Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960
An Act to provide for the reorganisation of the State of Bombay and for matters connected therewith.
Chapter I: Preliminary
- 1 Short title
- 2 Definitions 1 judgment
Chapter II: Reorganisation of Bombay State
Chapter III: Representation in the Legislatures
The Council of States
- 6 Amendment of the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution
- 7 Allocation of sitting members
- 8 Bye-elections to fill vacancies
- 9 Term of office
The House of the People
- 10 Representation in the House of the People
- 11 Delimitation of parliamentary constituencies
- 12 Provision as to sitting members
The Legislative Assemblies
- 13 Strength of Legislative Assemblies
- 14 Delimitation of assembly constituencies
- 15 Allocation of members
- 16 Duration of Legislative Assemblies
- 17 Speakers and Deputy Speakers
- 18 Rules of procedure
- 19 Special provisions in relation to Gujarat Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Council
- 20 Amendment of article 168 of the Constitution
- 21 Legislative Council of Maharashtra
- 22 Council constituencies
- 23 Provision as to certain sitting members
- 24 Special provision as to biennial elections
- 25 Chairman and Deputy Chairman
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
Chapter IV: High Courts
- 28 High Court for Gujarat
- 29 Judges of Gujarat High Court
- 30 Jurisdiction of Gujarat High Court
- 31 Repealed
- 32 Practice and procedure in Gujarat High Court
- 33 Custody of seal of Gujarat High Court
- 34 Form of writs and other processes
- 35 Powers of Judges
- 36 Procedure as to appeals to Supreme Court
- 37 Transfer of proceeding from Bombay High Court to Gujarat High Court
- 38 Right to appear or to act in proceedings transferred to Gujarat High Court
- 39 Interpretation
- 40 Savings
- 41 Permanent Bench of Bombay High Court at Nagpur
Chapter V: Authorisation of Expenditure
Chapter VI: Apportionment of Assets and Liabilities
- 46 Application of Part
- 47 Land and goods
- 48 Treasury and bank balances
- 49 Arrears of taxes
- 50 Right to recover loans and advances
- 51 Credits in certain funds
- 52 Special Revenue Reserve Fund in Gujarat
- 53 Assets and liabilities of State undertakings
- 54 Public debt
- 55 Floating Debt
- 56 Refund of taxes collected in excess
- 57 Deposits, etc
- 58 Provident fund
- 59 Pensions
- 60 Contracts 1 judgment
- 61 Liability in respect of actionable wrong 1 judgment
- 62 Liability as guarantor
- 63 Items in suspense
- 64 Residuary provision
- 65 Apportionment of assets or liabilities by agreement
- 66 Power of Central Government to order allocation or adjustment in certain cases
- 67 Certain expenditure to be charged on Consolidated Fund
Chapter VII: Provisions As to Certain Corporations
- 68 Provisions as to Bombay State Electricity Board and State Warehousing Corporation
- 69 Continuance of arrangements in regard to generation and supply of electric power and supply of water
- 70 Provisions as to Bombay State Financial Corporation
- 71 Amendment of Act 64 of 1950
- 72 Special provision for Bar Council of Gujarat
- 73 Amendment of Act 6 of 1942
- 74 General provision as to statutory corporations
- 75 Amendment of Act 38 of 1957
- 76 Temporary provisions as to continuance of certain existing road transport permits
- 77 Special provision relating to retrenchment compensation in certain cases 1 judgment
- 78 Special provision as to income-tax
- 79 Continuance of facilities in certain State institutions
Chapter VIII: Provisions As to Services
Chapter IX: Legal and Miscellaneous Provisions
- 85 Amendment of article 371 of the Constitution
- 86 Amendment of Act 37 of 1956
- 87 Territorial extent of law’s 2 judgments
- 88 Power to adapt laws
- 89 Power to construe laws
- 90 Power to name authorities, etc., for exercising statutory functions
- 91 Legal proceedings
- 92 Transfer of pending proceedings
- 93 Right of pleaders to practise in certain cases
- 94 Effect of provisions of the Act inconsistent with other laws
- 95 Power to remove difficulties
- 96 Power to make rules
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.