Validation of the constitution and proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of the new State of Himachal Pradesh

Validation of the constitution and proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of the new State of Himachal Pradesh.—Notwithstanding anything contained in any law or in any judgment, decree or order of any court,--

1. (a) the body of persons summoned to meet from time to time as the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha) during the period commencing on the 1st day of July, 1954, and ending with the 31st day of October, 1956 by the Lieutenant Governor of Himachal Pradesh in the exercise or purported exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 9 of the Government of Part C States Act, 1951 (49 of 1951), shall be deemed for all purposes to have been the duly constituted Legislative Assembly of the new State of Himachal Pradesh formed under section 3 of the Himachal Pradesh and Bilaspur (New State) Act, 1954 (32 of 1954).
2. (b) the persons who sat or voted or otherwise took part in the proceedings of the new Legislative Assembly shall be deemed to have been entitled so to do as members;
3. (c) the persons who functioned as the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the new Legislative Assembly shall be deemed to have been duly chosen as the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker respectively; and accordingly--
   • (i) any Bill passed by the new Legislative Assembly (whether the Bill was introduced in the new Legislative Assembly or was introduced in the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh functioning immediately before the 1st day of July, 1954) and assented to by the President shall be deemed to have been validly enacted and to have the force of law;
   • (ii) any grant made, resolution passed or adopted, proceeding taken or any other thing done by or before the new Legislative Assembly shall be deemed to have been made, passed, adopted, taken or done in accordance with law.