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The North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971

100 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 1Short title
  2. 2Definitions
  3. 3Establishment of the State of Manipur
  4. 4Establishment of the State of Tripura
  5. 5Formation of the State of Meghalaya
  6. 6Formation of the Union territory of Mizoram
  7. 7Formation of the Union territory of Arunachal Pradesh
  8. 8Territories of the State of the Assam
  9. 9Amendment of first Schedule to the Constitution
  10. 10Amendment of Fourth Schedule to the Constitution
  11. 11Allocation of sitting members representing the existing Union territories of Manipur and Tripura
  12. 12Election to fill the seats allotted to the State of Meghalaya and the Union territories of Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh
  13. 13Amendment of section 27A of Act 43 of 1950
  14. 14Allocation of seats in the existing House of the People
  15. 15Parliamentary constituencies of the States of Manipur and Tripura and provision as to sitting members
  16. 16Section 16
  17. 17Section 17
  18. 18Parliamentary constituency of the Union territory of Mizoram
  19. 19Provision as to the member to represent Arunachal Pradesh in the House of the People
  20. 20Allocation of seats in the Legislative Assemblies
  21. 21Amendment of Second Schedule to Act 43 of 1950
  22. 22Delimitation of constituencies
  23. 23Power of Election Commission to maintain delimitation orders up-to-date
  24. 24Validation of acts done previous to the commencement of the Act
  25. 25Amendment of Scheduled Castes Orders
  26. 26Amendment of Scheduled Tribes Orders
  27. 27Section 27
  28. 28-ITransfer of proceedings from common High Court to the High Courts of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura
  29. 28Common High Court for Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura
  30. 28AEstablishment of separate High Courts for the States of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura
  31. 28BJudges of High Courts of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura
  32. 28CJurisdiction of High Courts of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura
  33. 28DCustody of seal of High courts of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura
  34. 28EPractice and procedure in the High Courts of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura
  35. 28FForms of writs and other processes
  36. 28GPowers of Judges
  37. 28HProcedure as to appeals to Supreme Court
  38. 28JInterpretation
  39. 28KSaving
  40. 29Jurisdiction of the common High Court
  41. 30Abolition of certain Courts
  42. 31Principal seat and other places of sitting of the common High Court
  43. 32Extension of jurisdiction of the common High Court to the Union territories of Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh
  44. 33Allocation of expenditure of the common High Court
  45. 34Special provisions relating to advocates and Bar Council
  46. 35Practice and procedure in the common High Court
  47. 36Custody of seal of the common High Court
  48. 37Form of writs and other processes
  49. 38Powers of Judges
  50. 39Procedure as to appeals to Supreme Court
  51. 40Transfer of proceedings from the High Court of Assam and Nagaland and the Courts of the Judicial Commissioners to the common High Court
  52. 41Interpretation
  53. 42Right to appear or act in proceedings transferred to the common High Court
  54. 43Savings
  55. 44Authorisation of expenditure pending sanction by Legislatures
  56. 45Appropriation of moneys for expenditure to the Union territory of Arunachal Pradesh
  57. 46Reports relating to the accounts of the Union territories of Manipur and Tripura
  58. 47Reports relating to the accounts of the autonomous State of Meghalaya
  59. 48Allowances and privileges of the Governors of Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura
  60. 49Distribution of revenues
  61. 50Property, assets, rights, liabilities, obligations, etc., of the States of Manipur and Tripura
  62. 51Assets and liabilities of the State of Meghalaya
  63. 52Assets and liabilities (including public debt) relating to the Mizo District
  64. 53Provisions as to certain Corporations
  65. 54Continuance of arrangements in regard to generation and supply of electric power and supply of water
  66. 55Provisions as to Assam State Financial Corporation
  67. 56General provisions as to statutory corporations
  68. 57Temporary provisions as to continuance of certain existing road transport permits
  69. 58Special provision relating to retrenchment compensation in certain cases
  70. 59Special provisions as to income-tax
  71. 60Continuance of facilities in certain State institutions
  72. 61Provisions relating to All-India Services
  73. 62Provision relating to Services in Manipur and Tripura
  74. 63Special provisions relating to members of Central Health Service
  75. 64Provisions relating to Services in the existing State of Assam
  76. 65Provisions relating to Services in the autonomous State of Meghalaya
  77. 66Other provisions relating to Services
  78. 67Provisions as to continuance of officers in same posts
  79. 68Advisory Committees
  80. 69Power of Central Government to give directions
  81. 70Provisions as to State Public Service Commission
  82. 71Amendment of articles 210, 239A, 244, 244A, 275, 332, 371B and Fifth and Sixth Schedules to the Constitution
  83. 72Amendment of Act 2 of 1934
  84. 73Amendment of Act 64 of 1950
  85. 74Amendment of Act 37 of 1956
  86. 75Amendment of Act 20 of 1963
  87. 76Amendment of Act 56 of 1955 and the Tripura (Courts) Order, 1950
  88. 77Territorial extent of laws
  89. 78Continuance of existing District Councils and Regional Council and members thereof
  90. 79Power to adapt laws
  91. 80Power to construe laws
  92. 81Power to name authorities, etc., for exercising statutory functions
  93. 82Legal proceedings
  94. 83Rights of pleaders to practise in certain cases
  95. 84Transfer of pending proceedings
  96. 85Provisions as to continuance of courts, etc
  97. 86Effect of provisions of the Act inconsistent with other laws
  98. 87Power to remove difficulties
  99. 87APower to remove difficulties
  100. 88Power to make rules