 the states reorganisation (amendment) bill, 1956(as introduced in lok sabha)  bill, 1956 (as introduced in lok sabha) a  billto amend the states reorganisation act, 1956 be it enacted by parliament in the seventh year of the republic of india as follows:-1 (1) this act may be called the states reorganisation (amend- short dtle ment) act 1956 and comm-, encement s (2) it shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of november, 1956 2 in sub-section (3) of section 35 of the states reorganisation amendment act 1956-' of section 35 , 37 of i956 10 (a) the words and brackets "and such two of the six sitting members representing the madras (graduates) constituency" shall be omitted; and is (b) after the words "cease to be members of the said council", the words and brackets "and such two of the six sitting members representing the madras (graduates) constituency as shall be determined by the governor, by drawing lots, shall also cease to be members of the said council and shall be deemed to have ceased to be such members on the appointed day" shall be inserted  statement of objects and reasonssub-section (3) of section 35 of the states reorganisation act, 1956, provides inter alia that such two of the six sitting members of the madras legislative council representing the madras (graduates) constituency as the chairman shall by order specify shall, on the appointed day, cease to be members of that council the high court of madras in a judgment delivered on the 5th november, 1956, has held that the vesting of such a power in the chairman, who is himself one of the group, offends against article 14 of the constitution and is void and inoperative in order that the legislative council may be constituted in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) of the said section 85, it is n~cessary to provide some other method for tile "erwinanon of "the two surplus members it is accordingly proposed in this bill to amend sub-seetion (3) empowering the governor of madras to determine by drawing lots which two members should be deemed to have gone out of the legislative council on the 1st november, 1956 h v pataskar new delhi, the isth november, 1956  annexure extract from the states reorganisation act, 1956 (37 of 1956) - • - •35 (1)       -                              -                                                     -                                                                           -    (3) the two sitting members of the said council representing the west coast (local authorities)                                  constituency and such two of the six sitting members representing the madras                                                (graduates) consti-tuency, and such two of the eighteen sitting members elected by the members of the legislative assembly, as the chairman of the said council shall by order specify shall, on the appointed day, cease to be members of the said council a bill to amend the states reorganisation act, 1956 (shri h v pataskar, minister oj legal affairs) glpd-ls i ns-18i7 ls-is-u-s6-i7s0 