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Constitution of India · Part VIII: The Union Territories

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

In plain words

Parliament can by law create for the Union territory of Puducherry a Legislature (elected, or partly nominated and partly elected), a Council of Ministers, or both, with the constitution, powers and functions the law sets. Such a law is not treated as a constitutional amendment under article 368.

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Official text

(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) 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.]

Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the official text of the Constitution of India. As amended up to the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023. Text as on 10 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

Supreme Court judgments citing the article 239A