In Part VIII of the Constitution of India, the Parliament is empowered to create local legislature and…
The correct choice is: “NCT of Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu & Kashmir” Part VIII provides for legislatures in Union Territories in two ways. Article 239A lets Parliament…
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In Part VIII of the Constitution of India, the Parliament is empowered to create local legislature and council of ministers for certain Union Territories. Name the Union Territory or Territories in India that have a legislative assembly and council of ministers (as of July 2021).
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The correct choice is: “NCT of Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu & Kashmir”
Part VIII provides for legislatures in Union Territories in two ways. Article 239A lets Parliament create a legislature and council of ministers for Puducherry (done by the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963). Article 239AA itself gives the National Capital Territory of Delhi a Legislative Assembly and Council of Ministers. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 (Section 13) extended Article 239A to the new Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and provided it with a Legislative Assembly and Council of Ministers. So, by law, three UTs have them: Delhi, Puducherry and J&K. (Ladakh was created without a legislature, and Chandigarh has none.)
“NCT of Delhi and Puducherry” was correct before 2019 and leaves out J&K. (No elected J&K assembly had actually been constituted as of July 2021; the first election was held in 2024.)
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