. 18
     Electoral rolls for modified Assembly constituencies
  20. 19
     Madras Legislative Council
  21. 20
     Madras Council Constituencies
  22. 21
     Members of the Madras Legislative Council and their terms of office
  23. 22
     Mysore Legislative Council
  24. 23
     Electoral rolls for modified Council constituencies
  25. 24
     Revision of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders
  26. 25
     Rules of Procedure of the Andhra Legislative Assembly
  27. 26
     Amendment of section 2, Act 43 of 1950
  28. 27
     Amendment of section 9, Act 81 of 1952
  29. 28
     High Court for Andhra
  30. 29
     Judges of the Andhra High Court
  31. 30
     Jurisdiction of Andhra High Court
  32. 31
     Power to enrol advocates, etc
  33. 32
     Practice and procedure in Andhra High Court
  34. 33
     Custody of the Seal of the Andhra High Court
  35. 34
     Form of writs and other processes
  36. 35
     Powers of Judges
  37. 36
     The place of sitting of the High Court
  38. 37
     Procedure as to appeals to the Supreme Court
  39. 38
     Transfer of proceedings from Madras High Court to Andhra High Court
  40. 39
     Savings
  41. 40
     Transitional provisions
  42. 41
     High Court for the added areas of Mysore
  43. 42
     Interpretation
  44. 43
     Authorisation of expenditure pending its sanction by Legislature
  45. 44
     Vote on account by the Madras Legislative Assembly
  46. 45
     Authorisation under the Madras Appropriation Act to cease
  47. 46
     Reports relating to the accounts of Madras State
  48. 47
     Apportionment of assets and liabilities
  49. 48
     Contracts
  50. 49
     Liability in respect of actionable wrongs
  51. 50
     Liability as guarantor
  52. 51
     Power of President to order allocation or adjustment in certain cases
  53. 52
     Certain expenditure to be charged on the Consolidated Fund of the State
  54. 53
     Territorial extent of laws
  55. 54
     Power to adapt laws
  56. 55
     Power to construe laws
  57. 56
     Power to name authorities, etc., for exercising statutory functions
  58. 57
     Legal proceedings concerned the State of Madras
  59. 58
     Provisions as to certain pending proceedings
  60. 59
     Provisions for detention in, and power to commit to, certain jails and other institutions
  61. 60
     Continuance of facilities in certain State institutions
  62. 61
     Provisions relating to the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service
  63. 62
     Provisions relating to the Indian Civil Service, the Indian Police, the Indian Service of Engineers and the Indian Forest Service
  64. 63
     Provisions relating to other Services
  65. 64
     Power of President to give directions
  66. 65
     Report of the Madras Public Service Commission
  67. 66
     Special provisions with regard to Tungabhadra Project
  68. 67
     Allowances and privileges of the Governor of Andhra
  69. 68
     Effect of provisions of the Act inconsistent with other laws
  70. 69
     Power to remove difficulties