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The Constitution of India in English 2026: page 127

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96                     THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
                                (Part VI.—The States)

the Legislative Council, may make rules as to the procedure with respect to
communications between the two Houses.
       209. Regulation by law of procedure in the Legislature of the State in
relation to financial business.—The Legislature of a State may, for the purpose
of the timely completion of financial business, regulate by law the procedure of,
and the conduct of business in, the House or Houses of the Legislature of the
State in relation to any financial matter or to any Bill for the appropriation of
moneys out of the Consolidated Fund of the State, and, if and so far as any
provision of any law so made is inconsistent with any rule made by the House or
either House of the Legislature of the State under clause (1) of article 208 or with
any rule or standing order having effect in relation to the Legislature of the State
under clause (2) of that article, such provision shall prevail.
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       210. Language to be used in the Legislature.—(1) Notwithstanding
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anything in Part XVII, but subject to the provisions of article 348, business in
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the Legislature of a State shall be transacted in the official language or
languages of the State or in Hindi or in English:
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       Provided that the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly or Chairman of
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the Legislative Council, or person acting as such, as the case may be, may
permit any member who cannot adequately express himself in any of the
languages aforesaid to address the House in his mother-tongue.
       (2) Unless the Legislature of the State by law otherwise provides, this
article shall, after the expiration of a period of fifteen years from the
commencement of this Constitution, have effect as if the words “or in English”
were omitted therefrom:
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         [Provided that in relation to the 2[Legislatures of the States of Himachal
Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura] this clause shall have effect as if for
the words “fifteen years” occurring therein, the words “twenty-five years” were
substituted:]
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          [Provided further that in relation to the 4[Legislatures of the States of
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   [Arunachal Pradesh, Goa and Mizoram]], this clause shall have effect as if for


1. Ins. by the State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970 (53 of 1970), s. 46 (w.e.f. 25-1-1971).
2. Subs. by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 (81 of 1971) s. 71, for
   "Legislature of the State of Himachal Pradesh" (w.e.f. 21-1-1972).
3. Ins. by the State of Mizoram Act, 1986 (34 of 1986), s. 39 (w.e.f. 20-2-1987).
4. Subs. by the State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1986 (69 of 1986), s. 42, for "Legislature
   of the State of Mizoram" (w.e.f. 20-2-1987).
5. Subs. by the Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987 (18 of 1987), s. 63, for
   "Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram" (w.e.f. 30-5-1987).
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