The ANDHRA PRADESH REORGANISATION ACT, 2014

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 — Short title.

This Act may be called the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.

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  1. 1.Short title.
  2. 2.Definitions.
  3. 3.Formation of Telangana State.
  4. 4.State of Andhra Pradesh and territorial divisions thereof.
  5. 5.Hyderabad to be common capital for States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
  6. 6.Expert Committee for setting up of a capital for Andhra Pradesh.
  7. 7.Governor of existing State of Andhra Pradesh to be common Governor.
  8. 8.Responsibility of Governor to protect residents of common capital of Hyderabad.
  9. 9.Assistance of police forces from Central Government to successor States, etc.
  10. 10.Amendment of First Schedule to Constitution.
  11. 11.Saving powers of State Governments.
  12. 12.Amendment of Fourth Schedule to Constitution.
  13. 13.Allocation of sitting members.
  14. 14.Representation in House of the People.
  15. 15.Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies.
  16. 16.Provision as to sitting members.
  17. 17.Provisions as to Legislative Assemblies.
  18. 18.Representation of Anglo-Indian community.
  19. 19.Allocation of sitting members.
  20. 20.Duration of Legislative Assemblies.
  21. 21.Speaker, Deputy Speaker and rules of procedure.
  22. 22.Legislative Council for successor States.
  23. 23.Provisions as to Legislative Councils.
  24. 24.Amendment of Delimitation of Council Constituencies Order.
  25. 25.Chairman, Deputy Chairman and rules of procedure.
  26. 26.Delimitation of constituencies.
  27. 27.Power of Election Commission to maintain Delimitation Orders up-to date.
  28. 28.Amendment of Scheduled Castes Order.
  29. 29.Amendment of Scheduled Tribes Order.
  30. 30.High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad to be common High Court till establishment of High Court of Andhra Pradesh.
  31. 31.High Court of Andhra Pradesh.
  32. 32.Judges of Andhra Pradesh High Court.
  33. 33.Jurisdiction of Andhra Pradesh High Court.
  34. 34.Special provision relating to Bar Council and advocates.
  35. 35.Practice and procedure in Andhra Pradesh High Court.
  36. 36.Custody of seal of Andhra Pradesh High Court.
  37. 37.Form of writs and other processes.
  38. 38.Powers of Judges.
  39. 39.Procedure as to appeals to Supreme Court.
  40. 40.Transfer of proceedings from Hyderabad High Court to Andhra Pradesh High Court.
  41. 41.Right to appear or to act in proceedings transferred to Andhra Pradesh High Court.
  42. 42.Interpretation.
  43. 43.Savings.
  44. 44.Authorisation of expenditure of Telangana State.
  45. 45.Reports relating to accounts of Andhra Pradesh State.
  46. 46.Distribution of revenue.
  47. 47.Application of Part.
  48. 48.Land and goods.
  49. 49.Treasury and bank balances.
  50. 50.Arrears of taxes.
  51. 51.Right to recover loans and advances.
  52. 52.Investments and credits in certain funds.
  53. 53.Assets and liabilities of State undertakings.
  54. 54.Public Debt.
  55. 55.Floating Debt.
  56. 56.Refund of taxes collected in excess.
  57. 57.Deposits, etc.
  58. 58.Provident Fund.
  59. 59.Pensions.
  60. 60.Contracts.
  61. 61.Liability in respect of actionable wrong.
  62. 62.Liability as guarantor.
  63. 63.Items in suspense.
  64. 64.Residuary provision.
  65. 65.Apportionment of assets or liabilities by agreement.
  66. 66.Power of Central Government to order allocation or adjustment in certain cases.
  67. 67.Certain expenditure to be charged on Consolidated Fund.
  68. 68.Provisions for various companies and corporations.
  69. 69.Continuance of arrangements in regard to generation and supply of electric power and supply of water.
  70. 70.Provisions as to Andhra Pradesh State Financial Corporation.
  71. 71.Certain provisions for companies.
  72. 72.Temporary provisions as to continuance of certain existing road transport permits.
  73. 73.Special provisions relating to, retrenchment compensation in certain cases.
  74. 74.Special provision as to income-tax.
  75. 75.Continuance of facilities in certain State institutions.
  76. 76.Provisions relating to All-India Services.
  77. 77.Provisions relating to other services.
  78. 78.Other provisions relating to services.
  79. 79.Provisions as to continuance of officers in same post.
  80. 80.Advisory committees.
  81. 81.Power of Central Government to give directions.
  82. 82.Provision for employees of Public Sector Undertakings, etc.
  83. 83.Provisions as to State Public Service Commission.
  84. 84.Apex Council for Godavari and Krishna river water resources and their Management Boards.
  85. 85.Constitution and functions of River Management Board.
  86. 86.Staff of the Management Board.
  87. 87.Jurisdiction of Board.
  88. 88.Power of Board to make regulations.
  89. 89.Allocation of water resources.
  90. 90.Polavaram Irrigation Project to be a national project.
  91. 91.Arrangements on Tungabhadra Board.
  92. 92.Successor States to follow principles, guidelines, etc., issued by Central Government.
  93. 93.Measures for progress and development of successor States.
  94. 94.Fiscal measures including tax incentives.
  95. 95.Equal opportunities for quality higher education to all students.
  96. 96.Amendment of article 168 of the Constitution.
  97. 97.Amendment of article 371D of the Constitution.
  98. 98.Amendment of section 15A of Act 43 of 1951.
  99. 99.Amendment of section 15 of Act 37 of 1956.
  100. 100.Territorial extent of laws.
  101. 101.Power to adapt laws.
  102. 102.Power to construe laws.
  103. 103.Power to name authorities, etc., for exercising statutory functions.
  104. 104.Legal proceedings.
  105. 105.Transfer of pending proceedings.
  106. 106.Right of pleaders to practise in certain cases.
  107. 107.Effect of provisions of the Act inconsistent with other laws.
  108. 108.Power to remove difficulties.
  109. SCH-THE FIRST SCHEDULE.THE FIRST SCHEDULE
  110. SCH-THE SECOND SCHEDULE.THE SECOND SCHEDULE
  111. SCH-THE THIRD SCHEDULE.THE THIRD SCHEDULE
  112. SCH-THE FOURTH SCHEDULE.THE FOURTH SCHEDULE
  113. SCH-THE FIFTH SCHEDULE.THE FIFTH SCHEDULE
  114. SCH-THE SIXTH SCHEDULE.THE SIXTH SCHEDULE
  115. SCH-THE SEVENTH SCHEDULE.THE SEVENTH SCHEDULE
  116. SCH-THE EIGHTH SCHEDULE.THE EIGHTH SCHEDULE
  117. SCH-THE NINTH SCHEDULE.THE NINTH SCHEDULE
  118. SCH-THE TENTH SCHEDULE.THE TENTH SCHEDULE
  119. SCH-THE ELEVENTH SCHEDULE.THE ELEVENTH SCHEDULE
  120. SCH-THE TWELFTH SCHEDULE.THE TWELFTH SCHEDULE
  121. SCH-THE THIRTEENTH SCHEDULE.THE THIRTEENTH SCHEDULE