Making of constitution-10 States

PART – VI : The States & Special Provision relating to Certain Classes

1.Art152: - Definitions of State: In this part, the expression ‘State’ does not include the State of J & K which has been given special status under Art. 370.

2.Art 153: - Governors of States: There shall be a Governor for each state but the same person may be appointed as Governor of two or more States.

3.Art 154: - Executive power of State

4.Art. 155: - Appointment of Governor

5.Art 157: - Qualification for the appointment as Governor; a person shall be eligible to become a Governor of a State only if he is a citizen of India and has completed the age of 35 years.

6.Art 159: - Each person appointed as Governor shall, before entering upon his office; take before the Chief Justice of High Court an oath to the effect that he shall perform his duties faithfully and protect the constitution.

7.Art 161: - Power of Governor to grant pardons. The Governor does not have power to pardon a person convicted of a sentence of death. This power is exercised only by the President.

8.Art 163: - Council of Ministers to aid and advise Governor.

9.Art 165: - Advocate General

10. Art 167: - Duties of Chief Minister as respects the furnishing of information to Governor etc.

11. Art 169: - Abolition or creation of Legislative Council in States.

12. Art 170: Composition of Legislative Assemblies. There shall be not more than 500 and not less than 60 members in a legislative assembly. Exception Sikkim – 32, Goa – 40, Mizoram – 40 Arunachal Pradesh- 40 Pondichery -30.

13. Art 171: Composition of Legislative councils.

14. Art 172: - Duration of State Legislature, - 5 years from the date of its first meeting after election. However, the term of Assembly may be extended by Parliament by law for a period of one year at a time during operation of National Emergency and not more than 6 months, in any case, after the proclamation of Emergency has ceased to operate.

15. Art 175: - Right of Governor to address and send messages to the House or Houses.

16. Art 176: - Special address by the Governor.

17. Art 178: - The Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Legislative assembly.

18. Art 213: -Power of Governor to promulgate ordinances during recess to Legislature. If the Legislature of the State is not in session and the governor feels the urgency of a law, he may issue ordinances having the force of al aw enacted by the legislature. However, the said ordinance shall cease to be effective after the expiry of six weeks from the reassembly of the Legislature unless approved by the Legislature within the prescribed period of six weeks from the first day of the beginning of the session.

19. Art 214: - High courts for States.

20. The Legislative Council in Andhra Pradesh has been abolished in 1985. and that of Tamil Nadu has been abolished in 1986.

21. Legislative Council exists in Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka, U.P. and J& K.

22. Art 231: - Establishment of a common High Court for two or more states.

23. Art 330: Seats shall be reserved in the House of People for the SC/ST in proportion to their population.

24. Art 331: The President may nominate two members of the Anglo-Indian Community to the House of the People, if he is of the opinion that this community is not adequately represented in the House of People.

25. Art 332: Seats shall be reserved in the legislative assembly for the SC/ST in proportion to their population.