Part VIII · CHAPTER VI.—SUBORDINATE COURTS

Article 239A Creation of local Legislatures or Council of Ministers or both for certain Union territories.

This article lets Parliament create legislatures for Union territories. Parliament may by law create a legislature for Puducherry, elected or partly nominated. It may also create a Council of Ministers for the territory. Such a law is not treated as an amendment of the Constitution under article 368. Puducherry today has an elected Assembly under this article.

1. (1) Parliament may by law create for the Union territory of Puducherry — (a) a body, whether elected or partly nominated and partly elected, to function as a Legislature for the Union territory, or (b) a Council of Ministers, or both with such constitution, powers and functions, in each case, as may be specified in the law.
2. (2) Any such law as is referred to in clause (1) shall not be deemed to be an amendment of this Constitution for the purposes of article 368 notwithstanding that it contains any provision which amends or has the effect of amending this Constitution.

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