The Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000
An Act to provide for the reorganisation of the existing State of Bihar and for matters connected therewith.
Administered by. Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of States · Other Acts of 2000
Preamble
THE BIHAR REORGANISATION ACT, 2000
ACT NO. 30 OF 2000
[25th August, 2000.] An Act to provide for the reorganisation of the existing State of Bihar and for matters connected therewith.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-first Year of the Republic of India as follows:--
What this Act covers
Summary of the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000
Key Provisions
1. Formation of Jharkhand State: - Effective Date: 15th November, 2000 (via notification No. S.O. 829(E), dated 14th September, 2000)
• Territories: Comprises Bokaro, Chatra, Deogarh, Dhanbad, Dumka, Garhwa, Giridih, Godda, Gumla, Hazaribagh, Kodarma, Lohardaga, Pakur, Palamau, Ranchi, Sahebganj, Singhbhum (East) and Singhbhum (West) districts.
• Effect: These territories cease to be part of Bihar.
• State of Bihar Post-Reorganisation: Comprises the remaining territories of the existing State of Bihar not specified in Section 3.
2. Constitutional Amendment: - First Schedule Amendment: Addition of Jharkhand's territories to Bihar's entry and insertion of a new entry for Jharkhand.
3. Saving Powers: - The Governments of Bihar and Jharkhand retain the power to alter district names, areas, or boundaries post-appointed day.
4. Definitions and Legal Provisions :- Appointed Day, Successor State, Transferred Territory defined.
5. Provisions for Legal Proceedings, Transfer of Pending Proceedings, Power to Adapt Laws, and Power to Construe Laws are outlined to facilitate the transition.
Sections
Type to filter. 92 sections.
- 1Short title
- 2Definitions
- 3Formation of Jharkhand State
- 4State of Bihar and territorial divisions thereof
- 5Amendment of the First Schedule to the Constitution
- 6Saving powers of State Governments
- 7Amendment of the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution
- 8Allocation of sitting members
- 9Representation in the House of the People
- 10Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies
- 11Provision as to sitting members
- 12Provisions as to Legislative Assemblies
- 13Allocation of sitting members
- 14Duration of Legislative Assemblies
- 15Speaker and Deputy Speaker
- 16Rules of procedure
- 17Legislative Council of Bihar
- 18Council constituencies
- 19Provision as to sitting members
- 20Chairman and Deputy Chairman
- 21Delimitation of constituencies
- 22Power of the Election Commission to maintain Delimitation Orders up-to-date
- 23Amendment of the Scheduled Castes Order
- 24Amendment of the Scheduled Tribes Order
- 25High Court for Jharkhand
- 26Judges of High Court
- 27Jurisdiction of High Court
- 28Special provision relating to Bar Council and Advocates
- 29Practice and procedure in common High Court
- 30Custody of seal of High Court
- 31Form of writs and other processes
- 32Powers of Judges
- 33Procedure as to appeals to Supreme Court
- 34Transfer to proceedings from High Court at Patna to High Court of Jharkhand
- 35Right to appear or to act in proceedings transferred to High Court of Jharkhand
- 36Interpretation
- 37Saving
- 38Authorisation of expenditure of Jharkhand State
- 39Reports relating to accounts of Bihar State
- 40Distribution of revenue
- 41Application of Part
- 42Land and goods
- 43Treasury and bank balances
- 44Arrears of taxes
- 45Right to recover loans and advances
- 46Investments and credits in certain funds
- 47Assets and liabilities of State undertakings
- 48Public Debt
- 49Floating Debt
- 50Refund of taxes collected in excess
- 51Deposits, etc
- 52Provident fund
- 53Pensions
- 54Contracts
- 55Liability in respect of actionable wrong
- 56Liability as guarantor
- 57Items in suspense
- 58Residuary provision
- 59Apportionment of assets or liabilities by agreement
- 60Power of Central Government to order allocation or adjustment in certain cases
- 61Certain expenditure to be charged on Consolidated Fund
- 62Provisions as to Bihar State Electricity Board, State Warehousing Corporation and State Road Transport Corporation
- 63Continuance of arrangements in regard to generation and supply of electric power and supply of water
- 64Provisions as to Bihar State Financial Corporation
- 65Provisions as to certain companies
- 66General provision as to statutory corporations
- 67Temporary provisions as to continuance of certain existing road transport permits
- 68Special provisions relating to retrenchment compensation in certain cases
- 69Special provision as to income-tax
- 70Continuance of facilities in certain State institutions
- 71Provisions relating to All-India Services
- 72Provisions relating to services in Bihar and Jharkhand
- 73Other provisions relating to services
- 74Provisions as to continuance of officers in same post
- 75Advisory Committees
- 76Power of Central Government to give directions
- 77Provisions as to State Public Service Commission
- 78Water Resources Development and its Management
- 79Constitution and functions of Management Board
- 80Staff of the Management Board
- 81Jurisdiction of the Board
- 82Power to make regulations
- 83Amendment of Act 37 of 1956
- 84Territorial extent of laws
- 85Power to adapt laws
- 86Power to construe laws
- 87Power to name authorities, etc., for exercising statutory functions
- 88Legal proceedings
- 89Transfer of pending proceedings
- 90Right of pleaders to practise in certain cases
- 91Effect of provisions of the Act inconsistent with other laws
- 92Power to remove difficulties
Schedules
This Act has 10 schedules. A schedule is published as a document of its own; the text is reproduced on its page where it has been read, and the document is mirrored here either way.
- THE FIRST SCHEDULE302 words
- THE SECOND SCHEDULE2,233 words
- THE THIRD SCHEDULE100 words
- THE FOURTH SCHEDULE127 words
- THE FIFTH SCHEDULE131 words
- THE SIXTH SCHEDULE163 words
- THE SEVENTH SCHEDULE235 words
- THE EIGHTH SCHEDULE506 words
- THE NINTH SCHEDULE366 words
- THE TENTH SCHEDULE184 words
Rules made under this Act
4 sets of Rules. India Code publishes Rules as a record and a document rather than as text, so these are indexed here and not reproduced. All Rules.
- Sunder Reservoir Project2002
- JHARKHAND SHOPS AND ESTABLISHMENT, RULES, 20012001
- Appointed Day for the purpose of Act2000
- Notification issued in exercise of the powers conferred under part VII, VIII and IX of the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 20002000
Related Acts
- The Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 200094 sections
- The Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 200086 sections
- The Lotteries (Regulation) Act, 199813 sections
- The Repatriation of Prisoners Act, 200316 sections
- The Vice-President s Pension Act, 19977 sections
- The Prevention of Terrorism (Repeal) Act, 20043 sections
- The Bihar Value Added Tax Act, 2005100 sections
- The Disaster Management Act, 200585 sections
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