Article 239A - Creation of local Legislatures or Council of Ministers or both for certain Union territories - Constitution of India

1 [Article 239A. Creation of local Legislatures or Council of Ministers or both for certain Union territories.- (1) Parliament may by law create 8 [ for the Union territory of 9 [ 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) 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. ] ******************* NOTES:- 1 . Inserted vide Article 4 of the Constitution (14th Amendment) Act, 1962 dated 28-12-1962 , w.e.f. 28-12-1962, the provisions contained in article 239A, which are applicable to Union territory of Puducherry , shall also apply to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir vide Section 13 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 (34 of 2019) dated 09-08-2019, w.e.f. 31-10-2019. 2 . Omitted vide Section 46 of the State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970, dated 25-12-1970 w.e.f. 25-01-1971, before it was read as, Himachal Pradesh 3 . Omitted vide Section 71 of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 dated 30-12-1971 w.e.f. 21-01-1971, before it was read as, Manipur, Tripura, 4 . Substituted vide Article 2 of the Constitution (27th Amendment) Act, 1971 dated 30-12-1971 w.e.f. 15-02-1972, before it was read as, Goa, Daman and Diu, and Pondicherry 5 . Substituted vide Article 3 of the Constitution (37th Amendment) Act, 1975 dated 03-05-1975 w.e.f. 03-05-1975, before it was read as, Pondicherry and Mizoram 6 . Omitted vide Section 39 of the State of Mizoram Act, 1986 dated 14-08-1986, before it was read as, Mizoram 7 . Substituted vide Section 42 of the Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1986 dated 24-12-1986, before it was read as, 5 [ ,Pondicherry 6 [***] and Arunachal Pradesh ] 8 . Substituted vide Section 63 of the Goa Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987 (18 of 1987) dated 23-05-1987 w.e.f. 30-05-1987, before it was read as, for any of the Union territories of 2 [***] 3 [***] 4 [ Goa, Daman and Diu 7 [ and Pondicherry ] ] 9 . Substituted vide Section 4 of the Pondicherry (Alteration of Name) Act, 2006 dated 13-09-2006 w.e.f. 01-10-2006, before it was read as, Pondicherry