Amendment of article 168.
8. (1) in clause (1) of article 168 of the Constitution, in sub-clause (a), after the word "Madras", the word "Mysore" shall be inserted.
(2) In the said sub-clause, as from such date as the President may, by public notification, appoint, after the word "Bombay", the words "Madhya Pradesh" shall be inserted.
Substitution of new article for article 170.
9. For article 170 of the Constitution, the following article shall be subsituted, namely:—
Composition of the Legislative Assemblies.
"170. (1) Subject to the provisions of article 333, the Legislative Assembly of each State shall consist of not more than five hundred, and not less than sixty, members chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies in the State.
(2) For the purposes of clause (1), each State shall be divided into territorial constituencies in such manner that the ratio between the population of each constituency and the number of seats allotted to it shall, so far as practicable, be the same throughout the State.
Explanation.—In this clause, the expression "population" means the population as ascertained at the last preceding census of which the relevant figures have been published.
(3) Upon the completion of each census, the total number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of each State and the division of each State into territorial constituencies shall be readjusted by such authority and in such manner as Parliament may by law determine:
Provided that such readjustment shall not affect representation in the Legislative Assembly until the dissolution of the then existing Assembly.".
Amendment of article 171.
10. In clause (1) of article 171 of the Constitution, for the word "one-fourth", the word "one-third" shall be substituted.
Amendment of article 216.
11. In article 216 of the Constitution, the proviso shall be omitted.
Amendment of article 217.
12. In article 217 of the Constitution, in clause (1) for the words "shall hold office until he attains the age of sixty years", the following words and figures shall be substituted, namely:—
"shall hold office, in the case of an additional or acting Judge, as provided in article 224, and in any other case, until he attains the age of sixty years".
Substitution of new article for article 220.
13. For article 220 of the Constitution, the following article shall be substituted, namely:—
Restriction on practice after being a permanent Judge.
"220. No person who, after the commencement of this Constitution, has held office as a permanent Judge of a High Court shall plead or act in any court or before any authority in India except the Supreme Court and the other High Courts.
