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THE BIHAR REORGANISATION ACT, 2000
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THE BIHAR REORGANISATION ACT, 2000
ACT NO. 30 OF 2000 · Enacted [25th August, 2000.] · 92 sections
PRELIMINARY
Section 1.
Short title.
Section 2.
Definitions.
REORGANISATION OF THE STATE OF BIHAR
Section 3.
Formation of Jharkhand State.
Section 4.
State of Bihar and territorial divisions thereof.
Section 5.
Amendment of the First Schedule to the Constitution.
Section 6.
Saving powers of State Governments.
The Council of States
Section 7.
Amendment of the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution.
Section 8.
Allocation of sitting members.
The House of the People
Section 9.
Representation in the House of the People.
Section 10.
Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies.
Section 11.
Provision as to sitting members.
The Legislative Assembly
Section 12.
Provisions as to Legislative Assemblies.
Section 13.
Allocation of sitting members.
Section 14.
Duration of Legislative Assemblies.
Section 15.
Speaker and Deputy Speaker.
Section 16.
Rules of procedure.
The Legislative Council of Bihar
Section 17.
Legislative Council of Bihar.
Section 18.
Council constituencies.
Section 19.
Provision as to sitting members.
Section 20.
Chairman and Deputy Chairman.
Delimitation of constituencies
Section 21.
Delimitation of constituencies.
Section 22.
Power of the Election Commission to maintain Delimitation Orders up-to-date.
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
Section 23.
Amendment of the Scheduled Castes Order.
Section 24.
Amendment of the Scheduled Tribes Order.
HIGH COURT
Section 25.
High Court for Jharkhand.
Section 26.
Judges of High Court.
Section 27.
Jurisdiction of High Court.
Section 28.
Special provision relating to Bar Council and Advocates.
Section 29.
Practice and procedure in common High Court.
Section 30.
Custody of seal of High Court.
Section 31.
Form of writs and other processes.
Section 32.
Powers of Judges.
Section 33.
Procedure as to appeals to Supreme Court.
Section 34.
Transfer to proceedings from High Court at Patna to High Court of Jharkhand.
Section 35.
Right to appear or to act in proceedings transferred to High Court of Jharkhand.
Section 36.
Interpretation.
Section 37.
Saving.
AUTHORISATION OF EXPENDITURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF REVENUES
Section 38.
Authorisation of expenditure of Jharkhand State.
Section 39.
Reports relating to accounts of Bihar State.
Section 40.
Distribution of revenue.
APPORTIONMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Section 41.
Application of Part.
Section 42.
Land and goods.
Section 43.
Treasury and bank balances.
Section 44.
Arrears of taxes.
Section 45.
Right to recover loans and advances.
Section 46.
Investments and credits in certain funds.
Section 47.
Assets and liabilities of State undertakings.
Section 48.
Public Debt.
Section 49.
Floating Debt.
Section 50.
Refund of taxes collected in excess.
Section 51.
Deposits, etc.
Section 52.
Provident fund.
Section 53.
Pensions.
Section 54.
Contracts.
Section 55.
Liability in respect of actionable wrong.
Section 56.
Liability as guarantor.
Section 57.
Items in suspense.
Section 58.
Residuary provision.
Section 59.
Apportionment of assets or liabilities by agreement.
Section 60.
Power of Central Government to order allocation or adjustment in certain cases.
Section 61.
Certain expenditure to be charged on Consolidated Fund.
PROVISIONS AS TO CERTAIN CORPORATIONS
Section 62.
Provisions as to Bihar State Electricity Board, State Warehousing Corporation and State Road Transport Corporation.
Section 63.
Continuance of arrangements in regard to generation and supply of electric power and supply of water.
Section 64.
Provisions as to Bihar State Financial Corporation.
Section 65.
Provisions as to certain companies.
Section 66.
General provision as to statutory corporations.
Section 67.
Temporary provisions as to continuance of certain existing road transport permits.
Section 68.
Special provisions relating to retrenchment compensation in certain cases.
Section 69.
Special provision as to income-tax.
Section 70.
Continuance of facilities in certain State institutions.
PROVISIONS AS TO SERVICES
Section 71.
Provisions relating to All-India Services.
Section 72.
Provisions relating to services in Bihar and Jharkhand.
Section 73.
Other provisions relating to services.
Section 74.
Provisions as to continuance of officers in same post.
Section 75.
Advisory Committees.
Section 76.
Power of Central Government to give directions.
Section 77.
Provisions as to State Public Service Commission.
MANGEMENT AND DEVELOPMET OF WATER RESOURCES
Section 78.
Water Resources Development and its Management.
Section 79.
Constitution and functions of Management Board.
Section 80.
Staff of the Management Board.
Section 81.
Jurisdiction of the Board.
Section 82.
Power to make regulations.
LEGAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 83.
Amendment of Act 37 of 1956.
Section 84.
Territorial extent of laws.
Section 85.
Power to adapt laws.
Section 86.
Power to construe laws.
Section 87.
Power to name authorities, etc., for exercising statutory functions.
Section 88.
Legal proceedings.
Section 89.
Transfer of pending proceedings.
Section 90.
Right of pleaders to practise in certain cases.
Section 91.
Effect of provisions of the Act inconsistent with other laws.
Section 92.
Power to remove difficulties.