Until provision is made by Parliament under clause (7) of article 22, or until the expiration of one year from the commencement of this Constitution, whichever is earlier, the said article shall have effect as if for any reference to Parliament in clauses (4) and (7) thereof there were substituted a reference to the President…
Article 243W of Constitution of India deals with Powers, authority and responsibilities of Municipalities Original Text of Article 243W of Constitution of India Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the Legislature of a State may, by law, endow—(a) the Municipalities with such powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to function…
(1) For the purposes of bringing the provisions of any law in force in India or in any part thereof, immediately before the commencement of the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, into accord with the provisions of this Constitution as amended by that Act, the President may by order made before the first day of…
Article 243V of Constitution of India deals with Disqualifications for membership Original Text of Article 243V of Constitution of India (1) A person shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a member of a Municipality—(a) if he is so disqualified by or under any law for the time being in force for…
Article 243U of Constitution of India deals with Duration of Municipalities, etc. Original Text of Article 243U of Constitution of India (1) Every Municipality, unless sooner dissolved under any law for the time being in force, shall continue for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting and no longer: Provided that a…
Article 243T of Constitution of India deals with Reservation of seats Original Text of Article 243T of Constitution of India (1) Seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in every Municipality and the number of seats so reserved shall bear, as nearly as may be, the same proportion to the…
Article 243S of Constitution of India deals with Constitution and composition of Wards Committees, etc. Original Text of Article 243S of Constitution of India (1) There shall be constituted Wards Committees, consisting of one or more wards, within the territorial area of a Municipality having a population of three lakhs or more. (2) The Legislature…
Article 243R of Constitution of India deals with Composition of Municipalities Original Text of Article 243R of Constitution of India (1) Save as provided in clause (2), all the seats in a Municipality shall be filled by persons chosen by direct election from the territorial constituencies in the Municipal area and for this purpose each…
Article 243Q of Constitution of India deals with Constitution of Municipalities Original Text of Article 243Q of Constitution of India (1) There shall be constituted in every State, —(a) a Nagar Panchayat (by whatever name called) for a transitional area, that is to say, an area in transition from a rural area to an urban…
Article 243P of Constitution of India deals with Original Text of Article 243P of Constitution of India In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,—(a) “Committee” means a Committee constituted under article 243S;(b) “district” means a district in a State;(c) “Metropolitan area” means an area having a population of ten lakhs or more, comprised in…
