The State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970

Preamble

THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH ACT, 1970

ACT NO. 53 OF 1970

[25th December, 1970.] An Act to provide for the establishment of the State of Himachal Pradesh and for matters connected therewith.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty-first Year of the Republic of India as follows:--

What this Act covers

Sections

Type to filter. 54 sections.

1. 1Short title
2. 2Definitions
3. 3Establishment of State of Himachal Pradesh
4. 4Amendment of First Schedule to the Constitution
5. 5Amendment of Fourth Schedule to the Constitution
6. 6Allocation of sitting members
7. 7Amendment of section 27A of Act 43 of 1950
8. 8[Omitted.]
9. 9[Omitted.]
10. 10Provision as to Legislative Assembly as constituted on the appointed day
11. 11Duration of Legislative Assembly
12. 12Speaker and Deputy Speaker
13. 13Rules of procedure
14. 14Allocation of seats in the House of the People
15. 15Allocation of seats in the Legislative Assembly
16. 16Amendment of First and Second Schedules to Act 43 of 1950
17. 17Delimitation of constituencies
18. 18Power of Election Commission to maintain delimitation orders up-to-date
19. 19Amendment of Scheduled Castes Orders
20. 20Amendment of Scheduled Tribes Orders
21. 21High Court for Himachal Pradesh
22. 22Judges of High Court
23. 23Jurisdiction of High Court
24. 24Special provision relating to Advocates and Bar Council
25. 25Practice and procedure in High Court
26. 26Custody of seal of High Court
27. 27Form of writs and other processes
28. 28Powers of Judges
29. 29Procedure as to appeals to Supreme Court
30. 30Transfer of proceedings from High Court of Delhi to High Court of Himachal Pradesh
31. 31Right to appear or to act in proceedings transferred to High Court of Himachal Pradesh
32. 32Savings
33. 33Authorisation of expenditure pending its sanction by the Legislature
34. 34Reports relating to the accounts of the existing Union territory of Himachal Pradesh
35. 35Allowances and privileges of Governor of Himachal Pradesh
36. 36Distribution of revenues
37. 37Property, assets, rights, liabilities, obligations, etc
38. 38Special provision as to transfer of assets, rights, liabilities, etc., of Union in relation to transferred territories under Act 31 of 1966
39. 39Provisions relating to All-India Services
40. 40Provision relating to certain Services
41. 41Provisions relating to other services
42. 42Other provisions as to services
43. 43Provisions as to continuance of officers in same posts
44. 44Advisory Committees
45. 45Power of Central Government to give directions
46. 46Amendment of article 210 and article 239A
47. 47Amendment of Act 37 of 1956
48. 48Amendment of Act 20 of 1963
49. 49Continuance of existing laws and their adaptation
50. 50Power to construe laws
51. 51Provisions as to continuance of courts, etc
52. 52Effect of provisions of Act inconsistent with other laws
53. 53Power to remove difficulties
54. 54Power to make rules

Schedules

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Amending Acts

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