 bill no 100 of 1986 the election ~ws (resl!frvation of seats for the scheduled tribes in certain north-eastern states and union territories) amendment bill, 1986 a billto provide for the reservation of seats in the house of the people and in the legislutive assemblies at the states of meghalaya and nagaland f9t the scheduled tribes in p'fltsll-£lnce of the amendments made in articles 330 and 332 of the constitution by the constitution (fiftyfirst amendment) act, 1984 and for matters connec,ei thereto be it enacted by parliament in the thirty-seventh year of the republic of india as follows:-1 this act may be called the election laws (reservation of se:lts short for the scheduled tribes in certain north-eastern states and unio'll title r, territories) amendment act, 1988 12 in this act, unless the co'lltext otherwise requires, "appointed day" definition means the 16th day of june, 1986, being the date with effect from which the constitution (fifty-first amendment) act, 1984 has come into force reservation in the house of the people 3 in the house of the people, to be constituted at any time after the 10 appointed day, each of the seats allotted to the states of meghalaya and nagala'l1d and the union territories of arunachal pradesh and mizoram shall be reserved for the scheduled tribes, and the first schedule to 43 of 1950 the representation of the people act, 1950 shall be deemed to have been amended accordingly reservation in legislativeab-sembues of !riegha-jaya and nagaland 4  (1) the election commission shall make such amendments as may be necessary in the delimitation of parliamentary and assembly constituencies order, 1976 (without altering the extent of any constituency as given in that order) having regard to the provisions of article 332 of the cunstitution and the provisions of clause (d) of sub-section (1) 5 of section 9 of the delimitation act, 1972, for the purpose of giving proper 76 of 19n representation to the scheduled tribes of the states of meghalaya and nagaland in the legis~ative assemblies, to be constituted at any time after the appointed day, of those states and for specifying as to which of the assembly constituencies in meghalaya anti n agaland as specified in the 10 said order, shall be the constituencies in which seats shall be so reserved for the scheduled tribes, and the second schedule to the representation (if the people act, 1950, shall be deemed to have been amended accordingly 43 of 1950 (2) the commission shall-(a) publish its proposals for the amendments referred to in sub- 15 section (1) in the gazette of india and in the official gazette of the states concerned and als') in such other manner as it thinks fit; (b) specify a date on or after which such proposals will be further considered by iti (c) consider all objections and suggestions which may have been io received before the date so specified; and (ci) thereafter make the necessary amendments in the said order (3) the commission shall cause the amendments made by it in· the said order to be published in the gazette of india and in the official i5 gazette of the states concerned (4) upon publication in the gazette of india, every such amendment shall have the force of law and shall not be called in question in any court ' iij (5) as soon as may be after such publication in the gazette of india, 30 every such amendment shall be laid before the house of the people and the legislative assemblies of the states concerned  statement of objects and reasonsthe bill is a sequel to the amendments made in articles 330 and 332 of the constitution by the constitution (fifty-first amendment) act, 1984 fur the purpose of providing for reservation of seats in the lok sabha for the scheduled tribes in meghalaya, nagaland, arunachal pradesh and mizoram and for similar reservation in the legislative assemblies of n agaland and meghalaya 2 clause 3 of the bill provides for the number of seats which shall be reserved for the scheduled tribes in meghalaya, nagaland, arunachal pradesh and mizoram in the lok sabha clause 4 of the bill provid - :s for the determination, having regard to the provisions of article 332 of the constitution and section 9(1) (d) of the delimitation act, 1972, of the assembly constituencies in meghalaya and nagaland which shall be resreved for the scheduled tribes 3 the bill seeks to achieve the above objects new delm; the 8th augt:st, 1986 a k sen  a billto provide for the reservation of seats in the house of the people and in the legislative assemblies of the states of megbalaya and nagaland for the scheduled tribes in pursuance of the amendments made in articles 330 and 332 of the constitution by the constitution (fiftyfirst amendment) act, 1984 and for matters connected thereto (shri asoke kumar sen, minister of law and justic~e) 