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The Bihar Reorganisation Act

An Act to provide for the reorganisation of the existing State of Bihar and for matters connected therewith.
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List of Chapters & Sections

  1. PRELIMINARY

  2. 1
     Short title
  3. 2
     Definitions

  • REORGANISATION OF THE STATE OF BIHAR

  • 3
     Formation of Jharkhand State
  • 4
     State of Bihar and territorial divisions thereof
  • 5
     Amendment of the First Schedule to the Constitution
  • 6
     Saving powers of State Governments

  • The Council of States

  • 7
     Amendment of the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution
  • 8
     Allocation of sitting members

  • The House of the People

  • 9
     Representation in the House of the People
  • 10
     Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies
  • 11
     Provision as to sitting members

  • The Legislative Assembly

  • 12
     Provisions as to Legislative Assemblies
  • 13
     Allocation of sitting members
  • 14
     Duration of Legislative Assemblies
  • 15
     Speaker and Deputy Speaker
  • 16
     Rules of procedure

  • The Legislative Council of Bihar

  • 17
     Legislative Council of Bihar
  • 18
     Council constituencies
  • 19
     Provision as to sitting members
  • 20
     Chairman and Deputy Chairman

  • Delimitation of constituencies

  • 21
     Delimitation of constituencies
  • 22
     Power of the Election Commission to maintain Delimitation Orders up-to-date

  • Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

  • 23
     Amendment of the Scheduled Castes Order
  • 24
     Amendment of the Scheduled Tribes Order

  • HIGH COURT

  • 25
     High Court for Jharkhand
  • 26
     Judges of High Court
  • 27
     Jurisdiction of High Court
  • 28
     Special provision relating to Bar Council and Advocates
  • 29
     Practice and procedure in common High Court
  • 30
     Custody of seal of High Court
  • 31
     Form of writs and other processes
  • 32
     Powers of Judges
  • 33
     Procedure as to appeals to Supreme Court
  • 34
     Transfer to proceedings from High Court at Patna to High Court of Jharkhand
  • 35
     Right to appear or to act in proceedings transferred to High Court of Jharkhand
  • 36
     Interpretation
  • 37
     Saving

  • AUTHORISATION OF EXPENDITURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF REVENUES

  • 38
     Authorisation of expenditure of Jharkhand State
  • 39
     Reports relating to accounts of Bihar State
  • 40
     Distribution of revenue

  • APPORTIONMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

  • 41
     Application of Part
  • 42
     Land and goods
  • 43
     Treasury and bank balances
  • 44
     Arrears of taxes
  • 45
     Right to recover loans and advances
  • 46
     Investments and credits in certain funds
  • 47
     Assets and liabilities of State undertakings
  • 48
     Public Debt
  • 49
     Floating Debt
  • 50
     Refund of taxes collected in excess
  • 51
     Deposits, etc
  • 52
     Provident fund
  • 53
     Pensions
  • 54
     Contracts
  • 55
     Liability in respect of actionable wrong
  • 56
     Liability as guarantor
  • 57
     Items in suspense
  • 58
     Residuary provision
  • 59
     Apportionment of assets or liabilities by agreement
  • 60
     Power of Central Government to order allocation or adjustment in certain cases
  • 61
     Certain expenditure to be charged on Consolidated Fund

  • PROVISIONS AS TO CERTAIN CORPORATIONS

  • 62
     Provisions as to Bihar State Electricity Board, State Warehousing Corporation and State Road Transport Corporation
  • 63
     Continuance of arrangements in regard to generation and supply of electric power and supply of water
  • 64
     Provisions as to Bihar State Financial Corporation
  • 65
     Provisions as to certain companies
  • 66
     General provision as to statutory corporations
  • 67
     Temporary provisions as to continuance of certain existing road transport permits
  • 68
     Special provisions relating to retrenchment compensation in certain cases
  • 69
     Special provision as to income-tax
  • 70
     Continuance of facilities in certain State institutions

  • PROVISIONS AS TO SERVICES

  • 71
     Provisions relating to All-India Services
  • 72
     Provisions relating to services in Bihar and Jharkhand
  • 73
     Other provisions relating to services
  • 74
     Provisions as to continuance of officers in same post
  • 75
     Advisory Committees
  • 76
     Power of Central Government to give directions
  • 77
     Provisions as to State Public Service Commission

  • MANGEMENT AND DEVELOPMET OF WATER RESOURCES

  • 78
     Water Resources Development and its Management
  • 79
     Constitution and functions of Management Board
  • 80
     Staff of the Management Board
  • 81
     Jurisdiction of the Board
  • 82
     Power to make regulations

  • LEGAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

  • 83
     Amendment of Act 37 of 1956
  • 84
     Territorial extent of laws
  • 85
     Power to adapt laws
  • 86
     Power to construe laws
  • 87
     Power to name authorities, etc., for exercising statutory functions
  • 88
     Legal proceedings
  • 89
     Transfer of pending proceedings
  • 90
     Right of pleaders to practise in certain cases
  • 91
     Effect of provisions of the Act inconsistent with other laws
  • 92
     Power to remove difficulties