Part IXA · CHAPTER VI.—SUBORDINATE COURTS
Article 243P Definitions.
This article defines the words of Part IXA. A Committee is one constituted under article 243S for wards. A district means a district of a State. A Metropolitan area means an area with a population of ten lakhs or more, covering one or more districts. A Municipal area means the territorial area of a Municipality.
- 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 one or more districts and consisting of two or more Municipalities or Panchayats or other contiguous areas, specified by the Governor by public notification to be a Metropolitan area for the purposes of this Part; (d) “Municipal area” means the territorial area of a Municipality as is notified by the Governor; (e) “Municipality” means an constituted under article 243Q; institution of self-government (f) “Panchayat” means a Panchayat constituted under article 243B; (g) “population” means the population as ascertained at the last preceding census of which the relevant figures have been published.
What it means
Plain words summary of the article above. Not legal advice.
This article defines the words of Part IXA. A Committee is one constituted under article 243S for wards. A district means a district of a State. A Metropolitan area means an area with a population of ten lakhs or more, covering one or more districts. A Municipal area means the territorial area of a Municipality. A Municipality is an institution of self-government for an urban area. A Panchayat is defined in Part IX.