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THE ANDHRA STATE ACT, 1953

ACT NO. 30 OF 1953 · Enacted [14th September, 1953.] · 69 sections

PRELIMINARY

Section 1.Short title and commencement.
Section 2.Definitions.

FORMATION OF ANDHRA STATE AND TRANSFER OF TERRITORY FROM MADRAS TO MYSORE

Section 3.Formation of Andhra State.
Section 4.Transfer of territory from Madras to Mysore.
Section 5.Amendment of the First Schedule to the Constitution.

Council of states

Section 6.Representation in the Council of States.
Section 7.Amendment of the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution.
Section 8.Allocation of sitting members.
Section 9.Bye-election to fill vacancies.
Section 10.Term of office.

House of the People

Section 11.Representation in the House of the People.
Section 12.Delimitation of constituencies.
Section 13.Provision as to sitting members.
Section 14.Electoral rolls for modified Parliamentary constituencies Legislative Assemblies.
Section 15.Strength of Legislative Assemblies.
Section 16.Allocation of members.
Section 17.Duration of Legislative Assemblies.
Section 18.Electoral rolls for modified Assembly constituencies.
Section 19.Madras Legislative Council.
Section 20.Madras Council Constituencies.
Section 21.Members of the Madras Legislative Council and their terms of office.
Section 22.Mysore Legislative Council.
Section 23.Electoral rolls for modified Council constituencies.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 24.Revision of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders.
Section 25.Rules of Procedure of the Andhra Legislative Assembly.
Section 26.Amendment of section 2, Act 43 of 1950.
Section 27.Amendment of section 9, Act 81 of 1952.

HIGH COURTS

Section 28.High Court for Andhra.
Section 29.Judges of the Andhra High Court.
Section 30.Jurisdiction of Andhra High Court.
Section 31.Power to enrol advocates, etc.
Section 32.Practice and procedure in Andhra High Court.
Section 33.Custody of the Seal of the Andhra High Court.
Section 34.Form of writs and other processes.
Section 35.Powers of Judges.
Section 36.The place of sitting of the High Court.
Section 37.Procedure as to appeals to the Supreme Court.
Section 38.Transfer of proceedings from Madras High Court to Andhra High Court.
Section 39.Savings.
Section 40.Transitional provisions.
Section 41.High Court for the added areas of Mysore.
Section 42.Interpretation.

FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

Section 43.Authorisation of expenditure pending its sanction by Legislature.
Section 44.Vote on account by the Madras Legislative Assembly.
Section 45.Authorisation under the Madras Appropriation Act to cease.
Section 46.Reports relating to the accounts of Madras State.
Section 47.Apportionment of assets and liabilities.
Section 48.Contracts.
Section 49.Liability in respect of actionable wrongs.
Section 50.Liability as guarantor.
Section 51.Power of President to order allocation or adjustment in certain cases.
Section 52.Certain expenditure to be charged on the Consolidated Fund of the State.

LEGAL PROVISIONS

Section 53.Territorial extent of laws.
Section 54.Power to adapt laws.
Section 55.Power to construe laws.
Section 56.Power to name authorities, etc., for exercising statutory functions.
Section 57.Legal proceedings concerned the State of Madras.
Section 58.Provisions as to certain pending proceedings.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 59.Provisions for detention in, and power to commit to, certain jails and other institutions.
Section 60.Continuance of facilities in certain State institutions.
Section 61.Provisions relating to the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service.
Section 62.Provisions relating to the Indian Civil Service, the Indian Police, the Indian Service of Engineers and the Indian Forest Service.
Section 63.Provisions relating to other Services.
Section 64.Power of President to give directions.
Section 65.Report of the Madras Public Service Commission.
Section 66.Special provisions with regard to Tungabhadra Project.
Section 67.Allowances and privileges of the Governor of Andnra.
Section 68.Effect of provisions of the Act inconsistent with other laws.
Section 69.Power to remove difficulties.