Act 30 of 1953

The Andhra State Act, 1953

An Act to provide for the formation of the State of Andhra, the increasing of the area of the State of Mysore and the diminishing of the area of the State of Madras, and for matters connected therewith.

  • Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Department of States
  • Enacted 1953-09-14
  • 69 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title and commencement. Read
2 Definitions. Read
3 Formation of Andhra State. Read
4 Transfer of territory from Madras to Mysore. Read
5 Amendment of the First Schedule to the Constitution. Read
6 Representation in the Council of States. Read
7 Amendment of the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution. Read
8 Allocation of sitting members. Read
9 Bye-election to fill vacancies. Read
10 Term of office. Read
11 Representation in the House of the People. Read
12 Delimitation of constituencies. Read
13 Provision as to sitting members. Read
14 Electoral rolls for modified Parliamentary constituencies. Read
15 Strength of Legislative Assemblies. Read
16 Allocation of members. Read
17 Duration of Legislative Assemblies. Read
18 Electoral rolls for modified Assembly constituencies. Read
19 Madras Legislative Council. Read
20 Madras Council Constituencies. Read
21 Members of the Madras Legislative Council and their terms of office. Read
22 Mysore Legislative Council. Read
23 Electoral rolls for modified Council constituencies. Read
24 Revision of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders. Read
25 Rules of Procedure of the Andhra Legislative Assembly. Read
26 Amendment of section 2, Act 43 of 1950. Read
27 Amendment of section 9, Act 81 of 1952. Read
28 High Court for Andhra. Read
29 Judges of the Andhra High Court. Read
30 Jurisdiction of Andhra High Court. Read
31 Power to enrol advocates, etc. Read
32 Practice and procedure in Andhra High Court. Read
33 Custody of the Seal of the Andhra High Court. Read
34 Form of writs and other processes. Read
35 Powers of Judges. Read
36 The place of sitting of the High Court. Read
37 Procedure as to appeals to the Supreme Court. Read
38 Transfer of proceedings from Madras High Court to Andhra High Court. Read
39 Savings. Read
40 Transitional provisions. Read
41 High Court for the added areas of Mysore. Read
42 Interpretation. Read
43 Authorisation of expenditure pending its sanction by Legislature. Read
44 Vote on account by the Madras Legislative Assembly. Read
45 Authorisation under the Madras Appropriation Act to cease. Read
46 Reports relating to the accounts of Madras State. Read
47 Apportionment of assets and liabilities. Read
48 Contracts. Read
49 Liability in respect of actionable wrongs. Read
50 Liability as guarantor. Read
51 Power of President to order allocation or adjustment in certain cases. Read
52 Certain expenditure to be charged on the Consolidated Fund of the State. Read
53 Territorial extent of laws. Read
54 Power to adapt laws. Read
55 Power to construe laws. Read
56 Power to name authorities, etc., for exercising statutory functions. Read
57 Legal proceedings concerned the State of Madras. Read
58 Provisions as to certain pending proceedings. Read
59 Provisions for detention in, and power to commit to, certain jails and other institutions. Read
60 Continuance of facilities in certain State institutions. Read
61 Provisions relating to the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service. Read
62 Provisions relating to the Indian Civil Service, the Indian Police, the Indian Service of Engineers and the Indian Forest Service. Read
63 Provisions relating to other Services. Read
64 Power of President to give directions. Read
65 Report of the Madras Public Service Commission. Read
66 Special provisions with regard to Tungabhadra Project. Read
67 Allowances and privileges of the Governor of Andhra. Read
68 Effect of provisions of the Act inconsistent with other laws. Read
69 Power to remove difficulties. Read
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