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Chapter IPreliminary

1Short title
2Definitions

Chapter IIEstablishment of the States of Manipur and Tripura and Formation of the State of Meghalaya and of the Union Territories of Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh

3Establishment of the State of Manipur
4Establishment of the State of Tripura
5Formation of the State of Meghalaya
6Formation of the Union territory of Mizoram
7Formation of the Union territory of Arunachal Pradesh
8Territories of the State of the Assam
9Amendment of first Schedule to the Constitution

Chapter IIIThe Council of States · The House of the People · The Legislative Assemblies

The Council of States

10Amendment of Fourth Schedule to the Constitution
11Allocation of sitting members representing the existing Union territories of Manipur and Tripura
12Election to fill the seats allotted to the State of Meghalaya and the Union territories of Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh
13Amendment of section 27A of Act 43 of 1950

The House of the People

14Allocation of seats in the existing House of the People
15Parliamentary constituencies of the States of Manipur and Tripura and provision as to sitting members
16Provision as to sitting members representing Cachar and Dhubri parliamentary constituencies in the House of the People and the election of representative from Diphu parliamentary constituency
17Parliamentary constituencies of the State of Meghalaya and provision as to sitting member representing the Autonomous Districts parliamentary constituency in the House of the People and the election of representative from Tura parliamentary constituency
18Parliamentary constituency of the Union territory of Mizoram
19Provision as to the member to represent Arunachal Pradesh in the House of the People

The Legislative Assemblies

20Allocation of seats in the Legislative Assemblies
21Amendment of Second Schedule to Act 43 of 1950
22Delimitation of constituencies
23Power of Election Commission to maintain delimitation orders up-to-date
24Validation of acts done previous to the commencement of the Act
25Amendment of Scheduled Castes Orders
26Amendment of Scheduled Tribes Orders
27Provision as to Provisional Legislative Assembly of the State of Meghalaya and as to Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business of the Legislative Assemblies of the States of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura

Chapter IVHigh Court

28Common High Court for Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura
28-ITransfer of proceedings from common High Court to the High Courts of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura
28AEstablishment of separate High Courts for the States of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura
28BJudges of High Courts of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura
28CJurisdiction of High Courts of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura
28DCustody of seal of High courts of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura
28EPractice and procedure in the High Courts of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura
28FForms of writs and other processes
28GPowers of Judges
28HProcedure as to appeals to Supreme Court
28JInterpretation
28KSaving
29Jurisdiction of the common High Court
30Abolition of certain Courts
31Principal seat and other places of sitting of the common High Court
32Extension of jurisdiction of the common High Court to the Union territories of Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh
33Allocation of expenditure of the common High Court
34Special provisions relating to advocates and Bar Council
35Practice and procedure in the common High Court
36Custody of seal of the common High Court
37Form of writs and other processes
38Powers of Judges
39Procedure as to appeals to Supreme Court
40Transfer of proceedings from the High Court of Assam and Nagaland and the Courts of the Judicial Commissioners to the common High Court
41Interpretation
42Right to appear or act in proceedings transferred to the common High Court
43Savings

Chapter VAuthorisation of Expenditure and Distribution of Revenues

44Authorisation of expenditure pending sanction by Legislatures
45Appropriation of moneys for expenditure to the Union territory of Arunachal Pradesh
46Reports relating to the accounts of the Union territories of Manipur and Tripura
47Reports relating to the accounts of the autonomous State of Meghalaya
48Allowances and privileges of the Governors of Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura
49Distribution of revenues

Chapter VIAssets and Liabilities

50Property, assets, rights, liabilities, obligations, etc., of the States of Manipur and Tripura
51Assets and liabilities of the State of Meghalaya
52Assets and liabilities (including public debt) relating to the Mizo District

Chapter VIIProvisions as to Certain Corporations

53Provisions as to certain Corporations
54Continuance of arrangements in regard to generation and supply of electric power and supply of water
55Provisions as to Assam State Financial Corporation
56General provisions as to statutory corporations
57Temporary provisions as to continuance of certain existing road transport permits
58Special provision relating to retrenchment compensation in certain cases
59Special provisions as to income-tax
60Continuance of facilities in certain State institutions

Chapter VIIIProvisions as to Services

61Provisions relating to All-India Services
62Provision relating to Services in Manipur and Tripura
63Special provisions relating to members of Central Health Service
64Provisions relating to Services in the existing State of Assam
65Provisions relating to Services in the autonomous State of Meghalaya
66Other provisions relating to Services
67Provisions as to continuance of officers in same posts
68Advisory Committees
69Power of Central Government to give directions
70Provisions as to State Public Service Commission

Chapter IXLegal and Miscellaneous Provisions

71Amendment of articles 210, 239A, 244, 244A, 275, 332, 371B and Fifth and Sixth Schedules to the Constitution
72Amendment of Act 2 of 1934
73Amendment of Act 64 of 1950
74Amendment of Act 37 of 1956
75Amendment of Act 20 of 1963
76Amendment of Act 56 of 1955 and the Tripura (Courts) Order, 1950
77Territorial extent of laws
78Continuance of existing District Councils and Regional Council and members thereof
79Power to adapt laws
80Power to construe laws
81Power to name authorities, etc., for exercising statutory functions
82Legal proceedings
83Rights of pleaders to practise in certain cases
84Transfer of pending proceedings
85Provisions as to continuance of courts, etc
86Effect of provisions of the Act inconsistent with other laws
87Power to remove difficulties
87APower to remove difficulties
88Power to make rules

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NEA Act 1Chapter I · Preliminary

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This Act may be called the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971.

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