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. 

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1[DECLRATION UNDER ARTICLE 370(3) OF THE CONSTITUTION]

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (3) of article 370 read with clause (1) of article 370 of the Constitution of India, the President, on the recommendation of Parliament, is pleased to declare that, as from the 6th August 2019, all clauses of the said article 370 shall cease to be operative except the following which shall read as under, namely:—

“370. All provisions of this Constitution, as amended from time to time, without any modifications or exceptions, shall apply to the State of Jammu and Kashmir notwithstanding anything contrary contained in Article 152 or Article 308 or any other article of this Constitution or any other provision of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir or any law, document, judgment, ordinance, order, by-law, rule, regulation, notification, custom or usage having the force of law in the territory of India, or any other instrument, treaty or agreement as envisaged under article 363 or otherwise.”.

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1[THE CONSTITUTION (APPLICATION TO JAMMU AND KASHMIR) ORDER, 2019]

C.O. 272

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 370 of the Constitution, the President, with the concurrence of the Government of State of Jammu and Kashmir, is pleased to make the following Order:—

 1. (1) This Order may be called the Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 2019.

(2) It shall come into force at once, and shall thereupon supersede the Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 1954 as amended from time to time

2. All the provisions of the Constitution, as amended from time to time, shall apply in relation to the State of Jammu and Kashmir and the exceptions and modifications subject to which they shall so apply shall be as follows:–

 To article 367, there shall be added the following clause, namely:―

“(4) For the purposes of this Constitution as it applies in relation to the State of Jammu and Kashmir–

 (a) references to this Constitution or to the provisions thereof shall be construed as references to the Constitution or the provisions thereof as applied in relation to the said State;

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The constitution ( one hundredth amendment) act, 2015

An Act further to amend the Constitution of India to give effect to the acquiring of territories by India and transfer of certain territories to Bangladesh in pursuance of the agreement and its protocol entered into between the Governments of India and Bangladesh.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—

1. Short title.—

This Act may be called the Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015.

2. Definitions.—

In this Act,—

 (a) “acquired territory” means so much of the territories comprised in the India-Bangladesh agreement and its protocol and referred to in the First Schedule as are demarcated for the purpose of being acquired by India from Bangladesh in pursuance of the agreement and its protocol referred to in clause (c);

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 THE CONSTITUTION (ONE HUNDRED FOURTH AMENDMENT) ACT, 2016

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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE

(Legislative Department)

 New Delhi, the 19th August, 2021/ Sravana 28, 1943 (Saka)

 The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 18th August, 2021, and is hereby published for general information: —

THE CONSTITUTION (ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH AMENDMENT) ACT, 2021

[18th August, 2021.)

An Act further to amend the Constitution of India.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventy-sccond Year of the Republic of India as follows: —

1. (J) This Act may be called the Constitution (One Hundred and Fifth Amendment) Short title and Act, 2021. commencement.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PARR [I- SKC.1]

Amendment 2. In article 338B of the Constitution, in clause (9), the following proviso shall be of article : 3 A340.

 inserted, namely:—

 “Provided that nothing in this clause shall apply for the purposes of clause (3) of article 342A."

 Amendment 3. Inarticle 342A of the Constitution,—

of article 342A.

 (@) in clause (1), for the words “the socially and educationally backward classes which shall for the purposes of this Constitution”, the words “the socially and educationally backward classes in the Central List which shall for the purposes of the Central Government” shall be substituted;

 (b) after clause (2), the following shall be inserted, namely: —

 *Explanation.— For the purposes of clauses (1) and (2), the expression “Central List” means the list of socially and educationally backward classes prepared and maintained by and for the Central Government.

 (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in clauses (1) and (2), every State or Union territory may, by law, prepare and maintain, for its own purposes, a list of socially and educationally backward classes, entries in which may be different from the Central List."

Amendment 4. In article 366 of the Constitution, for clause (26C), the following clause shall be of article 366. substituted, namely: —

*(26C) “socially and educationally backward classes” means such backward classes as are so deemed under article 342A for the purposes of the Central Government or the State or Union territory, as the case may be.”.

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 THE CONSTITUTION (ONE HUNDRED FOURTH AMENDMENT) ACT, 2016

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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE

(Legislative Department)

 New Delhi, the 22nd January, 2020/Magha 2, 1941 (Saka)

The following Act of Parliament, after having been ratified by the Legislatures of not less than one-half of the States by resolutions to that effect, received the assent of the President on the 21st January 2020, and is hereby published for general information:—

 THE CONSTITUTION (ONE HUNDRED  AND FOURTH AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019

 [21st January, 2020.]

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 THE CONSTITUTION (ONE HUNDRED THREE AMENDMENT) ACT, 2016

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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE 

(Legislative Department)

 New Delhi, the 12th January, 2019/Pausha 22, 1940 (Saka)

 I'he following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the

12th January, 2019. and is hereby published for general information: —

THE CONSTITUTION (ONE HUNDRED AND TJIRD AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019

 [ 12th. January, 2019.)

An Act further to amend the Constitution of India.

Bi itenacted by Parliament in the Sixty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows: —

 1. (7) This Act may be called the Constitution (One Hundred and Third Amendment) Act, 2019.

 (2) lt shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette. appoint.

2. In article 15 of the Constitution, after clause (5), the following clause shall be inserted. namely:

"(6) Nothing in this article or sub-clause (g) of clause (1) of article 19 or clause (2) ofarticle 29 shall prevent the State from making,

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 THE CONSTITUTION (ONE HUNDRED TWO AMENDMENT) ACT,2016

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THE CONSTITUTION (ONE HUNDRED AND SECOND AMENDMENT) ACT,2018

[11th August, 2018.]

 An Act further to amend the Constitution of India.

 Bi: it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows: —

 1. (1) This Act may be called the Constitution (One Hundred and Second Amendment) Act, 2018.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

1. In article 338 of the Constitution, in clause (10), the words, brackets and figures "to such other backward classes as the President may, on receipt of the report of a Commission appointed under clause (1) of article 340, by order specify and also" shall be omitted.

 « 15/8/2018 vide Notification No. S.0..3989(E) dt.14-8-2018

Short title and commencement.

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 THE CONSTITUTION (ONE HUNDRED ONE AMENDMENT) ACT, 2016

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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT)

MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE(Legislative Department)The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 8th September, 2016, and is hereby published for general information:—THE CONSTITUTION (ONE HUNDRED AND FIRST AMENDMENT) ACT, 2016An Act further to amend the Constitution of India.BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:-1. (1) This Act may be called the Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016.    (2) It shall come into force otuch date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the commencement of that provision.2. After article 246 of the Constitution, the following article shall be inserted, namely:—"246A.     (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in articles 246 and 254, Parliament, and, subject to clause (2), the Legislature of every State, have power to make laws with respect to goods and services tax imposed by the Union or by such State.    (2) Parliament has exclusive power to make laws with respect to goods and services tax where the supply of goods, or of services, or both takes place in the course of inter-State trade or commerce.Short title and commencement.Insertion of new article 246A.Special provision with respect to goods and services tax.