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Art. 232 Part VI: The States

(Repealed) Interpretation

Exact text — Constitution of India

[This Article, which originally provided certain interpretive definitions specific to this Chapter on High Courts, was repealed by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956 as part of a broader tidying-up and restructuring of Part VI's provisions during that major reorganisation.]

In Plain English

What this Article actually means

This was a definitional Article whose specific content became unnecessary once the 1956 States Reorganisation Amendment restructured related provisions elsewhere in this Chapter, leading to its formal removal as part of that broader legislative cleanup.

Why This Matters To You

How it shows up in everyday life

This is a relatively minor historical footnote compared to some of the more substantively significant repealed Articles elsewhere in the Constitution, reflecting routine legislative tidying rather than any major policy reversal.

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Art. 214 — High Courts for States

Frequently Asked

Quick answers about Article 232

Did removing this Article change any High Court's actual powers or jurisdiction?

No — its removal was primarily a structural/definitional cleanup connected to the 1956 reorganisation, not a substantive change to High Courts' actual constitutional powers.

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