THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH ACT, 1970

ACT NO. 53 OF 1970 · Enacted [25th December, 1970.] · 54 sections

PRELIMINARY

Section 1.Short title.

Section 2.Definitions.

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH

Section 3.Establishment of State of Himachal Pradesh.

Section 4.Amendment of First Schedule to the Constitution.

The Council of States

Section 5.Amendment of Fourth Schedule to the Constitution.

Section 6.Allocation of sitting members.

Section 7.Amendment of section 27A of Act 43 of 1950.

The House of the People

Section 8.[Omitted.]

Section 9.[Omitted.]

The Legislative Assembly

Section 10.Provision as to Legislative Assembly as constituted on the appointed day.

Section 11.Duration of Legislative Assembly.

Section 12.Speaker and Deputy Speaker.

Section 13.Rules of procedure.

Delimitation of constituencies

Section 14.Allocation of seats in the House of the People.

Section 15.Allocation of seats in the Legislative Assembly.

Section 16.Amendment of First and Second Schedules to Act 43 of 1950.

Section 17.Delimitation of constituencies.

Section 18.Power of Election Commission to maintain delimitation orders up-to-date.

Section 19.Amendment of Scheduled Castes Orders.

Section 20.Amendment of Scheduled Tribes Orders.

HIGH COURT

Section 21.High Court for Himachal Pradesh.

Section 22.Judges of High Court.

Section 23.Jurisdiction of High Court.

Section 24.Special provision relating to Advocates and Bar Council.

Section 25.Practice and procedure in High Court.

Section 26.Custody of seal of High Court.

Section 27.Form of writs and other processes.

Section 28.Powers of Judges.

Section 29.Procedure as to appeals to Supreme Court.

Section 30.Transfer of proceedings from High Court of Delhi to High Court of Himachal Pradesh.

Section 31.Right to appear or to act in proceedings transferred to High Court of Himachal Pradesh.

Section 32.Savings.

AUTHORISATION OF EXPENDITURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF REVENUES

Section 33.Authorisation of expenditure pending its sanction by the Legislature.

Section 34.Reports relating to the accounts of the existing Union territory of Himachal Pradesh.

Section 35.Allowances and privileges of Governor of Himachal Pradesh.

Section 36.Distribution of revenues.

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

Section 37.Property, assets, rights, liabilities, obligations, etc.

Section 38.Special provision as to transfer of assets, rights, liabilities, etc., of Union in relation to transferred territories under Act 31 of 1966.

PROVISIONS AS TO SERVICES

Section 39.Provisions relating to All-India Services.

Section 40.Provision relating to certain Services.

Section 41.Provisions relating to other services.

Section 42.Other provisions as to services.

Section 43.Provisions as to continuance of officers in same posts.

Section 44.Advisory Committees.

Section 45.Power of Central Government to give directions.

LEGAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 46.Amendment of article 210 and article 239A.

Section 47.Amendment of Act 37 of 1956.

Section 48.Amendment of Act 20 of 1963.

Section 49.Continuance of existing laws and their adaptation.

Section 50.Power to construe laws.

Section 51.Provisions as to continuance of courts, etc.

Section 52.Effect of provisions of Act inconsistent with other laws.

Section 53.Power to remove difficulties.

Section 54.Power to make rules.