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The Andhra State Act, 1953

Amendment of the First Schedule to the Constitution

In force From 01 Oct 1953 Act 30 of 1953 As on 16 Oct 2026

Act 30 of 1953 Ministry Home Affairs Enacted 14 Sep 1953 In force 01 Oct 1953

Section 5 of the Andhra State Act, 1953 deals with amendment of the First Schedule to the Constitution. In the First Schedule to the Constitution.— (a) in Part A, Entries 1 to 9 shall be renumbered as Entries 2 to 10 respectively, and before Entry 2 as so renumbered, the entry "1. The Act came into force on 01 Oct 1953.

In the First Schedule to the Constitution.—

(a) in Part A, Entries 1 to 9 shall be renumbered as Entries 2 to 10 respectively, and before Entry 2 as so renumbered, the entry "1. Andhra" shall be inserted;

(b) in Part A, in the description of the territories of States—

(i) before the paragraph relating to the territory of the State of Assam, the following paragraph shall be inserted namely:—

"The territory of the State of Andhra shall comprise the territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Andhra State Act, 1953"; and

(ii) at the end of the last paragraph, the following shall be added, namely:—

"but in the case of the State of Madras shall not include the territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 and sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Andhra State Act, 1953"; and

(c) in Part B, at the end of the paragraph containing the description of the Territories of States, the following shall be added, namely:—

"and in the case of the State of Mysore shall also comprise the territory specified in subsection (1) of section 4 of the Andhra State Act, 1953."

Section 5, The Andhra State Act, 1953 (Act 30 of 1953).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 3 Formation of Andhra State
  2. s. 4 Transfer of territory from Madras to Mysore

Questions about Section 5

What does Section 5 of the Andhra State Act deal with?

Section 5 of the Andhra State Act is headed "Amendment of the First Schedule to the Constitution". In the First Schedule to the Constitution.— (a) in Part A, Entries 1 to 9 shall be renumbered as Entries 2 to 10 respectively, and before Entry 2 as so renumbered, the entry "1.

How do I find court cases under Section 5 of the Andhra State Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Andhra State Act 1953 5, section 5 Andhra State Act 1953, section 5 of the Andhra State Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 5 of the Andhra State Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 3 (Formation of Andhra State), section 4 (Transfer of territory from Madras to Mysore), so none of them can safely be read on its own.

When did Section 5 of the Andhra State Act come into force?

Section 5 of the Andhra State Act, cited as Andhra State Act 1953 5, came into force on 01 Oct 1953, having been enacted on 14 Sep 1953. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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