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The Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1956

52 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. I — PRELIMINARY
  2. 1Subject to the adjustments mentioned in paragraph 3, each of the States of Bihar and West Bengal sha
  3. 2Subject to the said adjustments, the liability in respect of pensions of officers serving in connect
  4. 3There shall be computed in respect of the period commencing on the appointed day and ending on the 3
  5. 4(1) The liability in respect of the pension of any officer serving immediately before the appoin
  6. 5Amendment of Fourth Schedule to the Constitution
  7. 6Bye-elections to fill vacancies in the Council of States
  8. 7Term of office of members of the Council of States
  9. 8Provision as to existing House of the People
  10. 9Allocation of certain sitting members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
  11. 10Duration of Legislative Assemblies of Bihar and West Bengal
  12. 11Bihar Legislative Council
  13. 12West Bengal Legislative Council
  14. 13Allocation of seats in the House of the People and assignment of seats to State Legislative Assemblies
  15. 14Modification of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders
  16. 15Determination of population of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
  17. 16Delimitation of constituencies
  18. 17Extension of jurisdiction of, and transfer of proceedings to, Calcutta High Court
  19. 18Right to appear in any proceedings transferred to Calcutta High Court
  20. 19Interpretation
  21. 20Appropriation of moneys for expenditure in transferred Appropriation Acts
  22. 21Distribution of revenues
  23. 22Land and goods
  24. 23Treasury and bank balances
  25. 24Arrears of taxes
  26. 25Right to recover loans and advances
  27. 26Credits in certain funds
  28. 27Assets and liabilities of State undertakings
  29. 28Public debt
  30. 29Refund of taxes collected in excess
  31. 30Deposits
  32. 31Provident Funds
  33. 32Pensions
  34. 33Contracts
  35. 34Liability in respect of actionable wrong
  36. 35Liability as guarantor of co-operative societies
  37. 36Items in suspense
  38. 37Power of the Central Government to order allocation or adjustment in certain cases
  39. 38Certain expenditure to be charged on the Consolidated Fund
  40. 39State Financial Corporations
  41. 40Temporary provisions as to the continuance of certain existing road transport permits
  42. 41Provisions relating to services
  43. 42Provisions as to the continuance of officers in the same posts
  44. 43Territorial extent of laws
  45. 44Power to adapt laws
  46. 45Power to construe laws
  47. 46Power to name authorities, etc. for exercising statutory functions
  48. 47Legal proceedings
  49. 48Transfer of pending proceedings
  50. 49Right of pleaders to practise in certain Courts
  51. 50Effect of provisions inconsistent with other laws
  52. 51Power to remove difficulties
  53. 52Power to make rules