AMENDMENTS SECTION OF: 1-4

 THE CONSTITUTION (FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT)ACT,1963

SECTION OF: 1-4

FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT

Statement of Objects and Reasons appended to the Constitution (Fifteenth Amendment) Bill, 1962 which was enacted as the Constitution (Fifteenth Amendment) Act, 1963

STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS

Several amendments to the Constitution have been under consideration for a long time. The Constitution (Fifth Amendment) Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha in November 1955, to give effect to some of them. For various reasons, the Bill could not be proceeded with, and it was allowed to lapse except the one relating to the amendment of article 3 of the Constitution. This article was amended separately by the Constitution (Fifth Amendment) Act, 1955. The present Bill contains some of the proposals included in the Constitution (Fifth Amendment) Bill and, in addition, there are a few more proposals for amendment of the Constitution. The proposals relating to articles 276, 297, 311, and 316 of the Constitution were contained in the Constitution (Fifth Amendment) Bill and they have been adopted with some minor modifications. The new proposals relate to articles 124, 128, 217, 220, 222, 224A, 226, and entry 78 of the Union List.

THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA,ARTICAL:243 2430

THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, ARTICAL:243    2430

 

THE PANCHAYATS

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DEFINITIONS

In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires.

(a) “district” means a district in a State.

(b) “Gram Sabha” means a body consisting of persons registered in the electoral rolls relating to a village comprised within the area of Panchayat at the village level.

(c) “intermediate level” means a level between the village and district levels specified by the Governor of a State by public notification to be the intermediate level for the purposes of this Part.

(d) “Panchayat” means an institution (by whatever name called) of self-government constituted under article 243B, for the rural areas.

THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA,ARTICAL:243P-243ZG

THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, ARTICAL:243P-243ZG

 THE MUNICIPALITIES

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DEFINITIONS

In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(a) “Committee” means a Committee constituted under article 243S.

(b) “district” means a district in a State.

(c) “Metropolitan area” means an area having a population of ten lakhs or more, comprised in one or more districts and consisting of two or more Municipalities or Panchayats or other contiguous areas, specified by the Governor by public notification to be a Metropolitan area for the purposes of this Part.

(d) “Municipal area” means the territorial area of a Municipality as is notified by the Governor.

(e) “Municipality” means an institution of self-government constituted under article 243Q.

(f) “Panchayat” means a Panchayat constituted under article 243B.

THE CONSTITUTION INDIA,ARTICAL:343-344

 LANGUAGE OF THE UNION (OFFICIAL LANGUAGE)

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OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE UNION

 (1) The official language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script.

 The form of numerals to be used for the official purposes of the Union shall be the international form of Indian numerals

(2) Notwithstanding anything in clause (1), for a period of fifteen years from the commencement of this Constitution, the English language shall continue to be used for all the official purposes of the Union for which it was being used immediately before such commencement:

AMENDMENTS SECTION OF: 1-3

 THE CONSTITUTION (TWELFTH AMENDMENT) ACT, 1962

India Welcomes Goa: The 12th Amendment Story

SECTION OF: 1-3

TWELFTH  AMENDMENT

Statement of Objects and Reasons appended to the Constitution (Twelfth Amendment) Bill, 1962 which was enacted as the Constitution (Twelfth Amendment) Act, 1962

AMENDMENTS SECTION OF: 1-4

THE CONSTITUTION (THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT) ACT, 1962

Shaping States: The 13th Amendment of 1962

SECTION OF: 1-4

THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT

Statement of Objects and Reasons appended to the Constitution (Thirteenth Amendment) Bill, 1962 which was enacted as the Constitution (Thirteenth Amendment) Act, 1962

AMENDMENTS SECTION OF: 1-4

 THE CONSTITUTION (FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT) ACT, 1962

AMENDMENTS SECTION OF: 1-4

SECTION OF: 1-4

FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT

Statement of Objects and Reasons appended to the Constitution(Fourteenth Amendment) Bill, 1962 which was enacted as THE CONSTITUTION (Fourteenth Amendment) Act, 1962

STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS

With the ratification of the Treaty of Cession by the Governments of India and France, on the 16th of August 1962, the French establishments of Pondicherry, Karikal, Mahe, and Yanam became territories of the Indian Union with effect from that date. This Bill provides for these territories being specified in the Constitution itself as a Union territory called 'Pondicherry'. Under Article 81(1)(b) of the Constitution, not more than twenty members are to represent the Union territories in the House of the People. This maximum has already been reached. The Bill accordingly seeks to increase this number to twenty-five to enable representation to be given immediately to Pondicherry in the House of the People and to provide for future contingencies. The Bill also provides for representation of the territory in the Council of States.

THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA,ARTICAL:234ZH-243ZT

THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, ARTICAL:234ZH-243ZT

 THE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES

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DEFINITIONS

In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) “authorised person” means a person referred to as such in article 243ZQ.

(b) “board” means the board of directors or the governing body of a co-operative society, by whatever name called, to which the direction and control of the management of the affairs of a society is entrusted to.

(c) “co-operative society” means a society registered or deemed to be registered under any law relating to co-operative societies for the time being in force in any State.

(d) “multi-State co-operative society” means a society with objects not confined to one State and registered or deemed to be registered under any law for the time being in force relating to such co-operatives.

THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA,ARTICLE :244-244A

THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, ARTICLE:244-244A

THE SCHEDULED AND TRIBAL AREAS

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ADMINISTRATION OF SCHEDULED AREAS AND TRIBAL AREAS

(1) The provisions of the Fifth Schedule shall apply to the administration and control of the Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in any State 1*** other than 2[the States of Assam, 3[, 4[Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram]]].

(2) The provisions of the Sixth Schedule shall apply to the administration of the tribal areas in 2[the States of Assam, 3[, 5[Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram]]]

1[ FORMATION OF AN AUTONOMOUS STATE COMPRISING CERTAIN TRIBAL AREAS IN ASSAM AND CREATION OF LOCAL LEGISLATURE OR COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OR BOTH THEREFOR]

(1) Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, Parliament may, by law, form within the State of Assam an autonomous State comprising (whether wholly or in part) all or any of the tribal areas specified in 2[Part I] of the table appended to paragraph 20 of the Sixth Schedule and create therefor—

(a) a body, whether elected or partly nominated and partly elected, to function as a Legislature for the autonomous State, or

THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA,ARTICLE :245-255

THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA,ARTICLE:245-255

 LEGISLATIVE RELATIONS (RELATION BETWEEN THE UNION AND THE STATES)

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EXTENT OF LAWS MADE BY PARLIAMENT AND BY THE LEGISLATURES

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, Parliament may make laws for the whole or any part of the territory of India, and the Legislature of a State may make laws for the whole or any part of the State

(2) No law made by Parliament shall be deemed to be invalid on the ground that it would have extra-territorial operation

SUBJECT-MATTER OF LAWS MADE BY LEGISLATURES OF STATES

 (1) Notwithstanding anything in clauses (2) and (3),

Parliament has exclusive power to make laws with respect to any of the matters enumerated in List I in the Seventh Schedule (in this Constitution referred to as the “Union List”)