Administration of Coorg (Repealed)
Official heading: “[Coorg].”
Article 242 originally contained special transitional provisions for the administration of the former Chief Commissioner’s Province and Part C State of Coorg, including the continued functioning of its Legislative Council and revenues. Following the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Coorg was merged into the newly formed State of Mysore (now Karnataka), rendering Article 242 obsolete, and it was formally repealed by the Seventh Amendment.
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- The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2026)
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- Part VIII, Article 242, printed page 122
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1. In One Sentence
Article 242 formerly provided special transitional administrative rules for the Part C State of Coorg until its merger into Mysore (Karnataka) in 1956.
2. What It Means in Everyday Language
In the original 1950 Constitution, Coorg was a Part C State with a distinctive history and its own local Legislative Council.
Article 242 preserved the existing constitution and powers of the Legislative Council of Coorg and specified rules regarding taxation and revenues until Parliament provided otherwise.
With the linguistic reorganisation of States in 1956, Coorg became a district of Mysore State (renamed Karnataka in 1973). The Seventh Constitutional Amendment formally repealed Article 242.
3. Practical Illustrative Example
A researcher examining historical state reorganization in South India encounters references to the Part C State of Coorg in 1950s legal archives.
4. Important Limits, Qualifications & Exceptions
Article 242 is a repealed historical provision.
- Repealed by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956 (w.e.f. 1 November 1956).
- Coorg was merged into Mysore State under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.
- Preserved local council continuity only during the initial transitional period.
5. Historical constitutional wording — not operative
6. Sources & Historical Assembly Deliberations
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- •Government of India (Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice) • Part VIII, Article 242, printed page 122 • Human source-link check pending
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