The States Reorganisation Act `1956
An Act to provide for the reorganisation of the States of India and for matters connected therewith.
List of Chapters & Sections
PRELIMINARY
TERRITORIAL CHANGES AND FORMATION OF NEW STATES
- 3Transfer of territory from Hyderabad to Andhra and alteration of name
- 4Transfer of territory from Travancore-Cochin to Madras
- 5Formation of Kerala State
- 6Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands
- 7Formation of a new Mysore State
- 8Formation of a new Bombay State
- 9Formation of a new Madhya Pradesh State
- 10Formation of a new Rajasthan State
- 11Formation of a new Punjab State
- 12Amendment of the First Schedule to the Constitution
- 13Saving powers of State Governments
ZONES AND ZONAL COUNCILS
The Council of States
The House of the People
The Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Councils
Delimitation of Constituencies
- 40Allocation of seats in the House of the People and assignment of seats to State Legislative Assemblies
- 41Modification of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders
- 42Determination of population of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
- 43Constitution of Delimitation Commission
- 44Duties of the Commission
- 45Associate members
- 46Casual vacancies
- 47Procedure as to delimitation
- 48Special provision as to certain elections
HIGH COURTS
- 49High Courts for the new States
- 50Abolition of certain Courts
- 51Principal seat and other places of sitting of High Courts for new States
- 52Jurisdiction of High Courts for new States
- 53Power to enrol advocates, etc
- 54Practice and procedure
- 55Custody of seal of the High Court
- 56Form of writs and other processes
- 57Powers of Judges
- 58Procedure as to appeals to the Supreme Court
- 59Transfer of proceedings to Bombay High Court
- 60Extension of jurisdiction of, and transfer of proceedings to, Kerala High Court
- 61Transfer of proceedings to Madhya Pradesh High Court
- 62Transfer of proceedings to Mysore High Court
- 63Transfer of proceedings to Punjab High Court
- 64Transfer of proceedings to Rajasthan High Court
- 65High Court of Andhra Pradesh
- 66High Court for the areas added to Madras
- 67Right to appear or act in proceedings transferred to other High Courts
- 68Interpretation
- 69Savings
AUTHORISATION OF EXPENDITURE
APPORTIONMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF CERTAIN PART A AND PART B STATES
- 75Application of Part
- 76Land and goods
- 77Treasury and bank balances
- 78Arrears of taxes
- 79Right to recover loans and advances
- 80Credits in certain funds
- 81Assets and liabilities of State undertakings
- 82Public debt
- 83Refund of taxes collected in excess
- 84Deposits
- 85Provident funds
- 86Pensions
- 87Contracts
- 88Liability in respect of actionable wrong
- 89Liability as guarantor of co-operative society
- 90Items in suspense
- 91Residuary provision
- 92Power of the Central Government to order allocation or adjustment in certain cases
- 93Certain expenditure to be charged on the Consolidated Fund
APPORTIONMENT OF CERTAIN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE UNION
PROVISIONS AS TO CERTAIN CORPORATIONS AND INTER-STATE AGREEMENTS AND ARRANGEMENTS
- 102Provision as to certain State Financial Corporations
- 103Provisions as to the Madras Industrial Investment Corporation
- 104Amendment of Act 2 of 1934
- 105Amendment of Act 6 of 1942
- 106Provision as to certain State Electricity Boards and apportionment of their assets and liabilities
- 107Continuance of arrangements in regard to generation and supply of electric power and supply of water
- 108Continuance of agreements and arrangements relating to certain irrigation, power or multi- purpose projects
- 109General provision as to statutory corporations
- 110Temporary provisions as to the continuance of certain existing road transport permits
- 111Special provision relating to retrenchment compensation in certain cases
- 112Provision as to the Devaswom Surplus Fund of Travancore
- 113Continuance of facilities in certain State institutions
PROVISIONS AS TO SERVICES
LEGAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- 119Territorial extent of laws
- 120Power to adapt laws
- 121Power to construe laws
- 122Power to name authorities, etc., for exercising statutory functions
- 123Legal proceedings
- 124Right of pleaders to practise in certain Courts
- 125Provisions as to certain pending proceedings
- 126Repealed
- 127Effect of the provisions of the Act inconsistent with other laws
- 128Power to remove difficulties
- 129Power to make rules
- 130Repeal of Act 49 of 1951