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PART I
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THE UNION AND ITS TERRITORY
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1. Name and territory of the Union.—(1) India, that is Bharat, shall be
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a Union of States.
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(2) The States and the territories thereof shall be the States and their
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territories specified in Parts A, B and C
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of the First Schedule.
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(3) The territory of India shall comprise—
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(a) the territories of the States;
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(b) the territories specified in Part D of the First
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Schedule ; and
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(c) such other territories as may be acquired.
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2. Admission or establishment of new States.—Parliament may by law
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admit into the Union, or establish, new States on such terms and conditions as i
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t
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thinks fit.
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3. Formation of new States and alteration of areas, boundaries or
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names of existing States.—Parliament may by law—
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(a)form a new State by separation of territory from any State or by
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uniting two or more States or parts of States or by uniting any territory to
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a part of any State;
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(b) increase the area of any State;
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(c) diminish the area of any State;
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(d) alter the boundaries of any State;
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(e) alter the name of any State:
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Provided that no Bill for the purpose shall be intro-
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duced in either House of Parliament except on the recom-
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mendation of the President and unless, where the proposal
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contained in the Bill affects the boundaries of any State
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or States specified in Part A or Part B of the First Schedule
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or the name or names of any such State or States, the views
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of the Legislature of the State or, as the case may be, of
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each of the States both with respect to the proposal to
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introduce the Bill and with respect to the provisions thereof
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have been ascertained by the President.
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3
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THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
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4. Laws made under articles 2 and 3 to provide for the amendment
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of the First and the Fourth Schedules and supplemental, incidental and
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consequential matters.—(1) Any law referred to in article 2 or article 3 shall
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contain such provisions for the amendment of the First Schedule and the Fourth
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Schedule as may be necessary to give effect to the provisions of the law and
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may also contain such supplemental, incidental and consequential provisions
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(including provisions as to representation in Parliament and in the Legislature
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or Legislatures of the State or States affected by such law) as Parliament may
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deem necessary.
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(2) 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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