The Orissa (Alteration of Name) Act, 2011
An Act to alter the name of the State of Orissa.
Administered by. Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of States · Other Acts of 2011
Preamble
THE ORISSA (ALTERATION OF NAME) ACT, 2011
ACT NO. 15 OF 2011
[23rd September, 2011.] An Act to alter the name of the State of Orissa.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-second Year of the Republic of India as follows:--
What this Act covers
Summary of the Orissa (Alteration of Name) Act, 2011
Key Provisions
1. Name Alteration: - From: State of Orissa
• To: State of Odisha
• Effective From: The appointed day (1st November, 2011)
2. Constitutional Amendments: - Article 164(1): "Orissa" substituted with "Odisha"
• Article 273(1): "Orissa" substituted with "Odisha"
• First Schedule to the Constitution: Entry for "Orissa" updated to "Odisha"
• Fourth Schedule to the Constitution: Entry for "Orissa" updated to "Odisha"
3. Administrative and Legal Adjustments: - Power to Adapt Laws: The appropriate Government can adapt or modify laws to reflect the name change within one year from the appointed day.
• Power to Construe Laws: Courts, tribunals, or authorities can construe laws to give effect to the name change if no provision or insufficient provision has been made.
• Legal Proceedings: The State of Odisha shall be deemed substituted for the State of Orissa in pending legal proceedings.
Sections
Type to filter. 10 sections.
Rules made under this Act
1 set 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.
- Appointed Day for the Act2011
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