 the constitution (seventh amendment) bill, 1955(as in'i'koducei> in lok sabaa)  the constitution (seventh amendment) bill, 1955(as introduced in lok sabha) a bill further to amend the constitution of india be it enacted by parliament in the sixth year of the republic of india as follows:-1 this act may be called the constitution (seventh amendment) short title act, 1955 s  2 in article 3 of the constitution, for the proviso, ·the following amendment proviso shall be substituted, namely: -of article 3 10 "provided that no bill for the purpose shall be introduced in either house of parliament except on the recommendation of the president and unless, where the proposal contained in the bill affects the area, boundaries or name of any of the states specified in part a or part b of the first schedule the bill has been referred by the president to the legislature of that state for expressing its views thereon within such period as may be specified in the reference"  statement of objects and reasonsunder the proviso to article 3 of the constitution, no bill for the purpose of forming a new state, increasing or diminishing the area of any state or altering the boundaries or name of any state can be introduced in parliament unless the views of the state legislatures concerned with respect to the provisions of the bill have been ascertained by the president the intention of this proviso is only to ensure that all the states affected by the reorganisation proposals have reasonable opportunity of expressing their views it is desirable that when the states concerned are consulted, the president should be able to prescribe the time within which the states should convey to the president their views in the matter it is proposed to amend the proviso to article 3 of the constitution for this purpose new delhi; c c biswas the 26th november, 1955  extracts from the constitution of india3 parliament may by law-formation of new states (a) form a new state by separation of territory from any ~d alfu:ra- 8 tlono area state or by uniting two or more states or parts of states boundaries or by uniting any territory to a part of any state; ~=8 of states (b) increase the area of any state; (c) diminish the area of any state; (d) alter the boundaries of any state; (e) alter the name of any state: provided that no bill for the purpose shall be introduced in either house of parli,ment except on the recommendation of the president and unless, where the proposal contained in the bill affects the boundaries of any state or states specified in part a or part b of the first schedule or the name or names of any such state or states, the views of the legislature of the state or, as the case may be, of each of the states both with respect to the proposal to introduce the bill and with respect to the provisions thereof have been ascertained by the president  a bill further to amend the constitution of 'india (shr c c bisfoas, minister of law) 