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Official source2. Inserted by the Constitution (Fifty-third Amendment) Act, 1986, s.2 (w.e.f.20.2.1987).
259 THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
(Part XXI. - Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions)
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[371H. Special provision with respect to the State of Arunachal Pradesh:-
Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution,—
(a) the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh shall have special responsibility with respect to
law and order in the State of Arunachal Pradesh and in the discharge of his functions in
relation thereto, the Governor shall, after consulting the Council of Ministers, exercise his
individual judgment as to the action to be taken:
Provided that if any question arises whether any matter is or is not a matter as respects
which the Governor is under this clause required to act in the exercise of his individual
judgment, the decision of the Governor in his discretion shall be final, and the validity of
anything done by the Governor shall not be called in question on the ground that he ought or
ought not to have acted in the exercise of his individual judgment:
Provided further that if the President on receipt of a report from the Governor or
otherwise is satisfied that it is no longer necessary for the Governor to have special
responsibility with respect to law and order in the State of Arunachal Pradesh, he may by
order direct that the Governor shall cease to have such responsibility with effect from such
date as may be specified in the order;
(b) the Legislative Assembly of the State of Arunachal Pradesh shall consist of not less
than thirty members.]
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[371-I. Special provision with respect to the State of Goa:- Notwithstanding anything in
this Constitution, the Legislative Assembly of the State of Goa shall consist of not less than
thirty members.]
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[371J. Special provisions with respect to the State of Karnataka:- (1) The President
may, by order made with respect to the State of Karnataka, provide for any special
responsibility of the Governor for—
(a) establishment of a separate development board for Hyderabad-Karnataka
region with the provision that a report on the working of the board will be placed each
year before the State Legislative Assembly;
(b) equitable allocation of funds for developmental expenditure over the said
region, subject to the requirements of the State as a whole; and
(c) equitable opportunities and facilities for the people belonging to the said
region, in matters of public employment, education and vocational training, subject to
the requirements of the State as a whole.
1. Inserted by the Constitution (Fifty-fifth Amendment) Act, 1986, s.2 (w.e.f.20.2.1987).
2. Inserted by the Constitution (Fifty-sixth Amendment) Act, 1987, s.2 (w.e.f.30.5.1987).
3. Inserted by the Constitution (Ninety-eighth Amendment) Act, 2012, s.2 (w.e.f.1.10.2013).
260 THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
(Part XXI. - Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions)
(2) An order made under sub- clause (c) of clause (1) may provide for—
(a) reservation of a proportion of seats educational and vocational training
institutions in the Hyderabad-Karnataka region for students who belong to that region
by birth or by domicile; and
(b) identification of posts or classes of posts under the State Government and in
any body or organisation under the control of the State Government in the Hyderabad-
Karnataka region and reservation of a proportion of such posts for persons who belong
to that region by birth or by domicile and for appointment thereto by direct recruitment
or by promotion or in any other manner as may be specified in the order.]
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