Provisions as to Legislative Assemblies
Section 12 of the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000 deals with provisions as to Legislative Assemblies. The number of seats as on the appointed day in the Legislative Assemblies of the States of Bihar and Jharkhand shall be two hundred and forty-three and eighty-one respectively. The Act came into force on 15 Nov 2000.
(1) The number of seats as on the appointed day in the Legislative Assemblies of the States of Bihar and Jharkhand shall be two hundred and forty-three and eighty-one respectively.
(2) In the Second Schedule to the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (43 of 1950), under heading "I. States",--
(a) for entry 4, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:--
"4. Bihar 318 45 29 243 39 ...";
(b) entries 11 to 27 shall be renumbered as entries 12 to 28 respectively;
(c) after entry 10, the following entry shall be inserted, namely:--
"11. Jharkhand . . . 81 9 28".
Section 12, The Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000 (Act 30 of 2000).
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Questions about Section 12
What does Section 12 of the Bihar Reorganisation Act deal with?
Section 12 of the Bihar Reorganisation Act is headed "Provisions as to Legislative Assemblies". The number of seats as on the appointed day in the Legislative Assemblies of the States of Bihar and Jharkhand shall be two hundred and forty-three and eighty-one respectively.
How do I find court cases under Section 12 of the Bihar Reorganisation 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: Bihar Reorganisation Act 12, section 12 Bihar Reorganisation Act, section 12 of the Bihar Reorganisation 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 12 of the Bihar Reorganisation Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.
When did Section 12 of the Bihar Reorganisation Act come into force?
Section 12 of the Bihar Reorganisation Act, cited as Bihar Reorganisation Act 12, came into force on 15 Nov 2000, having been enacted on 25 Aug 2000. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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