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The State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970

36 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 1Throughout the State, except the territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 (31 of 1966):
  2. 2In the territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 (31 of 1966):
  3. 3Establishment of State of Himachal Pradesh
  4. 4[ See section 20 (2)]
  5. 5Amendment of Fourth Schedule to the Constitution
  6. 6Allocation of sitting members
  7. 7Amendment of section 27A of Act 43 of 1950
  8. 10Provision as to Legislative Assembly as constituted on the appointed day
  9. 12Speaker and Deputy Speaker
  10. 16Amendment of First and Second Schedules to Act 43 of 1950
  11. 17Delimitation of Constituencies
  12. 18Power of Election Commission to maintain delimitation orders up-to-date
  13. 19Amendment of Scheduled Castes Orders
  14. 20Amendment of Scheduled Tribes Orders
  15. 21High Court for Himachal Pradesh
  16. 22Judges of High Court
  17. 24Special provision relating to Advocates and Bar Council
  18. 30Transfer of proceedings from High Court of Delhi to High Court of Himachal Pradesh
  19. 31Right to appear or to act in proceedings transferred to High Court of Himachal Pradesh
  20. 33Authorisation of expenditure pending its sanction by the Legislature
  21. 34Reports relating to the accounts of the existing Union territory of Himachal Pradesh
  22. 36Distribution of revenues
  23. 37Property, assets, rights, liabilities, obligations, etc
  24. 38Special provision as to transfer of assets, rights, liabilities, etc., of Union in relation to transferred territories under Act 31 of 1966
  25. 39Provisions relating to All-India Services
  26. 40Provision relating to certain Services
  27. 41Provisions relating to other services
  28. 42Other provisions as to services
  29. 46Amendment of article 210 and article 239A
  30. 47Amendment of Act 37 of 1956
  31. 48Amendment of Act 20 of 1963
  32. 49Continuance of existing laws and their adaptation
  33. 50Power to construe laws
  34. 51Provisions as to continuance of courts, etc
  35. 53Power to remove difficulties
  36. 54Power to make rules