Formation of Gujarat State
Section 3 of the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960 deals with formation of Gujarat State. As from the appointed day, there shall be formed a new State to be known as the State of Gujarat comprising the following territories of the State of Bombay, namely:— (a) Banaskantha, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Ahmedabad, Kaira, Panch-mahals, Baroda, Broach, Surat, Dangs, Amreli, Surendranagar, Rajkot, J The Act came into force on 01 May 1960.
(1) As from the appointed day, there shall be formed a new State to be known as the State of Gujarat comprising the following territories of the State of Bombay, namely:—
(a) Banaskantha, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Ahmedabad, Kaira, Panch-mahals, Baroda, Broach, Surat, Dangs, Amreli, Surendranagar, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Bhavnagar and Kutch districts; and
(b) the villages in Umbergaon taluka of Thana district, the villages in Nawapur and Nandurbar talukas of West Khandesh district and the villages in Akkalkuwa and Taloda talukas of West Khandesh district, respectively specified in Parts I, II and III of the First Schedule;
and thereupon, the said territories shall cease to form part of the State of Bombay, and the residuary State of Bombay shall be known as the State of Maharashtra.
(2) The villages in Umbergaon taluka specified in Part I of the First Schedule shall form a separate taluka of the same name and be included in Surat district, and the remaining villages in the said taluka shall be included in, and form part of, Dahanu taluka of Thana district; and the villages specified in Parts II and III of the First Schedule shall respectively be included in, and form part of, Songadh taluka of Surat district and Sagbara taluka of Broach district.
Section 3, The Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960 (Act 11 of 1960).
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Judgments citing this section
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… It became necessary for the more convenient transaction of judicial business to establish, as from the appointed day, two Benches of the High Court at Nagpur and Rajkot to deal with matters arising from Vidarbha and Saurashtra regions respectively. The formation of the separate State of Gujarat in 1960 under Section 3 of the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960 resulted in severance of ties not only with the Saurashtra region but also with the Gujarat districts over which the High Court had exercised jurisdiction for about a century. The High Court of Bombay therefore underwent a major transformation in 1956 when the bilingual State …
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… In so far as Maharashtra is concerned it consists of the territories specified under sub-section (1) of Section 8 of the State Reorgainsation Act, 1956, but excluding the territories referred to in sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960. There is no dispute that Districts of Greater Mumbai, Thane and Kolaba which includes Raigad are part -31- of the State of Maharashtra. The question is whether the area of the district extends to the territorial waters, the continental shelf and the exclusive economic …
Questions about Section 3
What does Section 3 of the Bombay Reorganisation Act deal with?
Section 3 of the Bombay Reorganisation Act is headed "Formation of Gujarat State". As from the appointed day, there shall be formed a new State to be known as the State of Gujarat comprising the following territories of the State of Bombay, namely:— (a) Banaskantha, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Ahmedabad, Kaira, Panch-mahals, Baroda, Broach, Surat, Dangs, Amreli, Surendranagar, Rajkot, J
How do I find court cases under Section 3 of the Bombay 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: Bombay Reorganisation Act 3, section 3 Bombay Reorganisation Act, section 3 of the Bombay 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 3 of the Bombay Reorganisation Act, and has it changed?
3 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.
When did Section 3 of the Bombay Reorganisation Act come into force?
Section 3 of the Bombay Reorganisation Act, cited as Bombay Reorganisation Act 3, came into force on 01 May 1960, having been enacted on 25 Apr 1960. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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