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PART VI
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THE STATES
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CHAPTER I.—GENERAL
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152. Definition.—In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires, the
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expression “State” does not include the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
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CHAPTER II.—THE EXECUTIVE
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The Governor
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153. Governors of States.—There shall be a Governor for each State:
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Provided that nothing in this article shall prevent the appointment of the
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same person as Governor for two or more States.
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154. Executive power of State.—(1) The executive power of the State
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shall be vested in the Governor and shall be exercised by him either directly or
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through officers subordinate to him in accordance with this Constitution.
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(2) Nothing in this article shall—
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(a) be deemed to transfer to the Governor any functions conferred by
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any existing law on any other authority; or
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(b) prevent Parliament or the Legislature of the State from conferring
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by law functions on any authority subordinate to the Governor.
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155. Appointment of Governor.—The Governor of a State shall be
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appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal.
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156. Term of office of Governor.—(1) The Governor shall hold office
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during the pleasure of the President.
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(2) The Governor may, by writing under his hand addressed to the
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President, resign his office.
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(3) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this article, a Governor shall
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hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his
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office:
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Provided that a Governor shall, notwithstanding the expiration of his
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term, continue to hold office until his successor enters upon his office.
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THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
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157. Qualifications for appointment as Governor.—No person shall
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be eligible for appointment as Governor unless he is a citizen of India and has
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completed the age of thirty-five years.
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158. Conditions of Governor's office.—(1) The Governor shall not be a
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member of either House of Parliament or of a House of the Legislature of any
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State specified in the First Schedule, and if a member of either House of
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Parliament or of a House of the Legislature of any such State be appointed
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Governor, he shall be deemed to have vacated his seat in that House on the date
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on which he enters upon his office as Governor.
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(2) The Governor shall not hold any other office of profit.
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(3) The Governor shall be entitled without payment of rent to the use of
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his official residences and shall be also entitled to such emoluments,
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allowances and privileges as may be determined by Parliament by law and,
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until provision in that behalf is so made, such emoluments, allowances and
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privileges as are specified in the Second Schedule.
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(3A) Where the same person is appointed as Governor of two or more
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States, the emoluments and allowances payable to the Governor shall be allocated
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among the States in such proportion as the President may by order determine.
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(4) The emoluments and allowances of the Governor shall not be
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diminished during his term of office.
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159. Oath or affirmation by the Governor.—Every Governor and
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every person discharging the functions of the Governor shall, before entering
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upon his office, make and subscribe in the presence of the Chief Justice of the
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High Court exercising jurisdiction in relation to the State, or, in his absence,
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the
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senior most Judge of that Court available, an oath or affirmation in the
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following form, that is to say—
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“I, A. B., do swear in the name of God that I will faithfully execute the
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solemnly affirm
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office of Governor (or discharge the functions of the Governor) of
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.........(name of the State) and will to the best of my ability preserve, protec
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t
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and defend the Constitution and the law and that I will devote myself to the
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service and well-being of the people of ..……(name of the State).”.
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160. Discharge of the functions of the Governor in certain
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contingencies.—The President may make such provision as he thinks fit for the
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discharge of the functions of the Governor of a State in any contingency not
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provided for in this Chapter.
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THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
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161. Power of Governor to grant pardons, etc., and to suspend, remit
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or commute sentences in certain cases.—The Governor of a State shall have
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the power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites or remissions of punishment or
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to suspend, remit or commute the sentence of any person convicted of any
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offence against any law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the
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State extends.
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162. Extent of executive power of State.—Subject to the provisions of
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this Constitution, the executive power of a State shall extend to the matters wi
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th
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respect to which the Legislature of the State has power to make laws:
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Provided that in any matter with respect to which the Legislature of a
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State and Parliament have power to make laws, the executive power of the
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State shall be subject to, and limited by, the executive power expressly
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conferred by this Constitution or by any law made by Parliament upon the
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Union or authorities thereof.
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Council of Ministers
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163. Council of Ministers to aid and advise Governor.—(1) There shall
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be a Council of Ministers with the Chief Minister at the head to aid and advise
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the
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Governor in the exercise of his functions, except in so far as he is by or under
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this
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Constitution required to exercise his functions or any of them in his discretion
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(2) If any question arises whether any matter is or is not a matter as
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respects which the Governor is by or under this Constitution required to act in
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his discretion, the decision of the Governor in his discretion shall be final, a
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nd
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the validity of anything done by the Governor shall not be called in question on
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the ground that he ought or ought not to have acted in his discretion.
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(3) The question whether any, and if so what, advice was tendered by
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Ministers to the Governor shall not be inquired into in any court.
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164. Other provisions as to Ministers.—(1) The Chief Minister shall
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be appointed by the Governor and the other Ministers shall be appointed by the
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Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister, and the Ministers shall hold
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office during the pleasure of the Governor:
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Provided that in the States of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh
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and Odisha, there shall be a Minister in charge of tribal welfare who may in
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addition be in charge of the welfare of the Scheduled Castes and backward
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classes or any other work.
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THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
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(2) The Council of Ministers shall be collectively responsible to the
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Legislative Assembly of the State.
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(3) Before a Minister enters upon his office, the Governor shall
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administer to him the oaths of office and of secrecy according to the forms set
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out for the purpose in the Third Schedule.
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(4) A Minister who for any period of six consecutive months is not a
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member of the Legislature of the State shall at the expiration of that period
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cease to be a Minister.
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(5) The salaries and allowances of Ministers shall be such as the Legislature
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of the State may from time to time by law determine and, until the Legislature o
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f the
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State so determines, shall be as specified in the Second Schedule.
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The Advocate-General for the State
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165. Advocate-General for the State.—(1) The Governor of each State
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shall appoint a person who is qualified to be appointed a Judge of a High Court
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to be Advocate-General for the State.
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______________________________________________
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7-1-2004, vide Notification S.O. No. 21(E), dated 7-1-2004.
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THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
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(2) It shall be the duty of the Advocate-General to give advice to the
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Government of the State upon such legal matters, and to perform such other
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duties of a legal character, as may from time to time be referred or assigned to
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him by the Governor, and to discharge the functions conferred on him by or
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under this Constitution or any other law for the time being in force.
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(3) The Advocate-General shall hold office during the pleasure of the
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Governor, and shall receive such remuneration as the Governor may determine.
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Conduct of Government Business
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166. Conduct of business of the Government of a State.—(1) All
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executive action of the Government of a State shall be expressed to be taken in
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the name of the Governor.
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(2) Orders and other instruments made and executed in the name of the
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Governor shall be authenticated in such manner as may be specified in rules to
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be made by the Governor, and the validity of an order or instrument which is so
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authenticated shall not be called in question on the ground that it is not an or
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der
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or instrument made or executed by the Governor.
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(3) The Governor shall make rules for the more convenient transaction of
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the business of the Government of the State, and for the allocation among
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Ministers of the said business in so far as it is not business with respect to w
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hich
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the Governor is by or under this Constitution required to act in his discretion.
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167. Duties of Chief Minister as respects the furnishing of
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information to Governor, etc.—It shall be the duty of the Chief Minister of
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each State—
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(a) to communicate to the Governor of the State all decisions of the
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Council of Ministers relating to the administration of the affairs of the
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State and proposals for legislation;
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(b) to furnish such information relating to the administration of the
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affairs of the State and proposals for legislation as the Governor may call
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for; and
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(c) if the Governor so requires, to submit for the consideration of the
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Council of Ministers any matter on which a decision has been taken by a
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Minister but which has not been considered by the Council.
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CHAPTER III.—THE STATE LEGISLATURE
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General
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168. Constitution of Legislatures in States.—(1) For every State there
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shall be a Legislature which shall consist of the Governor, and—
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(a) in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, 1[Madhya Pradesh],
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Maharashtra, Karnataka, 2[Tamil Nadu] and Uttar Pradesh, two Houses;
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(b) in other States, one House.
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(2) Where there are two Houses of the Legislature of a State, one shall
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be known as the Legislative Council and the other as the Legislative Assembly,
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and where there is only one House, it shall be known as the Legislative
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Assembly.
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169. Abolition or creation of Legislative Councils in States.—(1)
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Notwithstanding anything in article 168, Parliament may by law provide for the
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abolition of the Legislative Council of a State having such a Council or for the
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creation of such a Council in a State having no such Council, if the Legislative
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Assembly of the State passes a resolution to that effect by a majority of the
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total membership of the Assembly and by a majority of not less than two-thirds
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of the members of the Assembly present and voting.
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(2) Any law referred to in clause (1) shall contain such provisions for the
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amendment of this Constitution as may be necessary to give effect to the
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provisions of the law and may also contain such supplemental, incidental and
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consequential provisions as Parliament may deem necessary.
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(3) No such law as aforesaid shall be deemed to be an amendment of this
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Constitution for the purposes of article 368.
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170. Composition of the Legislative Assemblies.—(1) Subject to the
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provisions of article 333, the Legislative Assembly of each State shall consist
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of not more than five hundred, and not less than sixty, members chosen by
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direct election from territorial constituencies in the State.
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No date has been appointed under s. 8(2) of the Constitution (Seventh Amendment)
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Act, 1956, for the
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insertion of the words “Madhya Pradesh” in this sub-clause.
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2. Ins. by Act 16 of 2010, s. 3 (Date yet to be notified).
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(2) For the purposes of clause (1), each State shall be divided into
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territorial constituencies in such manner that the ratio between the population
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of each constituency and the number of seats allotted to it shall, so far as
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practicable, be the same throughout the State.
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Explanation.—In this clause, the expression “population” means the
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population as ascertained at the last preceding census of which the relevant
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figures have been published:
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Provided that the reference in this Explanation to the last preceding
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census of which the relevant figures have been published shall, until the
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relevant figures for the first census taken after the year 2000 have been
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published, be construed as a reference to the 1971 census.
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(3) Upon the completion of each census, the total number of seats in the
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Legislative Assembly of each State and the division of each State into territori
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constituencies shall be readjusted by such authority and in such manner as
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Parliament may by law determine:
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Provided that such readjustment shall not affect representation in the
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Legislative Assembly until the dissolution of the then existing Assembly:
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Provided further that such readjustment shall take effect from such date
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as the President may, by order, specify and until such readjustment takes effect
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,
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any election to the Legislative Assembly may be held on the basis of the
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territorial constituencies existing before such readjustment:
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Provided also that until the relevant figures for the first census taken
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after the year 2000 have been published, it shall not be necessary to readjust
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the total number of seats in the Legislative Assembly
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of each State and the division of such State into territorial constituencies und
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er this
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clause.
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171. Composition of the Legislative Councils.—(1) The total number
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of members in the Legislative Council of a State having such a Council shall
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not exceed one third of the total number of members in the Legislative
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Assembly of that State:
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Provided that the total number of members in the Legislative Council of
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a State shall in no case be less than forty.
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(2) Until Parliament by law otherwise provides, the composition of the
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Legislative Council of a State shall be as provided in clause (3).
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(3) Of the total number of members of the Legislative Council of a
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State—
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(a) as nearly as may be, one-third shall be elected by electorates
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consisting of members of municipalities, district boards and such other
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local authorities in the State as Parliament may by law specify;
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(b) as nearly as may be, one-twelfth shall be elected by electorates
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consisting of persons residing in the State who have been for at least
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three years graduates of any university in the territory of India or have
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been for at least three years in possession of qualifications prescribed by
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or under any law made by Parliament as equivalent to that of a graduate
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of any such university;
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(c) as nearly as may be, one-twelfth shall be elected by electorates
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consisting of persons who have been for at least three years engaged in
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teaching in such educational institutions within the State, not lower in
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standard than that of a secondary school, as may be prescribed by or
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under any law made by Parliament;
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(d) as nearly as may be, one-third shall be elected by the members of
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the Legislative Assembly of the State from amongst persons who are not
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members of the Assembly;
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(e) the remainder shall be nominated by the Governor in accordance
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with the provisions of clause (5).
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(4) The members to be elected under sub-clauses (a), (b) and (c) of
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clause (3) shall be chosen in such territorial constituencies as may be prescrib
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ed
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by or under any law made by Parliament, and the elections under the said subclau
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ses and under sub-clause (d) of the said clause shall be held in accordance
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with the system of proportional representation by means of the single
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transferable vote.
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(5) The members to be nominated by the Governor under sub-clause (e)
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of clause (3) shall consist of persons having special knowledge or practical
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experience in respect of such matters as the following, namely:—
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Literature, science, art, co-operative movement and social service.
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172. Duration of State Legislatures.—(1) Every Legislative Assembly
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of every State, unless sooner dissolved, shall continue for five years from the
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date appointed for its first meeting and no longer and the expiration of the sai
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period of five years shall operate as a dissolution of the Assembly:
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Provided that the said period may, while a Proclamation of Emergency is
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in operation, be extended by Parliament by law for a period not exceeding one
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year at a time and not extending in any case beyond a period of six months after
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the Proclamation has ceased to operate.
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(2) The Legislative Council of a State shall not be subject to dissolution,
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but as nearly as possible one-third of the members thereof shall retire as soon
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as
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may be on the expiration of every second year in accordance with the
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provisions made in that behalf by Parliament by law.
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173. Qualification for membership of the State Legislature.—A
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person shall not be qualified to be chosen to fill a seat in the Legislature of
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a
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State unless he—
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(a) is a citizen of India, and makes and subscribes before some
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person authorised in that behalf by the Election Commission an oath or
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affirmation according to the form set out for the purpose in the Third
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Schedule;
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(b) is, in the case of a seat in the Legislative Assembly, not less than
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twenty-five years of age and, in the case of a seat in the Legislative
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Council, not less than thirty years of age; and
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(c) possesses such other qualifications as may be prescribed in that
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behalf by or under any law made by Parliament.
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174. Sessions of the State Legislature, prorogation and dissolution.—
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(1) The Governor shall from time to time summon the House or each House of
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the Legislature of the State to meet at such time and place as he thinks fit, bu
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t
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six months shall not intervene between its last sitting in one session and the
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date appointed for its first sitting in the next session.
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(2) The Governor may from time to time—
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(a) prorogue the House or either House;
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(b) dissolve the Legislative Assembly.
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THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
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175. Right of Governor to address and send messages to the House
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or Houses.—(1) The Governor may address the Legislative Assembly or, in
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the case of a State having a Legislative Council, either House of the Legislatur
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e
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of the State, or both Houses assembled together, and may for that purpose
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require the attendance of members.
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(2) The Governor may send messages to the House or Houses of the
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Legislature of the State, whether with respect to a Bill then pending in the
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Legislature or otherwise, and a House to which any message is so sent shall
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with all convenient despatch consider any matter required by the message to be
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taken into consideration.
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176. Special address by the Governor.—(1) At the commencement of
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the first session after each general election to the Legislative Assembly and at
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the commencement of the first session of each year, the Governor shall address
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the Legislative Assembly or, in the case of a State having a Legislative
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Council, both Houses assembled together and inform the Legislature of the
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causes of its summons.
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(2) Provision shall be made by the rules regulating the procedure of the
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House or either House for the allotment of time for discussion of the matters
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referred to in such address.
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177. Rights of Ministers and Advocate-General as respects the
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Houses.—Every Minister and the Advocate-General for a State shall have the
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right to speak in, and otherwise to take part in the proceedings of, the
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Legislative Assembly of the State or, in the case of a State having a Legislativ
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e
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Council, both Houses, and to speak in, and otherwise to take part in the
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proceedings of, any committee of the Legislature of which he may be named a
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member, but shall not, by virtue of this article, be entitled to vote.
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Officers of the State Legislature
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178. The Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Legislative
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Assembly.—Every Legislative Assembly of a State shall, as soon as may be,
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choose two members of the Assembly to be respectively Speaker and Deputy
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Speaker thereof and, so often as the office of Speaker or Deputy Speaker
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becomes vacant, the Assembly shall choose another member to be Speaker or
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Deputy Speaker, as the case may be.
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179. Vacation and resignation of, and removal from, the offices of
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Speaker and Deputy Speaker.—A member holding office as Speaker or
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Deputy Speaker of an Assembly—
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(a) shall vacate his office if he ceases to be a member of the Assembly;
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(b) may at any time by writing under his hand addressed, if such
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member is the Speaker, to the Deputy Speaker, and if such member is
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the Deputy Speaker, to the Speaker, resign his office; and
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THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
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(c) may be removed from his office by a resolution of the
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Assembly passed by a majority of all the then members of the Assembly:
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Provided that no resolution for the purpose of clause (c) shall be moved
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unless at least fourteen days' notice has been given of the intention to move th
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e
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resolution:
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Provided further that, whenever the Assembly is dissolved, the Speaker
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shall not vacate his office until immediately before the first meeting of the
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Assembly after the dissolution.
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180. Power of the Deputy Speaker or other person to perform the
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duties of the office of, or to act as, Speaker.—(1) While the office of Speake
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r
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is vacant, the duties of the office shall be performed by the Deputy Speaker or,
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if the office of Deputy Speaker is also vacant, by such member of the Assembly
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as the Governor may appoint for the purpose.
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(2) During the absence of the Speaker from any sitting of the Assembly
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the Deputy Speaker or, if he is also absent, such person as may be determined
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by the rules of procedure of the Assembly, or, if no such person is present, suc
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h
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other person as may be determined by the Assembly, shall act as Speaker.
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181. The Speaker or the Deputy Speaker not to preside while a
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resolution for his removal from office is under consideration.—(1) At any
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sitting of the Legislative Assembly, while any resolution for the removal of the
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Speaker from his office is under consideration, the Speaker, or while any
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resolution for the removal of the Deputy Speaker from his office is under
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consideration, the Deputy Speaker, shall not, though he is present, preside, and
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the provisions of clause (2) of article 180 shall apply in relation to every suc
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h
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sitting as they apply in relation to a sitting from which the Speaker or, as the
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case may be, the Deputy Speaker, is absent.
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(2) The Speaker shall have the right to speak in, and otherwise to take
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part in the proceedings of, the Legislative Assembly while any resolution for
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his removal from office is under consideration in the Assembly and shall,
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notwithstanding anything in article 189, be entitled to vote only in the first
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instance on such resolution or on any other matter during such proceedings but
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not in the case of an equality of votes.
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182. The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Legislative
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Council.—The Legislative Council of every State having such Council shall, as
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soon as may be, choose two members of the Council to be respectively
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Chairman and Deputy Chairman thereof and, so often as the office of Chairman
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or Deputy Chairman becomes vacant, the Council shall choose another member
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to be Chairman or Deputy Chairman, as the case may be.
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THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
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183. Vacation and resignation of, and removal from, the offices of
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Chairman and Deputy Chairman.—A member holding office as Chairman or
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Deputy Chairman of a Legislative Council—
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(a) shall vacate his office if he ceases to be a member of the Council;
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(b) may at any time by writing under his hand addressed, if such
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member is the Chairman, to the Deputy Chairman, and if such member is
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the Deputy Chairman, to the Chairman, resign his office; and
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(c) may be removed from his office by a resolution of the Council
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passed by a majority of all the then members of the Council:
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Provided that no resolution for the purpose of clause (c) shall be moved unless
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at least fourteen days' notice has been given of the intention to move the resol
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ution.
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184. Power of the Deputy Chairman or other person to perform the
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duties of the office of, or to act as, Chairman.—(1) While the office of
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Chairman is vacant, the duties of the office shall be performed by the Deputy
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Chairman or, if the office of Deputy Chairman is also vacant, by such member
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of the Council as the Governor may appoint for the purpose.
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(2) During the absence of the Chairman from any sitting of the Council
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the Deputy Chairman or, if he is also absent, such person as may be determined
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by the rules of procedure of the Council, or, if no such person is present, such
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other person as may be determined by the Council, shall act as Chairman.
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185. The Chairman or the Deputy Chairman not to preside while a
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resolution for his removal from office is under consideration.—(1) At any
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sitting of the Legislative Council, while any resolution for the removal of the
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Chairman from his office is under consideration, the Chairman, or while any
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resolution for the removal of the Deputy Chairman from his office is under
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consideration, the Deputy Chairman, shall not, though he is present, preside,
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and the provisions of clause (2) of article 184 shall apply in relation to every
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such sitting as they apply in relation to a sitting from which the Chairman or,
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as
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the case may be, the Deputy Chairman is absent.
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(2) The Chairman shall have the right to speak in, and otherwise to take
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part in the proceedings of, the Legislative Council while any resolution for his
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removal from office is under consideration in the Council and shall,
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notwithstanding anything in article 189, be entitled to vote only in the first
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instance on such resolution or on any other matter during such proceedings but
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not in the case of an equality of votes.
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THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
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186. Salaries and allowances of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker
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and the Chairman and Deputy Chairman.—There shall be paid to the
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Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, and to the
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Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council, such salaries
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and allowances as may be respectively fixed by the Legislature of the State by
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law and, until provision in that behalf is so made, such salaries and allowances
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as are specified in the Second Schedule.
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187. Secretariat of State Legislature.—(1) The House or each House
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of the Legislature of a State shall have a separate secretarial staff:
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Provided that nothing in this clause shall, in the case of the Legislature
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of a State having a Legislative Council, be construed as preventing the creation
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of posts common to both Houses of such Legislature.
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(2) The Legislature of a State may by law regulate the recruitment, and
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the conditions of service of persons appointed, to the secretarial staff of the
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House or Houses of the Legislature of the State.
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(3) Until provision is made by the Legislature of the State under clause (2),
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the Governor may, after consultation with the Speaker of the Legislative Assembl
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y
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or the Chairman of the Legislative Council, as the case may be, make rules
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regulating the recruitment, and the conditions of service of persons appointed,
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to the
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secretarial staff of the Assembly or the Council, and any rules so made shall ha
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ve
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effect subject to the provisions of any law made under the said clause.
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Conduct of Business
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188. Oath or affirmation by members.—Every member of the
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Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council of a State shall, before taking
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his seat, make and subscribe before the Governor, or some person appointed in
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that behalf by him, an oath or affirmation according to the form set out for the
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purpose in the Third Schedule.
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189. Voting in Houses, power of Houses to act notwithstanding
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vacancies and quorum.—(1) Save as otherwise provided in this Constitution,
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all questions at any sitting of a House of the Legislature of a State shall be
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determined by a majority of votes of the members present and voting, other
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than the Speaker or Chairman, or person acting as such.
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The Speaker or Chairman, or person acting as such, shall not vote in the
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first instance, but shall have and exercise a casting vote in the case of an
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equality of votes.
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THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
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(2) A House of the Legislature of a State shall have power to act
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notwithstanding any vacancy in the membership thereof, and any proceedings
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in the Legislature of a State shall be valid notwithstanding that it is discover
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ed
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subsequently that some person who was not entitled so to do sat or voted or
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otherwise took part in the proceedings.
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(3) Until the Legislature of the State by law otherwise provides, the
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quorum to constitute a meeting of a House of the Legislature of a State shall be
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ten members or one-tenth of the total number of members of the House,
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whichever is greater.
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(4) If at any time during a meeting of the Legislative Assembly or the
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Legislative Council of a State there is no quorum, it shall be the duty of the
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Speaker or Chairman, or person acting as such, either to adjourn the House or
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to suspend the meeting until there is a quorum.
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Disqualifications of Members
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190. Vacation of seats.—(1) No person shall be a member of both
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Houses of the Legislature of a State and provision shall be made by the
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Legislature of the State by law for the vacation by a person who is chosen a
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member of both Houses of his seat in one house or the other.
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(2) No person shall be a member of the Legislatures of two or more
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States specified in the First Schedule and if a person is chosen a member of the
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Legislatures of two or more such States, then, at the expiration of such period
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as may be specified in rules made by the President, that person's seat in the
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Legislatures of all such States shall become vacant, unless he has previously
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resigned his seat in the Legislatures of all but one of the States.
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(3) If a member of a House of the Legislature of a State—
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(a) becomes subject to any of the disqualifications mentioned in
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clause (1) or clause (2) of article 191; or
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(b) resigns his seat by writing under his hand addressed to the
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speaker or the Chairman, as the case may be, and his resignation is
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accepted by the Speaker or the Chairman, as the case may be,
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his seat shall thereupon become vacant:
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Provided that in the case of any resignation referred to in sub-clause (b), if
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from information received or otherwise and after making such inquiry as he
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thinks fit, the Speaker or the Chairman, as the case may be, is satisfied that s
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uch
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resignation is not voluntary or genuine, he shall not accept such resignation.
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(4) If for a period of sixty days a member of a House of the Legislature
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of a State is without permission of the House absent from all meetings thereof,
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the House may declare his seat vacant:
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Provided that in computing the said period of sixty days no account shall
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be taken of any period during which the House is prorogued or is adjourned for
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more than four consecutive days.
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191. Disqualifications for membership.—(1) A person shall be
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disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a member of the Legislative
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Assembly or Legislative Council of a State—
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(a) if he holds any office of profit under the Government of India or
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the Government of any State specified in the First Schedule, other than
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an office declared by the Legislature of the State by law not to disqualify
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its holder;
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(b) if he is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent
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court;
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(c) if he is an undischarged insolvent;
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(d) if he is not a citizen of India, or has voluntarily acquired the
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citizenship of a foreign State, or is under any acknowledgment of
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allegiance or adherence to a foreign State;
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(e) if he is so disqualified by or under any law made by Parliament.
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Explanation.—For the purposes of this clause, a person shall not be
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deemed to hold an office of profit under the Government of India or the
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Government of any State specified in the First Schedule by reason only that he
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is a Minister either for the Union or for such State.
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(2) A person shall be disqualified for being a member of the Legislative
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Assembly or Legislative Council of a State if he is so disqualified under the
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Tenth Schedule.
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192. Decision on questions as to disqualifications of members.—(1)
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If any question arises as to whether a member of a House of the Legislature of a
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State has become subject to any of the disqualifications mentioned in clause (1)
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of article 191, the question shall be referred for the decision of the Governor
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and his decision shall be final.
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(2) Before giving any decision on any such question, the Governor shall
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obtain the opinion of the Election Commission and shall act according to such
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opinion.
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THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
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193. Penalty for sitting and voting before making oath or affirmation
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under article 188 or when not qualified or when disqualified.—If a person
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sits or votes as a member of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative
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Council of a State before he has complied with the requirements of article 188,
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or when he knows that he is not qualified or that he is disqualified for
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membership thereof, or that he is prohibited from so doing by the provisions of
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any law made by Parliament or the Legislature of the State, he shall be liable i
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n
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respect of each day on which he so sits or votes to a penalty of five hundred
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rupees to be recovered as a debt due to the State.
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Powers, Privileges and Immunities of State Legislatures
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and their Members
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194. Powers, privileges, etc., of the Houses of Legislatures and of the
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members and committees thereof.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this
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Constitution and to the rules and standing orders regulating the procedure of th
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e
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Legislature, there shall be freedom of speech in the Legislature of every State.
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(2) No member of the Legislature of a State shall be liable to any
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proceedings in any court in respect of anything said or any vote given by him in
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the Legislature or any committee thereof, and no person shall be so liable in
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respect of the publication by or under the authority of a House of such a
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Legislature of any report, paper, votes or proceedings.
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(3) In other respects, the powers, privileges and immunities of a House
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of the Legislature of a State, and of the members and the committees of a
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House of such Legislature, shall be such as may from time to time be defined
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by the Legislature by law, and, until so defined, shall be those of that House
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and of its members and committees immediately before the coming into force
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of section 26 of the Constitution (Forty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1978.
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(4) The provisions of clauses (1), (2) and (3) shall apply in relation to
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persons who by virtue of this Constitution have the right to speak in, and
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otherwise to take part in the proceedings of, a House of the Legislature of a St
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ate
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or any committee thereof as they apply in relation to members of that Legislatur
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e.
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195. Salaries and allowances of members.—Members of the
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Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council of a State shall be entitled to
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receive such salaries and allowances as may from time to time be determined,
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by the Legislature of the State by law and, until provision in that respect is s
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o
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made, salaries and allowances at such rates and upon such conditions as were
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immediately before the commencement of this Constitution applicable in the
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case of members of the Legislative Assembly of the corresponding Province.
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THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
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Legislative Procedure
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196. Provisions as to introduction and passing of Bills.—(1) Subject
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to the provisions of articles 198 and 207 with respect to Money Bills and other
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financial Bills, a Bill may originate in either House of the Legislature of a St
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ate
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which has a Legislative Council.
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(2) Subject to the provisions of articles 197 and 198, a Bill shall not be
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deemed to have been passed by the Houses of the Legislature of a State having
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a Legislative Council unless it has been agreed to by both Houses, either
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without amendment or with such amendments only as are agreed to by both
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Houses.
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(3) A Bill pending in the Legislature of a State shall not lapse by reason
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of the prorogation of the House or Houses thereof.
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(4) A Bill pending in the Legislative Council of a State which has not
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been passed by the Legislative Assembly shall not lapse on a dissolution of the
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Assembly.
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(5) A Bill which is pending in the Legislative Assembly of a State, or
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which having been passed by the Legislative Assembly is pending in the
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Legislative Council, shall lapse on a dissolution of the Assembly.
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197. Restriction on powers of Legislative Council as to Bills other
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than Money Bills.—(1) If after a Bill has been passed by the Legislative
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Assembly of a State having a Legislative Council and transmitted to the
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Legislative Council—
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(a) the Bill is rejected by the Council; or
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(b) more than three months elapse from the date on which the Bill is
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laid before the Council without the Bill being passed by it; or
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(c) the Bill is passed by the Council with amendments to which the
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Legislative Assembly does not agree;
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the Legislative Assembly may, subject to the rules regulating its procedure, pas
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s the
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Bill again in the same or in any subsequent session with or without such amendme
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nts,
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if any, as have been made, suggested or agreed to by the Legislative Council and
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then
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transmit the Bill as so passed to the Legislative Council.
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(2) If after a Bill has been so passed for the second time by the
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Legislative Assembly and transmitted to the Legislative Council—
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(a) the Bill is rejected by the Council; or
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THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
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(b) more than one month elapses from the date on which the Bill is
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laid before the Council without the Bill being passed by it; or
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(c) the Bill is passed by the Council with amendments to which the
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Legislative Assembly does not agree;
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the Bill shall be deemed to have been passed by the Houses of the Legislature of
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the
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State in the form in which it was passed by the Legislative Assembly for the sec
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ond
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time with such amendments, if any, as have been made or suggested by the Legisla
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tive
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Council and agreed to by the Legislative Assembly.
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(3) Nothing in this article shall apply to a Money Bill.
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198. Special procedure in respect of Money Bills.—(1) A Money Bill
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shall not be introduced in a Legislative Council.
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(2) After a Money Bill has been passed by the Legislative Assembly of a
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State having a Legislative Council, it shall be transmitted to the Legislative
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Council for its recommendations, and the Legislative Council shall within a
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period of fourteen days from the date of its receipt of the Bill return the Bill
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to the
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Legislative Assembly with its recommendations, and the Legislative Assembly
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may thereupon either accept or reject all or any of the recommendations of the
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Legislative Council.
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(3) If the Legislative Assembly accepts any of the recommendations of
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the Legislative Council, the Money Bill shall be deemed to have been passed
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by both Houses with the amendments recommended by the Legislative Council
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and accepted by the Legislative Assembly.
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(4) If the Legislative Assembly does not accept any of the
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recommendations of the Legislative Council, the Money Bill shall be deemed
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to have been passed by both Houses in the form in which it was passed by the
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Legislative Assembly without any of the amendments recommended by the
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Legislative Council.
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(5) If a Money Bill passed by the Legislative Assembly and transmitted
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to the Legislative Council for its recommendations is not returned to the
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Legislative Assembly within the said period of fourteen days, it shall be
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deemed to have been passed by both Houses at the expiration of the said period
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in the form in which it was passed by the Legislative Assembly.
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199. Definition of “Money Bills”.—(1) For the purposes of this
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Chapter, a Bill shall be deemed to be a Money Bill if it contains only provision
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s
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dealing with all or any of the following matters, namely:—
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(a) the imposition, abolition, remission, alteration or regulation of any tax;
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THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
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(b) the regulation of the borrowing of money or the giving of any
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guarantee by the State, or the amendment of the law with respect to any
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financial obligations undertaken or to be undertaken by the State;
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(c) the custody of the Consolidated Fund or the Contingency Fund
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of the State, the payment of moneys into or the withdrawal of moneys
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from any such Fund;
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(d) the appropriation of moneys out of the Consolidated Fund of
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the State;
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(e) the declaring of any expenditure to be expenditure charged on
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the Consolidated Fund of the State, or the increasing of the amount of
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any such expenditure;
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(f) the receipt of money on account of the Consolidated Fund of the
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State or the public account of the State or the custody or issue of such
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money; or
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(g) any matter incidental to any of the matters specified in subclauses (a) to (
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f).
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(2) A Bill shall not be deemed to be a Money Bill by reason only that it
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provides for the imposition of fines or other pecuniary penalties, or for the
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demand or payment of fees for licences or fees for services rendered, or by
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reason that it provides for the imposition, abolition, remission, alteration or
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regulation of any tax by any local authority or body for local purposes.
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(3) If any question arises whether a Bill introduced in the Legislature of
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a State which has a Legislative Council is a Money Bill or not, the decision of
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the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of such State thereon shall be final.
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(4) There shall be endorsed on every Money Bill when it is transmitted
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to the Legislative Council under article 198, and when it is presented to the
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Governor for assent under article 200, the certificate of the Speaker of the
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Legislative Assembly signed by him that it is a Money Bill.
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200. Assent to Bills.—When a Bill has been passed by the Legislative
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Assembly of a State or, in the case of a State having a Legislative Council, has
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been passed by both Houses of the Legislature of the State, it shall be presente
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d
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to the Governor and the Governor shall declare either that he assents to the Bil
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l
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or that he withholds assent therefrom or that he reserves the Bill for the
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consideration of the President:
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THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
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Provided that the Governor may, as soon as possible after the
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presentation to him of the Bill for assent, return the Bill if it is not a Money
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Bill
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together with a message requesting that the House or Houses will reconsider
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the Bill or any specified provisions thereof and, in particular, will consider t
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he
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desirability of introducing any such amendments as he may recommend in his
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message and, when a Bill is so returned, the House or Houses shall reconsider
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the Bill accordingly, and if the Bill is passed again by the House or Houses
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with or without amendment and presented to the Governor for assent, the
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Governor shall not withhold assent therefrom:
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Provided further that the Governor shall not assent to, but shall reserve
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for the consideration of the President, any Bill which in the opinion of the
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Governor would, if it became law, so derogate from the powers of the High
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Court as to endanger the position which that Court is by this Constitution
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designed to fill.
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201. Bills reserved for consideration.—When a Bill is reserved by a
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Governor for the consideration of the President, the President shall declare
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either that he assents to the Bill or that he withholds assent therefrom:
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Provided that, where the Bill is not a Money Bill, the President may
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direct the Governor to return the Bill to the House or, as the case may be, the
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Houses of the Legislature of the State together with such a message as is
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mentioned in the first proviso to article 200 and, when a Bill is so returned, t
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he
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House or Houses shall reconsider it accordingly within a period of six months
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from the date of receipt of such message and, if it is again passed by the House
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or Houses with or without amendment, it shall be presented again to the
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President for his consideration.
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Procedure in Financial Matters
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202. Annual financial statement.—(1) The Governor shall in respect of
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every financial year cause to be laid before the House or Houses of the
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|
Legislature of the State a statement of the estimated receipts and expenditure o
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f
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the State for that year, in this Part referred to as the “annual financial
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statement”.
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(2) The estimates of expenditure embodied in the annual financial
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statement shall show separately—
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(a) the sums required to meet expenditure described by this
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Constitution as expenditure charged upon the Consolidated Fund of the
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State; and
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THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
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(b) the sums required to meet other expenditure proposed to be made
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from the Consolidated Fund of the State;
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and shall distinguish expenditure on revenue account from other expenditure.
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(3) The following expenditure shall be expenditure charged on the
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Consolidated Fund of each State—
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expenditure relating to his office;
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Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and, in the case of a State having a
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Legislative Council, also of the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of
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the Legislative Council;
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(c) debt charges for which the State is liable including interest,
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sinking fund charges and redemption charges, and other expenditure
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relating to the raising of loans and the service and redemption of debt;
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(d) expenditure in respect of the salaries and allowances of Judges of
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any High Court;
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court or arbitral tribunal;
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(f) any other expenditure declared by this Constitution, or by the
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Legislature of the State by law, to be so charged.
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203. Procedure in Legislature with respect to estimates.—(1) So
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much of the estimates as relates to expenditure charged upon the Consolidated
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Fund of a State shall not be submitted to the vote of the Legislative Assembly,
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but nothing in this clause shall be construed as preventing the discussion in th
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Legislature of any of those estimates.
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(2) So much of the said estimates as relates to other expenditure shall
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be submitted in the form of demands for grants to the Legislative Assembly,
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and the Legislative Assembly shall have power to assent, or to refuse to assent,
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to any demand, or to assent to any demand subject to a reduction of the amount
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specified therein.
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(3) No demand for a grant shall be made except on the recommendation
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of the Governor.
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204. Appropriation Bills.—(1) As soon as may be after the grants under
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article 203 have been made by the Assembly, there shall be introduced a Bill to
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provide for the appropriation out of the Consolidated Fund of the State of all
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moneys required to meet—
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(b) the expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund of the State but
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not exceeding in any case the amount shown in the statement previously
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laid before the House or Houses.
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(2) No amendment shall be proposed to any such Bill in the House or
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either House of the Legislature of the State which will have the effect of
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varying the amount or altering the destination of any grant so made or of
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varying the amount of any expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund of
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the State, and the decision of the person presiding as to whether an amendment
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is inadmissible under this clause shall be final.
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withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund of the State except under appropriation
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made by law passed in accordance with the provisions of this article.
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205. Supplementary, additional or excess grants.—(1) The Governor
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shall—
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(a) if the amount authorised by any law made in accordance with the
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provisions of article 204 to be expended for a particular service for the
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current financial year is found to be insufficient for the purposes of that
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year or when a need has arisen during the current financial year for
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supplementary or additional expenditure upon some new service not
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contemplated in the annual financial statement for that year, or
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(b) if any money has been spent on any service during a financial
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year in excess of the amount granted for that service and for that year,
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cause to be laid before the House or the Houses of the Legislature of the State
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another statement showing the estimated amount of that expenditure or cause to
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be presented to the Legislative Assembly of the State a demand for such excess,
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as the case may be.
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(2) The provisions of articles 202, 203 and 204 shall have effect in
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relation to any such statement and expenditure or demand and also to any law
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to be made authorising the appropriation of moneys out of the Consolidated
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Fund of the State to meet such expenditure or the grant in respect of such
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demand as they have effect in relation to the annual financial statement and the
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expenditure mentioned therein or to a demand for a grant and the law to be
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made for the authorisation of appropriation of moneys out of the Consolidated
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Fund of the State to meet such expenditure or grant.
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206. Votes on account, votes of credit and exceptional grants.—(1)
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Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this Chapter, the
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Legislative Assembly of a State shall have power—
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(a) to make any grant in advance in respect of the estimated
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expenditure for a part of any financial year pending the completion of
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the procedure prescribed in article 203 for the voting of such grant and
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the passing of the law in accordance with the provisions of article 204 in
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relation to that expenditure;
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(b) to make a grant for meeting an unexpected demand upon the
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resources of the State when on account of the magnitude or the indefinite
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character of the service the demand cannot be stated with the details
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ordinarily given in an annual financial statement;
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(c) to make an exceptional grant which forms no part of the current
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service of any financial year;
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and the Legislature of the State shall have power to authorise by law the
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withdrawal of moneys from the Consolidated Fund of the State for the purposes
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for which the said grants are made.
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(2) The provisions of articles 203 and 204 shall have effect in relation to
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the making of any grant under clause (1) and to any law to be made under that
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clause as they have effect in relation to the making of a grant with regard to a
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ny
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expenditure mentioned in the annual financial statement and the law to be made
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for the authorisation of appropriation of moneys out of the Consolidated Fund
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of the State to meet such expenditure.
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207. Special provisions as to financial Bills.—(1) A Bill or amendment
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making provision for any of the matters specified in sub-clauses (a) to (f) of
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clause (1) of article 199 shall not be introduced or moved except on the
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recommendation of the Governor, and a Bill making such provision shall not be
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introduced in a Legislative Council:
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Provided that no recommendation shall be required under this clause for
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the moving of an amendment making provision for the reduction or abolition of
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any tax.
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(2) A Bill or amendment shall not be deemed to make provision for any
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of the matters aforesaid by reason only that it provides for the imposition of
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fines or other pecuniary penalties, or for the demand or payment of fees for
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licences or fees for services rendered, or by reason that it provides for the
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imposition, abolition, remission, alteration or regulation of any tax by any loc
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authority or body for local purposes.
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(3) A Bill which, if enacted and brought into operation, would involve
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expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of a State shall not be passed by a
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House of the Legislature of the State unless the Governor has recommended to
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that House the consideration of the Bill.
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Procedure Generally
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208. Rules of procedure.—(1) A House of the Legislature of a State
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may make rules for regulating, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, i
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procedure and the conduct of its business.
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(2) Until rules are made under clause (1), the rules of procedure and
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standing orders in force immediately before the commencement of this
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Constitution with respect to the Legislature for the corresponding Province shal
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have effect in relation to the Legislature of the State subject to such modifica
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tions
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and adaptations as may be made therein by the Speaker of the Legislative
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Assembly, or the Chairman of the Legislative Council, as the case may be.
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(3) In a State having a Legislative Council the Governor, after
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consultation with the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and the Chairman of
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the Legislative Council, may make rules as to the procedure with respect to
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communications between the two Houses.
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209. Regulation by law of procedure in the Legislature of the State in
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relation to financial business.—The Legislature of a State may, for the purpos
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of the timely completion of financial business, regulate by law the procedure of
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,
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and the conduct of business in, the House or Houses of the Legislature of the
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State in relation to any financial matter or to any Bill for the appropriation o
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moneys out of the Consolidated Fund of the State, and, if and so far as any
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provision of any law so made is inconsistent with any rule made by the House or
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either House of the Legislature of the State under clause (1) of article 208 or
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with
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any rule or standing order having effect in relation to the Legislature of the S
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tate
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under clause (2) of that article, such provision shall prevail.
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210. Language to be used in the Legislature.—(1) Notwithstanding
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anything in Part XVII, but subject to the provisions of article 348, business in
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the Legislature of a State shall be transacted in the official language or
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languages of the State or in Hindi or in English:
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Provided that the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly or Chairman of
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the Legislative Council, or person acting as such, as the case may be, may
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permit any member who cannot adequately express himself in any of the
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languages aforesaid to address the House in his mother-tongue.
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(2) Unless the Legislature of the State by law otherwise provides, this
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article shall, after the expiration of a period of fifteen years from the
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commencement of this Constitution, have effect as if the words “or in English<73>
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<EFBFBD><EFBFBD>
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were omitted therefrom:
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Provided that in relation to the Legislatures of the States of Himachal
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Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura this clause shall have effect as if for
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the words “fifteen years” occurring therein, the words “twenty-five years<72>
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<EFBFBD><EFBFBD> were
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substituted:
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Provided further that in relation to the Legislatures of the States of
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Arunachal Pradesh, Goa and Mizoram, this clause shall have effect as if for the
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words "fifteen years" occurring therein, the words "forty years" were
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substituted.
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211. Restriction on discussion in the Legislature.—No discussion
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shall take place in the Legislature of a State with respect to the conduct of an
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y
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Judge of the Supreme Court or of a High Court in the discharge of his duties.
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212. Courts not to inquire into proceedings of the Legislature.—(1)
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The validity of any proceedings in the Legislature of a State shall not be calle
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in question on the ground of any alleged irregularity of procedure.
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(2) No officer or member of the Legislature of a State in whom powers
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are vested by or under this Constitution for regulating procedure or the conduct
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of business, or for maintaining order, in the Legislature shall be subject to th
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jurisdiction of any court in respect of the exercise by him of those powers.
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CHAPTER IV.—LEGISLATIVE POWER OF THE GOVERNOR
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213. Power of Governor to promulgate Ordinances during recess of
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Legislature.—(1) If at any time, except when the Legislative Assembly of a
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State is in session, or where there is a Legislative Council in a State, except
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when both Houses of the Legislature are in session, the Governor is satisfied
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that circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate
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action, he may promulgate such Ordinances as the circumstances appear to
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him to require:
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Provided that the Governor shall not, without instructions from the
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President, promulgate any such Ordinance if—
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(a) a Bill containing the same provisions would under this
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Constitution have required the previous sanction of the President for the
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introduction thereof into the Legislature; or
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(b) he would have deemed it necessary to reserve a Bill
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containing the same provisions for the consideration of the President; or
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(c) an Act of the Legislature of the State containing the same
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provisions would under this Constitution have been invalid unless,
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having been reserved for the consideration of the President, it had
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received the assent of the President.
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(2) An Ordinance promulgated under this article shall have the same
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force and effect as an Act of the Legislature of the State assented to by the
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Governor, but every such Ordinance—
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(a) shall be laid before the Legislative Assembly of the State, or
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where there is a Legislative Council in the State, before both the Houses,
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and shall cease to operate at the expiration of six weeks from the
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reassembly of the Legislature, or if before the expiration of that period a
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resolution disapproving it is passed by the Legislative Assembly and
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agreed to by the Legislative Council, if any, upon the passing of the
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resolution or, as the case may be, on the resolution being agreed to by
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the Council; and
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(b) may be withdrawn at any time by the Governor.
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Explanation.—Where the Houses of the Legislature of a State having a
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Legislative Council are summoned to reassemble on different dates, the period
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of six weeks shall be reckoned from the later of those dates for the purposes of
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this clause.
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(3) If and so far as an Ordinance under this article makes any provision
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which would not be valid if enacted in an Act of the Legislature of the State
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assented to by the Governor, it shall be void:
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Provided that, for the purposes of the provisions of this Constitution
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relating to the effect of an Act of the Legislature of a State which is repugnan
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to an Act of Parliament or an existing law with respect to a matter enumerated
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in the Concurrent List, an Ordinance promulgated under this article in
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pursuance of instructions from the President shall be deemed to be an Act of
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the Legislature of the State which has been reserved for the consideration of th
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President and assented to by him.
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214. High Courts for States.— There shall be a High Court for each State.
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215. High Courts to be courts of record.—Every High Court shall be a
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court of record and shall have all the powers of such a court including the
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power to punish for contempt of itself.
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216. Constitution of High Courts.—Every High Court shall consist of a
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Chief Justice and such other Judges as the President may from time to time
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deem it necessary to appoint.
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217. Appointment and conditions of the office of a Judge of a High
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Court.—(1) Every Judge of a High Court shall be appointed by the President
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by warrant under his hand and seal after consultation with the Chief Justice of
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India, the Governor of the State, and, in the case of appointment of a Judge
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other than the Chief Justice, the Chief Justice of the High Court, and shall hol
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office, in the case of an additional or acting Judge, as provided in article 224
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and in any other case, until he attains the age of sixty-two years:
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(a) a Judge may, by writing under his hand addressed to the
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President, resign his office;
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manner provided in clause (4) of article 124 for the removal of a Judge
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of the Supreme Court;
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(c) the office of a Judge shall be vacated by his being appointed by
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the President to be a Judge of the Supreme Court or by his being
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transferred by the President to any other High Court within the territory
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of India.
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(2) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as a Judge of a High
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Court unless he is a citizen of India and—
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(a) has for at least ten years held a judicial office in the territory of
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India; or
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(b) has for at least ten years been an advocate of a High Court or of
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two or more such Courts in succession.
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Explanation.—For the purposes of this clause—
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(a) in computing the period during which a person has held
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judicial office in the territory of India, there shall be included any period,
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after he has held any judicial office, during which the person has been an
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advocate of a High Court or has held the office of a member of a tribunal
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or any post, under the Union or a State, requiring special knowledge of
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law;
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(aa) in computing the period during which a person has been an
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advocate of a High Court, there shall be included any period during
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which the person has held judicial office or the office of a member of a
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tribunal or any post, under the Union or a State, requiring special
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knowledge of law after he became an advocate;
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(b) in computing the period during which a person has held judicial
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office in the territory of India or been an advocate of a High Court, there
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shall be included any period before the commencement of this
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Constitution during which he has held judicial office in any area which
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was comprised before the fifteenth day of August, 1947, within India as
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defined by the Government of India Act, 1935, or has been an advocate
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of any High Court in any such area, as the case may be.
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(3) If any question arises as to the age of a Judge of a High Court, the
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question shall be decided by the President after consultation with the Chief
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Justice of India and the decision of the President shall be final.
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218. Application of certain provisions relating to Supreme Court to
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High Courts.— The provisions of clauses (4) and (5) of article 124 shall apply
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in relation to a High Court as they apply in relation to the Supreme Court with
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the substitution of references to the High Court for references to the Supreme
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Court.
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219. Oath or affirmation by Judges of High Courts.—Every person
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appointed to be a Judge of a High Court shall, before he enters upon his office,
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make and subscribe before the Governor of the State, or some person appointed
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in that behalf by him, an oath or affirmation according to the form set out for
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the purpose in the Third Schedule.
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220. Restriction on practice after being a permanent Judge.—No
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person who, after the commencement of this Constitution, has held office as a
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permanent Judge of a High Court shall plead or act in any court or before any
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authority in India except the Supreme Court and the other High Courts.
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Explanation.—In this article, the expression “High Court” does not
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include a High Court for a State specified in Part B of the First Schedule as it
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existed before the commencement of the Constitution (Seventh Amendment)
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Act, 1956.
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221. Salaries, etc., of Judges.— (1) There shall be paid to the Judges of
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each High Court such salaries as may be determined by Parliament by law and,
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until provision in that behalf is so made, such salaries as are specified in the
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Second Schedule.
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(2) Every Judge shall be entitled to such allowances and to such rights in
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respect of leave of absence and pension as may from time to time be
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determined by or under law made by Parliament and, until so determined, to
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such allowances and rights as are specified in the Second Schedule:
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Provided that neither the allowances of a Judge nor his rights in respect
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of leave of absence or pension shall be varied to his disadvantage after his
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appointment.
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222. Transfer of a Judge from one High Court to another.—(1) The
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President may, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, transfer a
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Judge from one High Court to any other High Court.
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(2) When a Judge has been or is so transferred, he shall, during the
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period he serves, after the commencement of the Constitution (Fifteenth
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Amendment) Act, 1963, as a Judge of the other High Court, be entitled to
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receive in addition to his salary such compensatory allowance as may be
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determined by Parliament by law and, until so determined, such compensatory
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allowance as the President may by order fix.
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223. Appointment of acting Chief Justice.—When the office of Chief
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Justice of a High Court is vacant or when any such Chief Justice is, by reason
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of absence or otherwise, unable to perform the duties of his office, the duties
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of
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the office shall be performed by such one of the other Judges of the Court as
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the President may appoint for the purpose.
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224. Appointment of additional and acting Judges.—(1) If by reason
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of any temporary increase in the business of a High Court or by reason of
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arrears of work therein, it appears to the President that the number of the
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Judges of that Court should be for the time being increased, the President may
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appoint duly qualified persons to be additional Judges of the Court for such
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period not exceeding two years as he may specify.
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(2) When any Judge of a High Court other than the Chief Justice is by
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reason of absence or for any other reason unable to perform the duties of his
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office or is appointed to act temporarily as Chief Justice, the President may
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appoint a duly qualified person to act as a Judge of that Court until the
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permanent Judge has resumed his duties.
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(3) No person appointed as an additional or acting Judge of a High
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Court shall hold office after attaining the age of sixty-two years.
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224A. Appointment of retired Judges at sittings of High Courts.—
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Notwithstanding anything in this Chapter, the Chief Justice of a High Court for
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any State may at any time, with the previous consent of the President, request
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any person who has held the office of a Judge of that Court or of any other
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High Court to sit and act as a Judge of the High Court for that State, and every
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such person so requested shall, while so sitting and acting, be entitled to such
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allowances as the President may by order determine and have all the
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jurisdiction, powers and privileges of, but shall not otherwise be deemed to be,
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a Judge of that High Court:
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Provided that nothing in this article shall be deemed to require any such
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person as aforesaid to sit and act as a Judge of that High Court unless he
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consents so to do.
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225. Jurisdiction of existing High Courts.—Subject to the provisions
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of this Constitution and to the provisions of any law of the appropriate
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Legislature made by virtue of powers conferred on that Legislature by this
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Constitution, the jurisdiction of, and the law administered in, any existing Hig
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h
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Court, and the respective powers of the Judges thereof in relation to the
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administration of justice in the Court, including any power to make rules of
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Court and to regulate the sittings of the Court and of members thereof sitting
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alone or in Division Courts, shall be the same as immediately before the
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commencement of this Constitution:
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THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
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Provided that any restriction to which the exercise of original jurisdiction
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by any of the High Courts with respect to any matter concerning the revenue or
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concerning any act ordered or done in the collection thereof was subject
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immediately before the commencement of this Constitution shall no longer
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apply to the exercise of such jurisdiction.
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226. Power of High Courts to issue certain writs.—(1)
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Notwithstanding anything in article 32, every High Court shall have power,
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throughout the territories in relation to which it exercises jurisdiction, to is
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sue
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to any person or authority, including in appropriate cases, any Government,
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within those territories directions, orders or writs, including writs in the nat
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ure
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of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and certiorari, or any
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of them, for the enforcement of any of the rights conferred by Part III and for
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any other purpose.
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(2) The power conferred by clause (1) to issue directions, orders or writs
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to any Government, authority or person may also be exercised by any High
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Court exercising jurisdiction in relation to the territories within which the ca
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use
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of action, wholly or in part, arises for the exercise of such power,
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notwithstanding that the seat of such Government or authority or the residence
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of such person is not within those territories.
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(3) Where any party against whom an interim order, whether by way of
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injunction or stay or in any other manner, is made on, or in any proceedings
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relating to, a petition under clause (1), without—
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(a) furnishing to such party copies of such petition and all documents
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in support of the plea for such interim order; and
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(b) giving such party an opportunity of being heard,
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makes an application to the High Court for the vacation of such order and
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furnishes a copy of such application to the party in whose favour such order has
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been made or the counsel of such party, the High Court shall dispose of the
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application within a period of two weeks from the date on which it is received o
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r
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from the date on which the copy of such application is so furnished, whichever i
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s
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later, or where the High Court is closed on the last day of that period, before
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the
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expiry of the next day afterwards on which the High Court is open; and if the
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application is not so disposed of, the interim order shall, on the expiry of tha
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t
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period, or, as the case may be, the expiry of the said next day, stand vacated.
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(4) The power conferred on a High Court by this article shall not be in
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derogation of the power conferred on the Supreme Court by clause (2) of article
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32.
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THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
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226A. [Constitutional validity of Central laws not to be considered in
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proceedings under article 226.] Rep. by the Constitution (Forty-third
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Amendment) Act, 1977, s. 8 (w.e.f. 13-4-1978).
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227. Power of superintendence over all courts by the High Court.—
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(1) Every High Court shall have superintendence over all courts and tribunals
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throughout the territories in relation to which it exercises jurisdiction.
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(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision, the
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High Court may—
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(a) call for returns from such courts;
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(b) make and issue general rules and prescribe forms for regulating
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the practice and proceedings of such courts; and
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(c) prescribe forms in which books, entries and accounts shall be kept
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by the officers of any such courts.
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(3) The High Court may also settle tables of fees to be allowed to the
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sheriff and all clerks and officers of such courts and to attorneys, advocates a
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nd
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pleaders practising therein:
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Provided that any rules made, forms prescribed or tables settled under
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clause (2) or clause (3) shall not be inconsistent with the provision of any law
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for the time being in force, and shall require the previous approval of the
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Governor.
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(4) Nothing in this article shall be deemed to confer on a High Court
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powers of superintendence over any court or tribunal constituted by or under
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any law relating to the Armed Forces.
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228. Transfer of certain cases to High Court.—If the High Court is
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satisfied that a case pending in a court subordinate to it involves a substantia
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question of law as to the interpretation of this Constitution the determination
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of
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which is necessary for the disposal of the case, it shall withdraw the case and
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may—
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(a) either dispose of the case itself, or
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(b) determine the said question of law and return the case to the
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court from which the case has been so withdrawn together with a copy of
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its judgment on such question, and the said court shall on receipt thereof
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proceed to dispose of the case in conformity with such judgment.
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THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
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228A. [Special provisions as to disposal of questions relating to
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constitutional validity of State laws.] Rep. by the Constitution (Forty-third
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Amendment) Act, 1977, s. 10 (w.e.f. 13-4-1978).
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229. Officers and servants and the expenses of High Courts.—(1)
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Appointments of officers and servants of a High Court shall be made by the
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Chief Justice of the Court or such other Judge or officer of the Court as he may
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direct:
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Provided that the Governor of the State may by rule require that in such
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cases as may be specified in the rule no person not already attached to the
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Court shall be appointed to any office connected with the Court save after
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consultation with the State Public Service Commission.
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(2) Subject to the provisions of any law made by the Legislature of the
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State, the conditions of service of officers and servants of a High Court shall
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be
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such as may be prescribed by rules made by the Chief Justice of the Court or by
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some other Judge or officer of the Court authorised by the Chief Justice to
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make rules for the purpose:
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Provided that the rules made under this clause shall, so far as they relate
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to salaries, allowances, leave or pensions, require the approval of the Governor
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of the State.
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(3) The administrative expenses of a High Court, including all salaries,
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allowances and pensions payable to or in respect of the officers and servants of
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the Court, shall be charged upon the Consolidated Fund of the State, and any
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fees or other moneys taken by the Court shall form part of that Fund.
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230. Extension of jurisdiction of High Courts to Union territories.—
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(1) Parliament may by law extend the jurisdiction of a High Court to, or
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exclude the jurisdiction of a High Court from, any Union territory.
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(2) Where the High Court of a State exercises jurisdiction in relation to a
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Union territory,—
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(a) nothing in this Constitution shall be construed as empowering the
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Legislature of the State to increase, restrict or abolish that jurisdiction;
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(b) the reference in article 227 to the Governor shall, in relation to
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any rules, forms or tables for subordinate courts in that territory, be
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construed as a reference to the President.
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231. Establishment of a common High Court for two or more
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States.—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the preceding provisions of
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this Chapter, Parliament may by law establish a common High Court for two or
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more States or for two or more States and a Union territory.
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(2) In relation to any such High Court,—
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(a) the reference in article 217 to the Governor of the State shall
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be construed as a reference to the Governors of all the States in relation
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to which the High Court exercises jurisdiction;
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(b) the reference in article 227 to the Governor shall, in relation to
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any rules, forms or tables for subordinate courts, be construed as a
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reference to the Governor of the State in which the subordinate courts
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are situate; and
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(c) the references in articles 219 and 229 to the State shall be
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construed as a reference to the State in which the High Court has its
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principal seat:
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Provided that if such principal seat is in a Union territory, the references
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in articles 219 and 229 to the Governor, Public Service Commission,
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Legislature and Consolidated Fund of the State shall be construed respectively
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as references to the President, Union Public Service Commission, Parliament
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and Consolidated Fund of India.
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233. Appointment of district judges.—(1) Appointments of persons to
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be, and the posting and promotion of, district judges in any State shall be made
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by the Governor of the State in consultation with the High Court exercising
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jurisdiction in relation to such State.
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(2) A person not already in the service of the Union or of the State shall
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only be eligible to be appointed a district judge if he has been for not less th
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an
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seven years an advocate or a pleader and is recommended by the High Court
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for appointment.
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233A. Validation of appointments of, and judgments, etc.,
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delivered by, certain district judges.—Notwithstanding any judgment,
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decree or order of any court,—
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(a) (i) no appointment of any person already in the judicial service of
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a State or of any person who has been for not less than seven years an
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advocate or a pleader, to be a district judge in that State, and
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(ii) no posting, promotion or transfer of any such person as a
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district judge,
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made at any time before the commencement of the Constitution (Twentieth
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Amendment) Act, 1966, otherwise than in accordance with the provisions
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of article 233 or article 235 shall be deemed to be illegal or void or ever to
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have become illegal or void by reason only of the fact that such
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appointment, posting, promotion or transfer was not made in accordance
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with the said provisions;
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(b) no jurisdiction exercised, no judgment, decree, sentence or order
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passed or made, and no other act or proceeding done or taken, before the
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commencement of the Constitution (Twentieth Amendment) Act, 1966
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by, or before, any person appointed, posted, promoted or transferred as a
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district judge in any State otherwise than in accordance with the
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provisions of article 233 or article 235 shall be deemed to be illegal or
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invalid or ever to have become illegal or invalid by reason only of the
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fact that such appointment, posting, promotion or transfer was not made
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in accordance with the said provisions.
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234. Recruitment of persons other than district judges to the judicial
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service.—Appointments of persons other than district judges to the judicial se
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rvice
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of a State shall be made by the Governor of the State in accordance with rules m
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by him in that behalf after consultation with the State Public Service Commissio
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and with the High Court exercising jurisdiction in relation to such State.
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235. Control over subordinate courts.—The control over district
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courts and courts subordinate thereto including the posting and promotion of,
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and the grant of leave to, persons belonging to the judicial service of a State
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and holding any post inferior to the post of district judge shall be vested in t
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he
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High Court, but nothing in this article shall be construed as taking away from
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any such person any right of appeal which he may have under the law
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regulating the conditions of his service or as authorising the High Court to dea
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with him otherwise than in accordance with the conditions of his service
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prescribed under such law.
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236. Interpretation.— In this Chapter—
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(a) the expression “district judge” includes judge of a city civil court,
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additional district judge, joint district judge, assistant district judge, chief
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judge of a small cause court, chief presidency magistrate, additional
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chief presidency magistrate, sessions judge, additional sessions judge
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and assistant sessions Judge;
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(b) the expression “judicial service” means a service consisting
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exclusively of persons intended to fill the post of district judge and other
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civil judicial posts inferior to the post of district judge.
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237. Application of the provisions of this Chapter to certain class or
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classes of magistrates.—The Governor may by public notification direct that
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the foregoing provisions of this Chapter and any rules made thereunder shall
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with effect from such date as may be fixed by him in that behalf apply in
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relation to any class or classes of magistrates in the State as they apply in
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relation to persons appointed to the judicial service of the State subject to su
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exceptions and modifications as may be specified in the notification.
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