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Art. 242 Part VIII: The Union Territories

(Repealed) Coorg

Exact text — Constitution of India

[This Article, which originally made provision for the administration of Coorg as a separate Union Territory (now called Kodagu), was repealed by the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, when Coorg was merged into the state of Mysore, now Karnataka.]

In Plain English

What this Article actually means

Coorg (now Kodagu, in Karnataka) was briefly its own Union Territory in the Constitution's original 1950 text, before the sweeping 1956 State reorganisation folded it into the newly reorganised state of Mysore. Once that merger happened, this Article had nothing left to operate on and was formally repealed.

Why This Matters To You

How it shows up in everyday life

This is a small but clear example of how India's internal map has continued to evolve since 1950 — several territorial arrangements in the Constitution's original text (like this one) no longer reflect today's state boundaries, having been overtaken by subsequent reorganisation under Article 3.

Read alongside this one

Art. 3 — Formation of New States

Frequently Asked

Quick answers about Article 242

Is Kodagu (Coorg) still administratively distinct today?

It's now a district within Karnataka, not a separate Union Territory — its unique cultural identity persists, but its constitutional status as a distinct UT ended with the 1956 reorganisation.

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