LawgistThe Andhra State Act
17Duration of Legislative Assemblies
(1) The period of five years referred to in clause (1) of article 172 shall, in the case of the Legislative Assembly of Andhra, be deemed to have commenced on the date on which it actually commenced in the case of the Legislative Assembly of Madras.
(2) The changes in the composition of the Legislative Assemblies of Madras and Mysore shall not affect the duration of either of those Assemblies as provided under clause (1) of article 172.
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All sections
- 1 Short title and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Formation of Andhra State
- 4 Transfer of territory from Madras to Mysore
- 5 Amendment of the First Schedule to the Constitution
- 6 Representation in the Council of States
- 7 Amendment of the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution
- 8 Allocation of sitting members
- 9 Bye-election to fill vacancies
- 10 Term of office
- 11 Representation in the House of the People
- 12 Delimitation of constituencies
- 13 Provision as to sitting members
- 14 Electoral rolls for modified Parliamentary constituencies
- 15 Strength of Legislative Assemblies
- 16 Allocation of members
- 17 Duration of Legislative Assemblies
- 18 Electoral rolls for modified Assembly constituencies
- 19 Madras Legislative Council
- 20 Madras Council Constituencies
- 21 Members of the Madras Legislative Council and their terms of office
- 22 Mysore Legislative Council
- 23 Electoral rolls for modified Council constituencies
- 24 Revision of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders
- 25 Rules of Procedure of the Andhra Legislative Assembly
- 26 Amendment of section 2, Act 43 of 1950
- 27 Amendment of section 9, Act 81 of 1952
- 28 High Court for Andhra
- 29 Judges of the Andhra High Court
- 30 Jurisdiction of Andhra High Court
- 31 Power to enrol advocates, etc
- 32 Practice and procedure in Andhra High Court
- 33 Custody of the Seal of the Andhra High Court
- 34 Form of writs and other processes
- 35 Powers of Judges
- 36 The place of sitting of the High Court
- 37 Procedure as to appeals to the Supreme Court
- 38 Transfer of proceedings from Madras High Court to Andhra High Court
- 39 Savings
- 40 Transitional provisions
- 41 High Court for the added areas of Mysore
- 42 Interpretation
- 43 Authorisation of expenditure pending its sanction by Legislature
- 44 Vote on account by the Madras Legislative Assembly
- 45 Authorisation under the Madras Appropriation Act to cease
- 46 Reports relating to the accounts of Madras State
- 47 Apportionment of assets and liabilities
- 48 Contracts
- 49 Liability in respect of actionable wrongs
- 50 Liability as guarantor
- 51 Power of President to order allocation or adjustment in certain cases
- 52 Certain expenditure to be charged on the Consolidated Fund of the State
- 53 Territorial extent of laws
- 54 Power to adapt laws
- 55 Power to construe laws
- 56 Power to name authorities, etc., for exercising statutory functions
- 57 Legal proceedings concerned the State of Madras
- 58 Provisions as to certain pending proceedings
- 59 Provisions for detention in, and power to commit to, certain jails and other institutions
- 60 Continuance of facilities in certain State institutions
- 61 Provisions relating to the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service
- 62 Provisions relating to the Indian Civil Service, the Indian Police, the Indian Service of Engineers and the Indian Forest Service
- 63 Provisions relating to other Services
- 64 Power of President to give directions
- 65 Report of the Madras Public Service Commission
- 66 Special provisions with regard to Tungabhadra Project
- 67 Allowances and privileges of the Governor of Andhra
- 68 Effect of provisions of the Act inconsistent with other laws
- 69 Power to remove difficulties
