| Category of Bare Act | Name of the Act | Year of Promulgation |
|---|---|---|
| Civil Laws | The CONSTITUTION OF INDIA | 1975 |
| Act Number | Enactment Date | Chapter Number |
| 36 | 1975-04-26 | 1 |
| Chapter Title | Ministry | Department |
| The Union And Its Territory | Ministry of Law And Justice | Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms |
Parliament may by law-
(a) Form a new State by separation of territory from any State or by uniting two or more States or parts of States or by uniting any territory to a part of any State;
(b) Increase the area of any State;
(c) Diminish the area of any State;
(d) Alter the boundaries of any State;
(e) Alter the name of any State:
1[Provided that no Bill for the purpose shall be introduced in either House of Parliament except on the recommendation of the President and unless, where the proposal contained in the Bill affects the area, boundaries or name of any of the States 2***, the Bill has been referred by the President to the Legislature of that State for expressing its views thereon within such period as may be specified in the reference or within such further period as the President may allow and the period so specified or allowed has expired.]
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1. Subs. by the Constitution (Fifth Amendment) Act, 1955, s. 2, for the proviso
2. The words and letters “specified in Part A or Part B of the First Schedule” omitted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch.
3. Ins. by the Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 1966, s. 2.