Part I · THE UNION AND ITS TERRITORY
Article 2 Admission or establishment of new States.
In force
This article gives Parliament the power to admit or establish new States in the Union. Admission or establishment happens by law, on terms and conditions Parliament thinks fit. The article looks short, but it is the door through which new states have entered after 1950.
- Parliament may by law admit into the Union, or establish, new States on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit.
What it means
Plain words summary of the article above. Not legal advice.
This article gives Parliament the power to admit or establish new States in the Union. Admission or establishment happens by law, on terms and conditions Parliament thinks fit. The article looks short, but it is the door through which new states have entered after 1950.