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Act Number: 53

Act Name: The State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970

Year: 1970

Enactment Date: 1970-12-25

Long Title: An Act to provide for the establishment of the State of Himachal Pradesh and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

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