The constitution seventh amendment act, 1956 national portal of. An act to provide for the reorganisation of the states of india and for matters connected therewith. With the states reorganization act of 1956, madhya pradesh was redistributed along linguistic lines. The commission has been notified 2,399 mergers between september 1990 when the merger regulation first came into force and the end of 2003. The merger treaty is also known as the brussels treaty. One would then run into the following types of problems.
The new european community merger control regulation and. Merger of property interests agricultural law and management. Ii of the states reorganisation bill, 1956, involve a complete revision of the fourth. An act to reestablish the period within which the president may transmit to the congress plans for the reorganization of agencies of the executive branch of the government, and for other purposes. Consensual merger as a means of state succession and its. State reorganisation commission latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. And sometimes they are meant to garner political support for a law by giving it a catchy name as with the usa patriot act or the take pride in america act or by invoking public outrage or sympathy as with any number of laws named for victims of crimes. European commission competition mergers merger legislation. As from the appointed day, there shall be a zonal council for each of the following five zones namely. The state reorganization commission was appointed in 1953 under the chairmanship of. An act to provide for the establishment of the states of manipur and tripura and to provide for the formation of the state of meghalaya and of the union territories of mizoram and arunachal pradesh. Src composed of the commission chairperson former justice fazal ali and the members including mr. State reorganisation commission was formed by the central government to recommend the reorganisation of state boundaries on the basis of language.
It suggested the reorganisation of 27 states of various categories into 16 states and 3 union territories. Other articles where states reorganization act is discussed. This was not an easy task because, over the centuries, there had developed in india numerous selfcontained linguistic and cultural units with. This act may be called the states reorganisation act, 1956. Reorganisation of states the approach and arrangements the historic report of the states reorganisatio n commission which was released early this week will obviously be the subject of consider able discussion throughout the coun try. State reorganisation commission was formed by the central government to recommend the reorganisation of state boundaries on the basis of language, culture, ethnicity, or geography. According to states reorganization act 1956, how many states and union territories uts were created.
The national leadership was opposed to such reorganisation as it was thought that the same would undermine national unity and integrity. The linguistic reorganisation of states between 1947 and about 1950, the territories of the princely states were politically integrated into the indian union. The states reorganisation act, 1956 was a major reform of the boundaries of indias states and. It has been developed with an objective to enable a single window access to information and services being provided by the various indian government entities. In each period the prohibition is against the use of the mails or. European commission press release details page brussels, 21 december 2010 the european commission has approved under the eu merger regulation the proposed acquisition of british and irish pay tv operator bskyb by news corporation, a global media and communications company headquartered in the us. It provided for fourteen states and six centrally administered territories. Transfer of territory from hyderabad to andhra and alteration of name. The act transferred the southern marathispeaking districts of madhya pradesh to the bombay state now in maharashtra and merged several hindispeaking. The commission, in its report submitted in 1955, accepted the language as the basis of reorganisation of the states. Andhra pradesh reorganisation act 2014 national portal of india. Mergers and amalgamations are regulated under the provisions of the companies act, 1956 whereas takeovers are regulated under the sebi substantial acquisition of shares and takeovers regulations. The integration and merger of princely states was purely ad hoc arrangement and there was need for reorganization of states on a permanent basis on account of the haphazard growth of provinces, disparity between various states and multilingual nature of the states. Users can get information on the act, its objectives, short title and commencement.
Formerly, there were three european communities which were the european economic community eec european coal and steel community ecsc, and the european atomic energy community euratom. Transfer of functions to the president, a there are. Dec 21, 2010 european commission press release details page brussels, 21 december 2010 the european commission has approved under the eu merger regulation the proposed acquisition of british and irish pay tv operator bskyb by news corporation, a global media and communications company headquartered in the us. Find details about the andhra pradesh reorganisation act, 2014. The states reorganization act was passed by parliament in november 1956. Information related to sections of the act is also given.
Interpretation1 in this act unless the subject or context otherwise requires, statemeans the new state of rajasthan as formed by section 10 of the states reorganisation act, 1956 central act 37 of 1956. The states reorganisation act, 1956 was a major reform of the boundaries of indias states and territories, organising them along linguistic lines although additional changes to indias state boundaries have been made since 1956, the states reorganisation act of 1956 remains the single most extensive change in state boundaries since the independence of india in 1947. India independence day quiz questions and answers related. Procedure for merger and amalgamation is different from takeover. In 1955, after nearly two years of study, the commission recommended that indias state boundaries should be reorganised to form 14 states and 6 territories. Upsc ias prelims examination the states reorganisation act, 1956 reformed the boundaries of indian states and territories, systematizing them on language base. The act transferred the southern marathispeaking districts of madhya pradesh to the bombay state now in maharashtra and merged several hindispeaking areasthe states of bhopal and vindhya pradesh, as well as most of. The states reorganisation act, 1956 legislation vlex 29629783. The state reorganisation act, 1956 was passed by parliament to give effect to the recommendations of the commission. As a consequence, the dhar commission and the jvp committee, both rejected language as the basis for. As from the appointed day, there shall be added to the state of andhra the territories comprised in. The constitution seventh amendment act, 1956 19th october, 1956. It involved the reduction of state units and provinces and princely states from 571 to 27. The merger treaty, also known as the treaty of brussels, was a european treaty that unified the executive institutions of the european coal and steel community ecsc, atomic energy community euratom and the economic community eec.
Property interests are sometimes described as sticks in a bundle of rights, and our legal system assures that more than one person can hold sticks in the bundle of rights in the same item of property. The demand for reorganisation of states on linguistic lines arose immediately after independence. The number of notifications in 2003 fell sharply to 212 cases accentuating the downward trend initiated in 2001 when the merger wave came to a halt. The state reorganization commission was appointed in 1953. New merger regulation frequently asked questions europa. History books, newspapers, and other sources use the popular name to refer to these laws. Jan 30, 2015 the linguistic reorganisation of states between 1947 and about 1950, the territories of the princely states were politically integrated into the indian union. The commission concluded that the transaction would not significantly. Rearrangement of indian states was the need of the hour.
The integration of india was accomplished within less than a yearandahalf after its independence in 1947. State reorganisation commission blogs, comments and archive news on. The merger treaty was a european treaty which brought the executive bodies of the ecsc, eec and euratom together to form a single council and a. Reorganisation of states economic and political weekly. States reorganisation act, 1956, but excluding the territories specified in subsection r of section 3 and subsection of section 4 of the andhra state act, 1953 and the territories specified in clause b of subsection z of section 5, section 6 and clause d of subsection 1 of section 7 of the states reorganisation act, 1956. Commission regulation ec n 338494 of 21 december 1994 on the notifications, time limits and hearings provided for in council regulation eec n 406489 on the control of concentrations between undertakings oj l 377, 21. The prohibitions of section 5 of the securities act of 1933 with respect to the offer, sale, and delivery after sale of a security relate to three different periods. The constitution seventh amendment act, 1956 national.
Andhra pradesh reorganisation act 2014 national portal. East india reorganisation but was a source of academic inspiration for this work. The idea is that if a horizontal merger is expected to change competition in the merging. We remain very grateful to the indian council of historical research, indian council of social science research, new delhi, north eastern council and government of mizoram for giving us generous support to undertake this study. The newly drafted constitution of india, which came into force on 26 january. Read this article to learn about the linguistic reorganization of indian states after independence. The new european community merger control regulation and the. Although mergers and acquisitions may be instigated through mutual agreements between the two firms, the procedure remains chiefly court driven. The states reorganisation act, 1956 legislation vlex.
The state reorganisation and emergence of new states in india. Mergers and acquisitions in india are governed by the indian companies act, 1956, under sections 391 to 394. It set out that the commission of the eec and the council of the eec. Aug, 2016 the merger treaty is also known as the brussels treaty. The states reorganisation commission src constituted by the central government of india on 29 december 1953 to recommend the reorganisation of state boundaries. Act, 1956 19th october, 1956 an act further to amend the constitution of india be it enacted by parliament in the seventh year of the republic of india as follows. The state reorganization act, 1956 came into effect at the time when the constitution seventh amendment act, 1956, restructured the constitutional framework for indias existing states under the provisions of articles 3 and 4 of the constitution. The states reorganization act, 1956, organized 14 states and 7 union territories. The telengana area of hyderabad state was transferred to andhra. The recommendations were discussed and debated and ultimately the state reorganisation bill 1956 was introduced in parliament in april 1956. Contains all enforced central and state acts linked with subordinate data like rules,regulations,notifications,orders,circulars,ordinances,statutes. The linguistic reorganisation of states self study history.
The role of stock market studies in formulating antitrust. A federation is able to act with direct effect on the citizenry, while the governing unit in a confederation is only able to act upon the state as an entity. On the 70th independence day of india lets check our knowledge about the freedom struggle using this india independence day quiz with answers. The act transferred the southern marathispeaking districts of madhya pradesh to the bombay state now in maharashtra and merged several hindispeaking areasthe states of. Provisions similar to those comprising this section were contained in section 4 of act nov. The merger treaty was a european treaty which brought the executive bodies of the ecsc, eec and euratom together to form a. The principal recommendations of the commission, which consisted of shri saiyid fazl ali chairman. The treaty was signed in brussels on 8 april 1965 and came into force on 1 july 1967.
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