THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA,ARTICLE: 214-237

THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, ARTICLE: 214-237

 

THE STATES-THE HIGH COURTS IN THE STATES

ARTICLE: 214-237

HIGH COURTS FOR STATES

There shall be a High Court for each State.

HIGH COURTS TO BE COURTS OF RECORD 

Every High Court shall be a court of record and shall have all the powers of such a court including the power to punish for contempt of itself.

CONSTITUTION OF HIGH COURTS

Every High Court shall consist of a Chief Justice and such other Judges as the President may from time to time deem it necessary to appoint.

APPOINTMENT AND CONDITIONS OF THEOFFICE OF A JUDGE OF A HIGH COURT

(1) Every Judge of a High Court shall be appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal on the recommendation of the National judicial Appointments Commission referred to in article 124A], and the Governor of the State, and, in the case of appointment of a Judge other than the Chief Justice, the Chief Justice of the High Court, 3 shall hold office, in the case of an additional or acting Judge, as provided in article 224, and in any other case, until he attains the age of 4 sixty-two years:

THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA,ARTICAL: 238-238

THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, ARTICLES: 238-238

THE STATES IN PART B OF THE FIRST SCHEDULE.

ARTICLE: 238-238

 THE STATES IN PART B OF THE FIRST SCHEDULE

Omitted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s.29 and Sch. (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).

THE UNION TERRITORIES

ARTICAL:239-242

ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITIES

(1) Save as otherwise provided by Parliament by law, every Union territory shall be administered by the President acting, to such extent as he thinks fit, through an administrator to be appointed by him with such designation as he may specify.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in Part VI, the President may appoint the Governor of a State as the administrator of an adjoining Union territory, and where a Governor is so appointed, he shall exercise his functions as such administrator independently of his Council of Ministers. 

THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA,ARTICAL:243 2430

THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, ARTICAL:243    2430

 

THE PANCHAYATS

ARTICAL:243    2430

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

ARTICAL:243P-243ZG

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.