Act 81 of 1971

The North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971

An Act to provide for the establishment of the States of Manipur and Tripura and to provide for the formation of the State of Meghalaya and of the Union territories of Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh by reorganisation of the existing State of Assam and for matters connected therewith.

  • Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Department of States
  • Enacted 1971-12-30
  • 100 sections
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1 Short title.Read
2 Definitions.Read
3 Establishment of the State of Manipur.Read
4 Establishment of the State of Tripura.Read
5 Formation of the State of Meghalaya.Read
6 Formation of the Union territory of Mizoram.Read
7 Formation of the Union territory of Arunachal Pradesh.Read
8 Territories of the State of the Assam.Read
9 Amendment of first Schedule to the Constitution.Read
10 Amendment of Fourth Schedule to the Constitution.Read
11 Allocation of sitting members representing the existing Union territories of Manipur and Tripura.Read
12 Election to fill the seats allotted to the State of Meghalaya and the Union territories of Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh.Read
13 Amendment of section 27A of Act 43 of 1950.Read
14 Allocation of seats in the existing House of the People.Read
15 Parliamentary constituencies of the States of Manipur and Tripura and provision as to sitting members.Read
16 Provision as to sitting members representing Cachar and Dhubri parliamentary constituencies in the House of the People and the election of representative from Diphu parliamentary constituency.Read
17 Parliamentary constituencies of the State of Meghalaya and provision as to sitting member representing the Autonomous Districts parliamentary constituency in the House of the People and the election of representative from Tura parliamentary constituency. Read
18 Parliamentary constituency of the Union territory of Mizoram.Read
19 Provision as to the member to represent Arunachal Pradesh in the House of the People.Read
20 Allocation of seats in the Legislative Assemblies.Read
21 Amendment of Second Schedule to Act 43 of 1950.Read
22 Delimitation of constituencies.Read
23 Power of Election Commission to maintain delimitation orders up-to-date.Read
24 Validation of acts done previous to the commencement of the Act.Read
25 Amendment of Scheduled Castes Orders.Read
26 Amendment of Scheduled Tribes Orders.Read
27 Provision as to Provisional Legislative Assembly of the State of Meghalaya and as to Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business of the Legislative Assemblies of the States of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura.Read
28 Common High Court for Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura.Read
28A Establishment of separate High Courts for the States of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura.Read
28B Judges of High Courts of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura.Read
28C Jurisdiction of High Courts of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura.Read
28D Custody of seal of High courts of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura.Read
28E Practice and procedure in the High Courts of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura.Read
28F Forms of writs and other processes.Read
28G Powers of Judges.Read
28H Procedure as to appeals to Supreme Court.Read
28-I Transfer of proceedings from common High Court to the High Courts of Meghalaya, Manipur and TripuraRead
28J Interpretation.Read
28K Saving.Read
29 Jurisdiction of the common High Court.Read
30 Abolition of certain Courts.Read
31 Principal seat and other places of sitting of the common High Court.Read
32 Extension of jurisdiction of the common High Court to the Union territories of Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh.Read
33 Allocation of expenditure of the common High Court.Read
34 Special provisions relating to advocates and Bar Council.Read
35 Practice and procedure in the common High Court.Read
36 Custody of seal of the common High Court.Read
37 Form of writs and other processes.Read
38 Powers of Judges.Read
39 Procedure as to appeals to Supreme Court.Read
40 Transfer of proceedings from the High Court of Assam and Nagaland and the Courts of the Judicial Commissioners to the common High Court.Read
41 Interpretation.Read
42 Right to appear or act in proceedings transferred to the common High Court.Read
43 Savings.Read
44 Authorisation of expenditure pending sanction by Legislatures.Read
45 Appropriation of moneys for expenditure to the Union territory of Arunachal Pradesh.Read
46 Reports relating to the accounts of the Union territories of Manipur and Tripura.Read
47 Reports relating to the accounts of the autonomous State of Meghalaya.Read
48 Allowances and privileges of the Governors of Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura.Read
49 Distribution of revenues.Read
50 Property, assets, rights, liabilities, obligations, etc., of the States of Manipur and Tripura.Read
51 Assets and liabilities of the State of Meghalaya.Read
52 Assets and liabilities (including public debt) relating to the Mizo District.Read
53 Provisions as to certain Corporations.Read
54 Continuance of arrangements in regard to generation and supply of electric power and supply of water.Read
55 Provisions as to Assam State Financial Corporation.Read
56 General provisions as to statutory corporations.Read
57 Temporary provisions as to continuance of certain existing road transport permits.Read
58 Special provision relating to retrenchment compensation in certain cases.Read
59 Special provisions as to income-tax.Read
60 Continuance of facilities in certain State institutions.Read
61 Provisions relating to All-India Services.Read
62 Provision relating to Services in Manipur and Tripura.Read
63 Special provisions relating to members of Central Health Service.Read
64 Provisions relating to Services in the existing State of Assam.Read
65 Provisions relating to Services in the autonomous State of Meghalaya.Read
66 Other provisions relating to Services.Read
67 Provisions as to continuance of officers in same posts.Read
68 Advisory Committees.Read
69 Power of Central Government to give directions.Read
70 Provisions as to State Public Service Commission.Read
71 Amendment of articles 210, 239A, 244, 244A, 275, 332, 371B and Fifth and Sixth Schedules to the Constitution.Read
72 Amendment of Act 2 of 1934.Read
73 Amendment of Act 64 of 1950.Read
74 Amendment of Act 37 of 1956.Read
75 Amendment of Act 20 of 1963.Read
76 Amendment of Act 56 of 1955 and the Tripura (Courts) Order, 1950.Read
77 Territorial extent of laws.Read
78 Continuance of existing District Councils and Regional Council and members thereof.Read
79 Power to adapt laws.Read
80 Power to construe laws.Read
81 Power to name authorities, etc., for exercising statutory functions.Read
82 Legal proceedings.Read
83 Rights of pleaders to practise in certain cases.Read
84 Transfer of pending proceedings.Read
85 Provisions as to continuance of courts, etc.Read
86 Effect of provisions of the Act inconsistent with other laws.Read
87 Power to remove difficulties.Read
87A Power to remove difficulties.Read
88 Power to make rules.Read
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