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Act Number: 31

Act Name: The Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966

Year: 1966

Enactment Date: 1966-09-18

Long Title: An Act to provide for the Reorganisation of the existing State of Punjab and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section NumberTitleActions
1 Short title.
2 Definitions.
3 Formation of Haryana State.
4 Formation of Union territory of Chandigarh.
5 Transfer of territory from Punjab to Himachal Pradesh.
6 State of Punjab and territorial divisions thereof.
7 Amendment of the First Schedule to the Constitution.
8 Saving powers of Government.
9 Amendment of the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution.
10 Allocation of sitting members.
11 Filling up of vacancies.
12 Provision as to existing House.
13 Provisions as to Legislative Assemblies.
14 Amendment of Delimitation Orders.
15 Allocation of sitting members.
16 Duration of Legislative Assembly of Haryana.
17 Duration of Legislative Assemblies of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.
18 Speakers and Deputy Speakers.
19 Rules of procedure.
20 Legislative Council of Punjab.
21 Council constituencies.
22 Provision as to certain sitting members.
23 Allocation of seats in the House of the People.
24 Allocation of seats in the Legislative Assembly.
25 Delimitation of constituencies.
26 Amendment of article 371 of the Constitution.
27 Amendment of Scheduled Castes Orders.
28 Amendment of Scheduled Tribes Orders.
29 Common High Court for Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh.
30 Jurisdiction of the common High Court.
31 Special provision relating to Bar Council and Advocates.
32 Practice and procedure in common High Court.
33 Custody of seal of common High Court.
34 Form of writs and other processes.
35 Powers of Judges.
36 Principal seat and other places of sitting of the common High Court.
37 Procedure as to appeals to Supreme Court.
38 Extension of jurisdiction of the Court of Judicial Commissioner for Himachal Pradesh.
39 Transfer of pending proceedings.
40 Interpretation.
41 Savings.
42 Authorisation of expenditure of the State of Haryana.
43 Appropriation of moneys for expenditure in transferred territory.
44 Reports relating to the accounts of the existing State of Punjab.
45 Allowances and privileges of Governor of Haryana.
46 Distribution of revenues.
47 Application of Part.
48 Land and goods.
49 Treasury and bank balances.
50 Arrears of taxes.
51 Right to recover loans and advances.
52 Investments and credits in certain funds.
53 Assets and liabilities of State undertakings.
54 Public debt.
55 Refund of taxes collected in excess.
56 Deposits, etc.
57 Provident fund.
58 Pensions.
59 Contracts.
60 Liability in respect of actionable wrong.
61 Liability as guarantor.
62 Items in suspense.
63 Residuary provision.
64 Apportionment of assets or liabilities by agreement.
65 Power of Central Government to order allocation or adjustment in certain cases.
66 Certain expenditure to be charged on the Consolidated Fund.
67 Provisions as to certain Corporations.
68 Continuance of arrangements in regard to generation and supply of electric power and supply of water.
69 Provisions as to Punjab State Financial Corporation.
70 Amendment of Act 6 of 1942.
71 Provision as to co-operative banks.
72 General provisions as to statutory corporations.
73 Provision as to certain companies.
74 Temporary provisions as to continuance of certain existing road transport permits.
75 Special provision relating to retrenchment compensation in certain cases.
76 Special provision as to income-tax.
77 Continuance of facilities in certain State institutions.
78 Rights and liabilities in regard to Bhakra-Nangal and Beas Projects.
79 Bhakra Management Board.
80 Construction of Beas Project.
81 Provisions relating to All-India Services.
82 Provisions relating to other Services.
83 Provisions as to continuance of officers in the same post.
84 Power of Central Government to give directions.
85 Provisions as to State Public Service Commissions.
86 Amendment of Act 37 of 1956.
87 Power to extend enactments to Chandigarh.
88 Territorial extent of laws.
89 Power to adapt laws.
90 Power to construe laws.
91 Power to name authorities, etc., for exercising statutory functions.
92 Legal proceedings.
93 Transfer of pending proceedings.
94 Right of pleaders to practise in certain cases.
95 Effect of provisions of the Act inconsistent with other laws.
96 Power to remove difficulties.
97 Power to make rules.
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