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The Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000

The Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000

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The Bihar Reorganisation Act of 2000 is a law that divided the existing state of Bihar to create the new state of Jharkhand. It applies to the governments, public employees, and residents of both successor states. The act regulates the division of land, financial assets, public debts, and government personnel, while establishing a new High Court and legislative representation for Jharkhand. It matters because it defined the modern political geography of eastern India, established new administrative structures for resource management, and ensured a continuous legal framework for stable governance, public services, and democratic representation for the millions of affected citizens.

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  1. 1. Short title.
  2. 2. Definitions.
  3. 3. Formation of Jharkhand State.
  4. 4. State of Bihar and territorial divisions thereof.
  5. 5. Amendment of the First Schedule to the Constitution.
  6. 6. Saving powers of State Governments.
  7. 7. Amendment of the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution.
  8. 8. Allocation of sitting members.
  9. 9. Representation in the House of the People.
  10. 10. Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies.
  11. 11. Provision as to sitting members.
  12. 12. Provisions as to Legislative Assemblies.
  13. 13. Allocation of sitting members.
  14. 14. Duration of Legislative Assemblies.
  15. 15. Speaker and Deputy Speaker.
  16. 16. Rules of procedure.
  17. 17. Legislative Council of Bihar.
  18. 18. Council constituencies.
  19. 19. Provision as to sitting members.
  20. 20. Chairman and Deputy Chairman.
  21. 21. Delimitation of constituencies.
  22. 22. Power of the Election Commission to maintain Delimitation Orders up-to-date.
  23. 23. Amendment of the Scheduled Castes Order.
  24. 24. Amendment of the Scheduled Tribes Order.
  25. 25. High Court for Jharkhand.
  26. 26. Judges of High Court.
  27. 27. Jurisdiction of High Court.
  28. 28. Special provision relating to Bar Council and Advocates.
  29. 29. Practice and procedure in common High Court.
  30. 30. Custody of seal of High Court.
  31. 31. Form of writs and other processes.
  32. 32. Powers of Judges.
  33. 33. Procedure as to appeals to Supreme Court.
  34. 34. Transfer to proceedings from High Court at Patna to High Court of Jharkhand.
  35. 35. Right to appear or to act in proceedings transferred to High Court of Jharkhand.
  36. 36. Interpretation.
  37. 37. Saving.
  38. 38. Authorisation of expenditure of Jharkhand State.
  39. 39. Reports relating to accounts of Bihar State.
  40. 40. Distribution of revenue.
  41. 41. Application of Part.
  42. 42. Land and goods.
  43. 43. Treasury and bank balances.
  44. 44. Arrears of taxes.
  45. 45. Right to recover loans and advances.
  46. 46. Investments and credits in certain funds.
  47. 47. Assets and liabilities of State undertakings.
  48. 48. Public Debt.
  49. 49. Floating Debt.
  50. 50. Refund of taxes collected in excess.
  51. 51. Deposits, etc.
  52. 52. Provident fund.
  53. 53. Pensions.
  54. 54. Contracts.
  55. 55. Liability in respect of actionable wrong.
  56. 56. Liability as guarantor.
  57. 57. Items in suspense.
  58. 58. Residuary provision.
  59. 59. Apportionment of assets or liabilities by agreement.
  60. 60. Power of Central Government to order allocation or adjustment in certain cases.
  61. 61. Certain expenditure to be charged on Consolidated Fund.
  62. 62. Provisions as to Bihar State Electricity Board, State Warehousing Corporation and State Road Transport Corporation.
  63. 63. Continuance of arrangements in regard to generation and supply of electric power and supply of water.
  64. 64. Provisions as to Bihar State Financial Corporation.
  65. 65. Provisions as to certain companies.
  66. 66. General provision as to statutory corporations.
  67. 67. Temporary provisions as to continuance of certain existing road transport permits.
  68. 68. Special provisions relating to retrenchment compensation in certain cases.
  69. 69. Special provision as to income-tax.
  70. 70. Continuance of facilities in certain State institutions.
  71. 71. Provisions relating to All-India Services.
  72. 72. Provisions relating to services in Bihar and Jharkhand.
  73. 73. Other provisions relating to services.
  74. 74. Provisions as to continuance of officers in same post.
  75. 75. Advisory Committees.
  76. 76. Power of Central Government to give directions.
  77. 77. Provisions as to State Public Service Commission.
  78. 78. Water Resources Development and its Management.
  79. 79. Constitution and functions of Management Board.
  80. 80. Staff of the Management Board.
  81. 81. Jurisdiction of the Board.
  82. 82. Power to make regulations.
  83. 83. Amendment of Act 37 of 1956.
  84. 84. Territorial extent of laws.
  85. 85. Power to adapt laws.
  86. 86. Power to construe laws.
  87. 87. Power to name authorities, etc., for exercising statutory functions.
  88. 88. Legal proceedings.
  89. 89. Transfer of pending proceedings.
  90. 90. Right of pleaders to practise in certain cases.
  91. 91. Effect of provisions of the Act inconsistent with other laws.
  92. 92. Power to remove difficulties.

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