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243                    THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
              (Part XXI.—Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions)

           (i) the High Court functioning as such immediately before the
       appointed day in the territories comprised in the State of Sikkim shall, on
       and from the appointed day, be deemed to be the High Court for the
       State of Sikkim;
           (j) all courts of civil, criminal and revenue jurisdiction, all authorities and
       all officers, judicial, executive and ministerial, throughout the territory of the
       State of Sikkim shall continue on and from the appointed day to exercise
       their respective functions subject to the provisions of this Constitution;
           (k) all laws in force immediately before the appointed day in the
       territories comprised in the State of Sikkim or any part thereof shall
       continue to be in force therein until amended or repealed by a competent
       Legislature or other competent authority;          e
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           (l) for the purpose of facilitating the application of any such law as is
       referred to in clause (k) in relation to the administration of the State of
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       Sikkim and for the purpose of bringing the provisions of any such law
       into accord with the provisions of this Constitution, the President may,
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       within two years from the appointed day, by order, make such
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       adaptations and modifications of the law, whether by way of repeal or
       amendment, as may be necessary or expedient, and thereupon, every
       such law shall have effect subject to the adaptations and modifications so
       made, and any such adaptation or modification shall not be questioned in
       any court of law;
           (m) neither the Supreme Court nor any other court shall have
       jurisdiction in respect of any dispute or other matter arising out of any
       treaty, agreement, engagement or other similar instrument relating to
       Sikkim which was entered into or executed before the appointed day and
       to which the Government of India or any of its predecessor Governments
       was a party, but nothing in this clause shall be construed to derogate
       from the provisions of article 143;
           (n) the President may, by public notification, extend with such restrictions
       or modifications as he thinks fit to the State of Sikkim any enactment which
       is in force in a State in India at the date of the notification;
           (o) if any difficulty arises in giving effect to any of the foregoing
       provisions of this article, the President may, by order, do anything
       (including any adaptation or modification of any other article) which
       appears to him to be necessary for the purpose of removing that
       difficulty:


 See the Constitution (Removal of Difficulties) Order No. XI (C.O. 99).

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