THE BIHAR AND UTTAR PRADESH (ALTERATION OF  

BOUNDARIES) ACT, 1968                                                                                                                                        

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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS                                                                                                            

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PART I 

PRELIMINARY 

SECTIONS 

1. Short title. 

2. Definitions. 

PART II 

TRANSFER OF TERRITORIES 

3. Transfer of territories. 

4. Amendment of First Schedule to the Constitution. 

PART III 

REPRESENTATION IN THE LEGISLATURES 

5. Construction of Delimitation Orders. 

6. Provision as to sitting members. 

PART IV 

HIGH COURTS 

7. Extension of jurisdiction of, and transfer of proceedings to, High Court at Patna. 

8. Extension of jurisdiction of, and transfer of proceedings to, High Court at Allahabad. 

9. Right to appear in any proceedings transferred under section 7 or section 8. 

10. Interpretation. 

PART V 

AUTHORISATION OF EXPENDITURE 

11.  Appropriation  of  moneys  for  expenditure  in  transferred  territories  under  existing  appropriation 

Acts. 

12. Reports relating to accounts of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. 

PART VI 

APPORTIONMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 

13. Land and goods. 

14. Arrears of taxes. 

15. Right to recover loans and advances. 

16. Refund of taxes collected in excess. 

17. Deposits. 

18. Contracts. 

19. Liability in respect of actionable wrong. 

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SECTIONS 

20. Liability as guarantor of co-operative societies. 

21. Items in suspense. 

22. Apportionment of assets or liabilities by agreement. 

23. Power of Central Government to order allocation or adjustment in certain cases. 

24. Expenditure to be charged on the Consolidated Fund. 

PART VII 

LEGAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 

25. State Financial Corporations and State Electricity Boards. 

26. Territorial extent of laws. 

27. Power to adapt laws. 

28. Power to construe laws. 

29. Legal proceedings. 

30. Transfer of pending proceedings. 

31. Right of pleaders to practise in certain courts. 

32. Construction of boundary pillars, etc. 

33. Validity of demarcation done before commencement of Act. 

34. Effect of provisions inconsistent with other laws. 

35. Power to remove difficulties. 

36. Power to make rules. 

THE SCHEDULE. 

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THE BIHAR AND UTTAR PRADESH (ALTERATION OF  
BOUNDARIES) ACT, 1968 

ACT NO. 24 OF 1968 

An Act to provide for the alteration of boundaries of the States of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh and 

for matters connected therewith. 

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Nineteenth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 

[22nd May, 1968.] 

PART I 

PRELIMINARY 

1.  Short  title.—This  Act  may  be  called  the  Bihar  and  Uttar  Pradesh  (Alteration  of  Boundaries)      

Act, 1968. 

2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— 

(a)  “appointed  day1”  means  the  day  which  the  Central  Government  may,  by  notification  in  the 

Official Gazette, appoint; 

(b)  “assembly  constituency”,  “council  constituency”  and  “parliamentary  constituency”  have  the 

same meanings as in the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (43 of 1950); 

(c)  “deep  stream”,  in  relation  to  the  river  Ganga  or  the  river  Ghaghra,  means  the  deep  stream 
thereof as verified and agreed upon by the State Governments of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh after the 
30th day of September of the year preceding the year in which the appointed day falls and before the 
1st  day  of  January  of  the  year  in  which  the  appointed  day  falls  and  in  default  of  agreement       
between  the  State  Governments,  as  determined  by  such  authority  as  may  be  specified  by  the                     
Central Government; 

(d) “fixed boundary” means the boundary line demarcated under the provisions of sub-section (2) 

of section 3 in relation to the river Ganga or the river Ghaghra, as the case may be; 

(e)  “law”  includes  any  enactment,  ordinance,  regulation,  order,  bye-law,  rule,  scheme, 
notification  or  other  instrument  having  the  force  of  law  in  the  whole  or  in  any  part  of  the  State  of 
Bihar or Uttar Pradesh; 

(f) “notified order” means an order published in the Official Gazette; 

(g) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; 

(h)  “sitting  member”,  in  relation  to  either  House  of  Parliament or of  the  Legislature  of  a  State, 

means a person who immediately before the appointed day is a member of that House; 

(i) “transferred territories” means,— 

(i) in relation to the State of Bihar, the territories transferred by this Act from that State to the 

State of Uttar Pradesh, and 

(ii) in relation to the State of Uttar Pradesh, the territories transferred by this Act from that 

State to the State of Bihar; 

(j)  any  reference to  a  district  of a  State  shall  be construed  as  a reference  to  the area  physically 

comprised within that district immediately before the appointed day. 

1. 10th June, 1970, vide notification No. G.S.R. 901, dated 9th June, 1970, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(i). 

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PART II 

TRANSFER OF TERRITORIES 

3. Transfer of territories.—(1) As from the appointed day,— 

(a) there shall be added to the State of Bihar— 

(i)  all  the  territories  of  Ballia  district  of  the  State  of Uttar  Pradesh  lying  between  the  fixed 

boundary and the deep stream of the river Ghaghra, and 

(ii) all the territories of that district lying between the fixed boundary and the deep stream of 

the river Ganga, 

and the said territories shall thereupon cease to form part of the State of Uttar Pradesh; and 

(b) there shall be added to the State of Uttar Pradesh— 

(i) all the territories of Saran district of the State of Bihar lying between the fixed boundary 

and the deep stream of the river Ghaghra, and 

(ii)  all  the  territories  of  Shahabad  district  of  the  State  of  Bihar  lying  between  the  fixed 

boundary and the deep stream of the river Ganga, 

and the said territories shall thereupon cease to form part of the State of Bihar. 

(2) The fixed boundary in relation to each of the rivers Ganga and Ghaghra shall be demarcated by an 
authority appointed in this behalf by the Central Government so as to be generally in conformity with the 
boundary line described in the Schedule in relation to that river: 

Provided that in the process of such demarcation, the said authority shall have power to rationalise to 
the  extent  considered  necessary  by  him,  the  boundary  alignment  between  the  high  banks  of  the  river 
Ganga or the river Ghaghra, as the case may be, and in particular shall try— 

(a) to  ensure,  as far  as  possible,  the  stability  of the  boundary  pillars and the recognition of the 

boundary alignment both during the dry and flood seasons; and 

(b) to avoid, as far as possible, the splitting up of the existing abadis. 

(3) For the purposes of such demarcation,— 

(a) the decision of the said authority on any matter relating to the interpretation of any part of the 
description of the boundary given in the Schedule (including the determination of the relevant record 
referred to in the Explanatory Note to the Schedule) shall be final; 

(b)  the  said  authority  shall  have  power  to  determine  the  location  of  the  points  at  which  the 
boundary pillars shall be constructed and to specify the State Government which shall be responsible 
for  the  construction  and  maintenance  of  the  boundary  pillars  at  such  points  according  to  such 
specifications as that authority may indicate (the pillars of the same specifications being apportioned, 
as far as practicable equally between the two State Governments), the decision of the said authority in 
regard to these matters being final; 

(c) it shall be lawful for the said authority and for any person specified by such authority to enter 
upon  and  survey  any  area  in  the  vicinity  of  the  boundary  line  and  to  do  all  other  acts  as  may  be 
necessary. 

(4) The authority referred to in sub-section (2) shall also prepare a map of the transferred territories 

showing— 

(a) the deep stream of the  river Ghaghra or the river Ganga, as the case may be, and the fixed 

boundary in relation to that river; 

(b)  the  names  and  boundaries  of  the  villages  in  the  transferred  territories,  as  indicated  by  the      

State Government having jurisdiction over the territories before their transfer, with reference to the 
revenue records of that Government in force immediately before the preparation of such map, 

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and  forward  such  map  to  the  Central  Government  who  shall cause  it  to  be  published in  the  transferred 
territories in such manner as it thinks fit. 

(5) As from the appointed day, the State Government of Bihar or Uttar Pradesh shall, by order in the 

Official  Gazette,  provide  for  the  administration  of  the  territories  transferred  to  that  State  under              
sub-section (1) by including them or any part of them in such district, sub-division, police-station or other 
administrative unit as may be specified in the order. 

4.  Amendment  of  First  Schedule  to  the  Constitution.—As  from  the  appointed  day,  in  the  First 

Schedule to the Constitution, under the heading “I. THE STATES”— 

(a) for the entry against “3. Bihar”, the following shall be substituted, namely:— 

“The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were either 
comprised  in  the  Province  of  Bihar  or  were  being  administered  as  if  they  formed  part  of  that 
Province and the territories specified in clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Bihar and 
Uttar  Pradesh  (Alteration  of  Boundaries)  Act,  1968,  but  excluding  the  territories  specified  in    
sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1956, and 
the territories specified in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 3 of the first mentioned Act.”; 

(b) for the entry against “13. Uttar Pradesh”, the following shall be substituted, namely:— 

“The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were either 
comprised in the Province known as the United Provinces or were being administered as if they 
formed  part  of  that  Province  and  the  territories  specified  in  clause  (b)  of  sub-section  (1)  of   
section 3 of the Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1968, but excluding the 
territories specified in clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 3 of that Act.” 

PART III 

REPRESENTATION IN THE LEGISLATURES 

5.  Construction  of  Delimitation Orders.—As from  the  appointed  day,  any  reference  in  any  order 
to  delimitation  of  parliamentary  constituencies,  assembly  constituencies  or  council 

relating 
constituencies— 

(a) (i) to the State of Bihar, shall be construed as including the territories transferred to that State 
from  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  under  clause  (a)  of  sub-section  (1)  of  section  3,  but  excluding  the 
territories  transferred  from  the  State  of  Bihar to  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  under  clause  (b)  of  that 
sub-section; 

(ii) to any district, sub-division, police-station or other administrative unit in the State of Bihar, 
shall  be  construed  as  including  that  part  of  the territories, if any,  transferred  to that  State,  which is 
included in that district, sub-division, police-station or other administrative unit by order made under 
sub-section (5) of section 3; 

(b) (i) to the State of Uttar Pradesh, shall be construed as including the territories transferred to 
that State from the State of Bihar under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 3, but excluding the 
territories  transferred  from  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  to  the  State  of  Bihar  under  clause  (a)  of  that 
sub-section; 

(ii)  to  any  district,  sub-division,  police-station  or  other  administrative  unit  in  the  State  of          

Uttar  Pradesh,  shall  be  construed  as  including  that  part  of  the  territories,  if  any,  transferred  to  that 
State,  which  is  included  in  that  district,  sub-division,  police-station  or  other  administrative  unit  by 
order made under sub-section (5) of section 3. 

6.  Provision  as  to  sitting  members.—(1)  Every  sitting  member  of  the  House  of  the  People 
representing  any  parliamentary  constituency  the  extent  of  which  has  been  altered  by  virtue  of  the 
provisions  of  this  Act  shall,  notwithstanding  such  alteration,  be  deemed,  as  from  the  appointed  day,  to 
have been elected to that House by that constituency as so altered. 

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(2)  Every  sitting  member  of  the  Legislative  Assembly  of  the  State  of  Bihar  or  Uttar  Pradesh 
representing any assembly constituency the extent of which has been altered by virtue of the provisions of 
this Act shall, notwithstanding such alteration, be deemed as from the appointed day, to have been elected 
to the said Legislative Assembly by that constituency as so altered. 

(3)  Every  sitting  member  of  the  Legislative  Council  of  Bihar  or  Uttar  Pradesh  representing  any 
council constituency the extent of which has been altered by virtue of the provisions of this Act, shall, 
notwithstanding such alteration, be deemed as from the appointed day, to have been elected to the said 
Legislative Council by that constituency as so altered. 

PART IV 

HIGH COURTS 

7. Extension of jurisdiction of, and transfer of proceedings to, High Court at Patna.—(1) Except 

as hereinafter provided— 

(a)  the  jurisdiction  of  the  High  Court  at  Patna  shall,  as  from  the  appointed  day,  extend  to  the 

territories transferred by this Act from the State of Uttar Pradesh to the State of Bihar; and 

(b)  the  High  Court  of  Judicature  at  Allahabad  shall,  as  from  that  day,  have  no  jurisdiction  in 

respect of the said territories. 

(2) Such proceedings pending in the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad immediately before the 
appointed  day  as  are  certified  by  the  Chief  Justice  of  that  High  Court,  having  regard  to  the  place  of 
accrual  of  the cause  of action and other  circumstances,  to  be  proceedings  which  ought to  be  heard  and 
decided by the High Court at Patna shall, as soon as may be after such certification, be transferred to the 
High Court at Patna. 

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sections (1) and (2), but save as hereinafter provided, 
the  High  Court  of  Judicature  at  Allahabad  shall  have,  and  the  High  Court  at  Patna  shall  not  have, 
jurisdiction to entertain, hear or dispose of appeals, applications for leave to appear to the Supreme Court 
applications for review and other proceedings, where any such proceedings seek any relief in respect of 
any order passed by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad before the appointed day: 

Provided  that  if,  after  such  proceedings  have  been  entertained  by  the  High  Court  of  Judicature  at 
Allahabad,  it  appears  to  the  Chief  Justice  of  that  High  Court  that  they  ought  to  be  transferred  to  the     
High Court at Patna, he shall order that they shall be so transferred and such proceedings shall thereupon 
be transferred accordingly. 

(4) Any order made by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad— 

(a) before the appointed day in any proceedings transferred to the High Court at Patna by virtue 

of sub-section (2), or 

(b) in any proceedings with respect to which the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad retains 

jurisdiction by virtue of sub-section (3), 

shall, for all purposes, have effect not only as an order of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, but 
also as an order made by the High Court at Patna. 

(5)  Subject  to  any  rule  made  or  direction  given  by  the  High  Court  at  Patna,  any  such  person  who 
immediately before the appointed day is an advocate entitled to practise in the High Court of Judicature at 
Allahabad as may be specified in this behalf by the Chief Justice of the High Court at Patna having regard 
to the transfer of territories from the State of Uttar Pradesh to the State of Bihar, shall be recognised as an 
advocate entitled to practise in the High Court at Patna. 

8.  Extension  of 

jurisdiction  of,  and 
Allahabad.—(1) Except as hereinafter provided— 

transfer  of  proceedings 

to,  High  Court  at                

(a) the jurisdiction of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad shall, as from the appointed day, 
extend to the territories transferred by this Act from the State of Bihar to the State of Uttar Pradesh; 
and 

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(b)  the  High  Court  at  Patna  shall,  as  from  that  day,  have  no  jurisdiction  in  respect  of  the  said 

territories. 

(2) Such proceedings pending in the High Court at Patna immediately before the appointed day as are 
certified  by  the  Chief  Justice  of  that  High  Court,  having  regard  to  the  place  of  accrual  of  the  cause  of 
action and other circumstances, to be proceedings which ought to be heard and decided by the High Court 
of  Judicature  at  Allahabad  shall,  as  soon  as  may  be  after  such  certification,  be  transferred  to  the           
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad. 

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sections (1) and (2), but save as hereinafter provided, 
the  High  Court  at  Patna  shall  have,  and  the  High  Court  of  Judicature  at  Allahabad  shall  not  have, 
jurisdiction to entertain, hear or dispose of appeals, applications for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court, 
applications for review and other proceedings, where any such proceedings seek any relief in respect of 
any order passed by the High Court at Patna before the appointed day: 

Provided that if, after such proceedings have been entertained by the High Court at Patna, it appears 
to the Chief Justice of that High Court that they ought to be transferred to the High Court of Judicature at 
Allahabad,  he  shall  order  that  they  shall  be  so  transferred  and  such  proceedings  shall  thereupon  be 
transferred accordingly. 

(4) Any order made by the High Court at Patna— 

(a)  before  the  appointed  day  in  any  proceedings  transferred  to  the  High  Court  of  Judicature  at 

Allahabad by virtue of sub-section (2), or 

(b) in any proceedings with respect to which the High Court at Patna retains jurisdiction by virtue 

of sub-section (3), 

shall, for all purposes, have effect not only as an order of the High Court at Patna, but also as an order 
made by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad. 

(5)  Subject  to  any  rule  made  or  direction  given  by  the  High  Court  of  Judicature  at  Allahabad,  any 
such  person  who  immediately  before  the  appointed  day  is  an  advocate  entitled  to  practise  in  the           
High Court at Patna as may be specified in this behalf by the Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature 
at  Allahabad  having  regard  to  the  transfer  of  territories  from  the  State  of  Bihar  to  the  State  of  Uttar 
Pradesh,  shall  be  recognised  as  an  advocate  entitled  to  practise  in  the  High  Court  of  Judicature  at 
Allahabad. 

9. Right to appear in any proceedings transferred under section 7 or section 8.—Any person who 
immediately before the appointed day is an advocate entitled to practise in the High Court at Patna or the 
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad and was authorised to appear in any proceedings transferred under 
section 7 or section 8 shall have the right to appear in the High Court to which the proceedings have been 
transferred, in relation to those proceedings. 

10. Interpretation.—For the purposes of sections 7 and 8,— 

(a) proceedings shall be deemed to be pending in the High Court at Patna or the High Court of 
Judicature at Allahabad until that Court has disposed of all issues between the parties, including any 
issue  with  respect  to  the  taxation  of  the  costs  of  the  proceedings  and  shall  include  appeals, 
applications for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court, applications for review, petitions for revision 
and petitions for writs; 

(b) references to the High Court at Patna or the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad shall be 
construed as including references to a Judge or division court thereof, and references to an order made 
by  a  court  or  a  Judge  shall  be  construed  as  including  references  to  a  sentence,  judgment  or  decree 
passed or made by that court or Judge. 

PART V 
AUTHORISATION OF EXPENDITURE 

11.  Appropriation  of  moneys  for  expenditure  in  transferred  territories  under  existing 
appropriation Acts.—(1) As from the appointed day, any Act passed by the Legislature of the State of 
Bihar or Uttar Pradesh before that day for the appropriation of any moneys out of the Consolidated Fund 

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of the State to meet any expenditure in respect of any part of the financial year in which the appointed day 
falls shall have effect also in relation to the territories transferred to that State by the provisions of Part II 
and it shall be lawful for the State Government to spend any amount in those territories out of the amount 
authorised by such Act to be expended for any service in that State. 

(2)  The  Governor  of  Bihar  or  of  Uttar  Pradesh  may,  after  the  appointed  day,  authorise  such 
expenditure, from the Consolidated Fund of the State as he deems necessary for any purpose or service in 
the  territories  transferred  to  that  State  for  a  period  of  not  more  than  six  months  beginning  with  the 
appointed day pending the sanction of such expenditure by the Legislature of the State. 

12. Reports relating to accounts of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.—The reports of the Comptroller and 
Auditor-General of India referred to in clause (2) of article 151 of the Constitution relating to the accounts 
of  the  State  of  Bihar  or  Uttar  Pradesh  in  respect  of  any  period  prior  to  the  appointed  day  shall  be 
submitted to the Governor of each of the States of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh who shall cause them to be 
laid before the Legislature of the State. 

PART VI 

APPORTIONMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 

13. Land and goods.—(1) Subject to the other provisions of this Part, all land and all stores, articles 
and  other  goods  belonging  to  the  State  of  Bihar  or  Uttar  Pradesh  in  the  transferred  territories  shall,  as 
from the appointed day, pass to the State to which the territories are transferred. 

(2) In this section, the expression “land” includes immovable property of every kind and any rights in 

or over such property. 

14. Arrears of taxes.—The right of Bihar or Uttar Pradesh to recover arrears of any tax or duty on 
property situate in the transferred territories, including land revenue, or to recover arrears of any other tax 
or duty in any case where the place of assessment of that tax or duty is in the transferred territories shall 
belong to the State to which the territories are transferred. 

15. Right to recover loans and advances.—The right to recover any loans or advances made before 
the appointed day by Bihar or Uttar Pradesh to any local body, society, agriculturist, or other person in the 
transferred territories shall belong to the State to which the territories are transferred. 

16. Refund of taxes collected in excess.—The liability of Bihar or Uttar Pradesh to refund any tax or 
duty on property situate in the transferred territories, including land revenue, collected in excess shall be 
the liability of the State to which the territories are transferred and the liability of Bihar or Uttar Pradesh 
to refund any other tax or duty collected in excess in any case where the place of assessment of the tax or 
duty  is  in  the  transferred  territories  shall  also  be  the  liability  of  the  State  to  which  the  territories  are 
transferred. 

17.  Deposits.—The  liability  of  Bihar  or  Uttar  Pradesh  in  respect  of  any  civil  deposit  or  local  fund 
deposit made in the transferred territories shall, as from the appointed day, be the liability of the State to 
which the territories are transferred. 

18. Contracts.—(1) Where, before the appointed day, the State of Bihar or Uttar Pradesh has made 
any  contract in the  exercise  of  its executive  power for  any  purposes of the  State,  that contract shall  be 
deemed to have been made in the exercise of the executive power— 

(a)  if  such  purposes  are,  as  from  that  day,  purposes  relatable  exclusively  to  the  transferred 

territories, of the State to which the territories are transferred; and 

(b)  in  any  other  case,  of  the  State  which  made  the  contract,  and  all  rights  and liabilities  which 
have accrued, or may accrue, under any such contract shall, to the extent to which they are rights or 
liabilities  of  the  State  which  made  the  contract,  be  rights  or  liabilities  of  the  State  specified  in      
clause (a) or clause (b) above. 

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(2) For the purposes of this section, there shall be deemed to be included in the liabilities which have 

accrued or may accrue under any contract— 

(a) any liability to satisfy an order or award made by any court or other tribunal in  proceedings 

relating to the contract; and 

(b) any liability in respect of expenses incurred in or in connection with any such proceedings. 

(3)  This  section  shall  have  effect  subject  to  the  other  provisions  of  this  Part  relating  to  the 

apportionment of liabilities in respect of loans, guarantees and other financial obligations. 

19.  Liability  in  respect  of  actionable wrong.—Where,  immediately  before  the  appointed  day,  the 
State  of  Bihar  or  Uttar  Pradesh  is  subject  to  any  liability  in  respect  of  an  actionable  wrong,  other than 
breach of contract, that liability shall,— 

(a) if the cause of action arose wholly within the transferred territories, be a liability of the State 

to which the territories are transferred; and 

(b) in any other case, continue to be a liability of the State which, immediately before that day, 

was subject to such liability. 

20.  Liability  as  guarantor  of  co-operative  societies.—Where,  immediately  before  the  appointed 
day,  the  State  of  Bihar or Uttar  Pradesh is  liable as guarantor in respect  of  any  liability  of  a registered    
co-operative society, that liability shall,— 

(a) if the area of the society’s operations is limited to the transferred territories, be a liability of 

the State to which the territories are transferred; and 

(b) in any other case, continue to be a liability of the State which, immediately before that day, 

was subject to such liability. 

21. Items in suspense.—If any item in suspense is ultimately found to affect an asset or liability of 
the nature referred to in any of the foregoing provisions of this Part, it shall be dealt with in accordance 
with that provision. 

22.  Apportionment  of  assets  or  liabilities  by  agreement.—Where  the  States  of  Bihar  and            

Uttar Pradesh agree that the benefit or burden of any particular asset or liability should be apportioned 
between  them  in  a  manner  other  than  that  provided  for  in  the  foregoing  provisions  of  this  Part,  then, 
notwithstanding  anything  contained  therein,  the  benefit  or  burden  of  that  asset  or  liability  shall  be 
apportioned in the manner agreed upon. 

23. Power of Central Government to order allocation or adjustment in certain cases.—Where, 
by  virtue  of  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  Part,  either  of  the  States  of  Bihar  or  Uttar  Pradesh  becomes 
entitled  to  any  property  or  obtains  any  benefits  or  becomes  subject  to  any  liability,  and  the                
Central Government, on a reference made within a period of three years from the appointed day by either 
of  the  States,  is  of  opinion  that  it  is  just  and  equitable  that  that  property  or  those  benefits  should  be 
transferred to, or shared with, the other State or that a contribution towards that liability should be made 
by the other State, the said property or benefits shall be allocated in such manner between the two States, 
or the other State shall make to the State subject to the liability such contribution in respect thereof, as the 
Central Government may, after consultation with the two State Governments, by order determine. 

24. Expenditure to be charged on the Consolidated Fund.—All sums payable by either Bihar or 
Uttar  Pradesh  to  the  other  State  by  virtue  of  the  provisions  of  this  Part  shall  be  charged  on  the 
Consolidated Fund of the State by which such sums are payable. 

PART VII 

LEGAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 

25. State Financial Corporations and State Electricity Boards.—As from the appointed day— 

(a) 

the  Financial  Corporations  constituted  under 
Act, 1951 (63 of 1951), for the States of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, and 

the  State  Financial  Corporations                      

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(b) the State Electricity Boards constituted under the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 (54 of 1948), 

for the said States, 

shall be deemed to have been constituted for those States with their areas as altered by the provisions of 
section 3. 

26. Territorial extent of laws.—The provisions of section 3 shall not be deemed to have effected any 
change  in  the  territories  to  which  any  law  in  force  immediately  before  the  appointed  day  extends  or 
applies,  and  territorial  references  in  any  such  law  to  the  State  of  Bihar  or  Uttar  Pradesh  shall,  until 
otherwise provided by a competent Legislature or other competent authority, be construed as meaning the 
territories within that State immediately before the appointed day. 

27. Power to adapt laws.—For the purpose of facilitating the application of any law in relation to the 
State of Bihar or Uttar Pradesh, the appropriate Government may, before the expiration of one year from 
the  appointed  day,  by  order  make  such  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  or  modifications  so  made  until  altered,  repealed  or  amended  by  a  competent 
Legislature or other competent authority. 

Explanation.—In  this  section,  the  expression  “appropriate  Government”  means as  respects  any  law 
relating to a matter enumerated in the Union List, the Central Government, and as respects any other law, 
the State Government. 

28. Power to construe laws.—Notwithstanding that no provision or insufficient provision has been 
made for the adaptation of a law made before the appointed day, any court, tribunal or authority, required 
or  empowered to enforce  such  law  may,  for  the  purpose  of  facilitating  its application in relation to the 
State of Bihar or Uttar Pradesh, construe the law in such manner, without affecting the substance, as may 
be necessary or proper in regard to the matter before the court, tribunal or authority. 

29.  Legal  proceedings.—Where,  immediately  before  the  appointed  day,  the  State  of  Bihar  or         

Uttar  Pradesh  is  a  party  to  any  legal  proceedings  with  respect  to  any  property,  rights  or  liabilities 
transferred to the other State under this Act, the other State shall be deemed to be substituted for the State 
from which such property rights or liabilities are transferred as a party to those proceedings, or added as a 
party thereto, as the case may be, and the proceedings may continue accordingly. 

30.  Transfer  of  pending  proceedings.—(1)  Every  proceeding  pending  immediately  before  the 
appointed day before a court (other than a High Court), tribunal, authority or officer in any area which on 
that day falls within the State of Bihar or Uttar Pradesh shall, if it is a proceeding relatable exclusively to 
any part of the territories which as from that day are the territories of the other State, stand transferred to 
the corresponding court, tribunal authority or officer in the other State. 

(2) If any question arises as to whether any proceeding should stand transferred under sub-section (1), 
it shall be referred to the High Court having jurisdiction in respect of the area in which the court, tribunal, 
authority or officer before which, or before whom, such proceeding is pending on the appointed day, is 
functioning, and the decision of that High Court shall be final. 

(3) In this section,— 

(a) “proceeding” includes any suit, case or appeal; and 

(b) “corresponding court, tribunal, authority or officer” in a State means— 

(i) the court, tribunal, authority or officer in which, or before whom, the proceeding would 

have lain if the proceeding had been instituted after the appointed day, or 

(ii)  in  case  of  doubt,  such  court,  tribunal,  authority  or  officer  in  that  State  as  may  be 
determined after the appointed day by the Government of that State, or before the appointed day 
by the Government of the other State, to be the corresponding court, tribunal, authority or officer. 

31.  Right  of  pleaders  to  practise  in  certain  courts.—Any  person  who,  immediately  before  the 
appointed  day,  is  enrolled  as  a  pleader  entitled  to  practise  in  any  subordinate  courts  in  the  transferred 
territories  shall,  for  a  period  of  six  months  from  that  day,  continue  to  be  entitled  to  practise  in  those 

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courts, notwithstanding that the whole or any part of the territories within the jurisdiction of those courts 
has been transferred to another State. 

32. Construction of boundary pillars, etc.—(1) It shall be lawful for the State Government which is 
responsible for the construction of any boundary pillar under sub-section (3) of section 3 to cause such 
pillar to be constructed and maintained and no suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against 
the State Government or any of its officers for anything in good faith done or intended to be done under 
this section. 

(2) The boundary pillars shall be inspected jointly by the officers of the State Governments of Bihar 

and Uttar Pradesh in accordance with such rules as the Central Government may make in this behalf. 

(3) Whoever wilfully removes or injures any boundary pillar shall be punishable with imprisonment 

of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both. 

(4)  Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  the  Code  of  Criminal  Procedure,  1898  (5  of  1898),  an 
offence under sub-section (3) may be inquired into and tried by a court in either of the States of Bihar and 
Uttar Pradesh. 

33.  Validity  of  demarcation  done  before  commencement  of  Act.—All  things  done,  and  all  steps 
taken, before the commencement of this Act in connection with the demarcation of the fixed boundary in 
relation  to  the  river  Ganga  or  the  river  Ghaghra,  as  the  case  may  be,  shall,  in  so  far  as  they  are  in 
conformity with the provisions of sub-sections (2) and (3) of section 3, be deemed to have been done in 
accordance with law. 

34. Effect of provisions inconsistent with other laws.—The provisions of this Act shall have effect 

notwithstanding any law, custom or usage which is inconsistent therewith. 

35. Power to remove difficulties.—If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this 
Act,  the  President  may,  by  notified  order,  do  anything,  not  inconsistent  with  such  provisions  which 
appears to him to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of removing the difficulty. 

36. Power to make rules.—(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, 

make rules to give effect to the provisions of this Act. 

(2) Every rule made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each 
House of Parliament while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one 
session  or  1[in  two  or  more  successive  sessions,  and  if,  before  the  expiry  of  the  session  immediately 
following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid], both Houses agree in making any modification 
in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only 
in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be, so, however, that any such modification or 
annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule. 

1. Subs. by Act 4 of 1986, s. 2 and the Schedule for certain words (w.e.f. 15-5-1986). 

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THE SCHEDULE 

[See section 3 (2)] 

EXPLANATORY NOTE 

The  village  boundaries  and  names  mentioned  in  this  Schedule  have  reference  to  boundaries  and 
names  as  shown  in  the  sheets  of  large  scale  surveys  covering  relevant  areas  of  Saran  and  Shahabad 
districts of the State of Bihar and Ballia district of the State of Uttar Pradesh, conducted by the Survey of 
India during the period 1881-83, and where such sheets are not available as shown in any other record 
which the State Governments of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh agree to be relevant within one month from the 
commencement  of  this  Act,  or  in  default  of  such  agreement,  which  the  authority  referred  to  in                 
sub-section (2) of section 3 may determine to be the relevant record. 

The  Ganga  and  Ghaghra  rivers  and  their  high  banks  wherever  mentioned  in  this  Schedule  have 
reference  to the  geographical  river  or  high  bank  positions,  as  the  case  may  be,  as  shown  in  the  survey 
records mentioned in the foregoing paragraph. 

Ganga Sector 

The  boundary  in  this  sector  shall  commence  from  a  point  (approximate  Latitude  25°  44'  10", 
Longitude 84° 36' 06") on the existing fixed boundary between Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, lying between 
Shitab Diara (Bihar), Mahazi Kondarha (Uttar Pradesh) and Khawaspur (till now in Uttar Pradesh) and 
located about half mile roughly south-west of the present “abadi” site of Babudera village (near Daljitola). 
Accordingly,  the  portion  of  the  present  alignment  of  the  above-mentioned  existing  fixed  boundary 
between this point and the present Ganga river will cease to be the boundary between the States of Bihar 
and Uttar Pradesh. 

2.  From  this  point,  the  boundary  shall  run  in  straight  lines  within  the  high  banks  of  the  Ganga, 
connecting  successively  points  (approximate  Latitude  25°  44'  12",  Longitude  84°  33'  44"),  and 
(approximate  Latitude  25°  44'  06",  Longitude  84°  33'  46"),  placing  villages  Mahazi  Kondarha  and 
Kondarha completely in Uttar Pradesh and village Khawaspur completely in Bihar. From this point, the 
boundary  shall  run  along  the  common  boundaries  of  villages  Mohanpur  and  Mandrauli  Kans  or 
Tirbhuani, placing them completely in Uttar Pradesh, and Khawaspur, Padumanian, Sohra, Inglis Arazi 
appg. to Balua Nargada, Piparpati and Salempur Diara Mamluk Sarkar villages placing them completely 
in Bihar, till it goes to a point (approximate Latitude 25° 43' 35", Longitude 84° 32' 32") on the high bank 
of  the  Ganga.  From  this  point,  the  boundary  shall  run  in  straight  lines  within  the  high  banks  of  the              
Ganga,  connecting  points 
(approximate  Latitude  25°  43'  26",  Longitude  84°  32'  12"),             
(approximate  Latitude  25°  40'  56",  Longitude  84°  31'  52")  and  (approximate  Latitude  25°  40'  30",                     
Longitude  84°  31'  20"),  so  as  to  place  villages  Raghunathpur,  Dewakar  Dehari,  Kewatia,  Narainpur, 
Singhai, Dharampur, Dokti and Mahazi Dokti completely in Uttar Pradesh and villages Salempur Diara 
Mamluk Sarkar, Salempur Parsa and Tek Semar completely in Bihar. 

3.  The  boundary  will  then  follow  the  common  boundaries  of  villages  Mahazi  Dokti,  Arazi  Zabti, 
Mahazi  Naubarar  No.  49,  Naubarar  Bandobasti  No.  48,  Tika  Semaria  and  Nipanian,  keeping  these 
villages completely in Uttar Pradesh and villages Zamin Fazil, Suremanpur Harnarain and Bara Singha 
Buzurg,  keeping  these  villages  completely  in  Bihar,  till  the  boundary  reaches  point  (approximate     
Latitude 25° 41' 17", Longitude 84° 28' 21") at the north-west corner of village Bara Singha Buzurg and 
located within the high banks of Ganga river. From this point, the boundary shall run in a straight line to 
another point (approximate Latitude 25° 41' 35", Longitude 84° 28' 05") on the high bank of the Ganga, 
placing  village  Nardara  in  Uttar  Pradesh  and  villages  Parsotimpur  Babhnauli  and  Bahoranpur  Chakki 
completely  in  Bihar.  Thence  the  boundary  shall  follow  the  common  boundaries  of  villages  Nardara, 
Nipanian,  Patkhauli,  Uchitpur,  Bahuara,  Udhopur,  Nauranga  and  Bhagwanpur  keeping  these  villages 
completely  in  Uttar  Pradesh,  and  villages  Pipra  Ganesh  Damodarpur  and  Jewainian  keeping  these     
villages  completely  in  Bihar,  till  the  boundary  reaches  point  (approximate  Latitude  25°  41'  34",                 
Longitude 84° 25' 45") within the high banks of the Ganga. From this point, the boundary shall proceed 
along  the  common  boundary  of  village  Bhagwanpur  and  village  Bahoranpur,  keeping  the  latter         
village  completely  in  Bihar,  till  the  boundary  reaches  point  (approximate  Latitude  25°  41'  54",                 
Longitude 84° 25' 02") at the north-west corner of village Bahoranpur. 

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4.  Thence  the  boundary  shall  run  in  straight  lines  within  the  high  banks  of  the  Ganga  connecting 
successively  points  (approximate  Latitude  25°  41'  55",  Longitude  84°  24'  33")  and  (approximate     
Latitude 25°42' 33", Longitude 84° 24' 11") so as to place village Nauranga completely in Uttar Pradesh 
and village Nauranga Chakki and Sonbarsa on the other hand completely in Bihar. From this point, the 
boundary shall follow the common boundaries of villages Nauranga, Bhual Chhapra, Pandepur, Rampur 
and  Udai  Chhapra  keeping  these  villages  completely  in  Uttar  Pradesh  and  villages  Nauranga  Chak, 
Shiupur  and  Bariarpur,  keeping  these  villages  completely  in  Bihar,  till  the  boundary  reaches  point 
(approximate Latitude 25° 43' 55", Longitude 84° 23' 11"), within the high banks of the Ganga. From this 
point the boundary shall follow the western boundary of Udai Chhapra up to the high bank of the Ganga 
and then follow the common boundaries of villages Udai Chhapra, Tola Bari Babu, Kaulapat Chhapra Urf 
Dubey Chhapra 1st Portion, Pachrukhia, Tulapur Arazi Mafi Khedan Kuanr and Durjanpur, keeping these 
villages  completely  in  Uttar  Pradesh  and  villages  Tulapur  and  Sughar  Chhapra,  keeping  these  villages    
and  village  Durjanpur  Chak  completely  in  Bihar,  till  the  boundary  reaches  a  point  (approximate            
Latitude  25°  44'  12",  Longitude  84°  22'  41")  on  the  high  bank  of  Ganga  river.  The  boundary  shall         
then  run  in  straight  lines  connecting  successively  points  (approximate  Latitude  25°  44'  05",                 
Longitude  84°  22'  38")  and  (approximate  Latitude  25°  44'  29",  Longitude  84°  22'  04")  and  shall  then 
continue  along  the  common  boundary  of  villages  Durjanpur  and  Dangrabad,  placing  them  in               
Uttar Pradesh, and village Shukulpura or Ghinahu Chhapra, placing this village in Bihar, till the boundary 
reaches point (approximate Latitude 25° 44' 33”, Longitude 84° 22' 00"), south of the north-west corner 
of village Shukulpura and located on the high bank of the river. 

5.  Thence  the  boundary  shall  run  straight  to  point  (approximate  Latitude  25°  44'  35",             

Longitude 84° 20' 58") at the south-east corner of Gaighat village and located within the high banks of 
Ganga river so as to place villages Dangrabad and Bighai completely in Uttar Pradesh and village Naini 
Jor  completely  in  Bihar  and  then  run  in  a  straight  line  till  point  (approximate  Latitude  25°  44'  37", 
Longitude 84° 24' 50") at the south-west corner of village Gaighat, placing the village in Uttar Pradesh. 
From this point, the boundary shall run in straight lines within the high banks of the Ganga, connecting 
successively  points  (approximate  Latitude  25°  44'  37",  Longitude  84°  20'  18"),  (approximate         
Latitude 25° 43' 52", Longitude 84° 19' 49”), (approximate Latitude 25° 42' 29", Longitude 84° 19' 54"), 
(approximate  Latitude  25°  40'  14",  Longitude  84°  19'  35"),  and  (approximate  Latitude  25°  40'  04", 
Longitude  84°  19'  17"),  so  as  to  place  villages  Baghaunch,  Pokhra,  Babubel,  Haldi,  Rikni  Chhapra, 
Hansnagar  and  Jauhi  completely  in  Uttar  Pradesh  and  villages  Naini  Jor,  Mahuar  and  Bahaduri  Patti 
completely in Bihar. Thence the boundary shall follow the common village boundaries of village Jauhi 
placing this village in Uttar Pradesh and villages Bisupur and Jagdishpur on the other hand placing these 
two  villages 
Longitude  84°  18'  21").  From  this  point,  the  boundary  shall  run  straight  within  the  high  banks  of  the 
Ganga to a point (approximate Latitude 25° 39' 39", Longitude 84° 17' 43") near the north-east corner of 
village Sapahi and located at the sharp bend of the high bank of the Ganga so as to place village Jauhi in 
Uttar Pradesh and villages Pandepur and Hirdahi in Bihar. The boundary shall then follow the northern 
boundary of village Sapahi up to a point (approximate Latitude 25° 39' 35", Longitude 84° 16' 38") at the 
north-west corner of this village, placing this village completely in Bihar. 

in  Bihar,  till  the  boundary  reaches  point  (approximate  Latitude  25°  39'  54",              

6.  The  boundary  shall  then  run  in  straight  lines  within  the  high  banks  of  the  Ganga,  connecting 
successively  points  (approximate  Latitude  25°  39'  49".  Longitude  84°  16'  35"),  (approximate          
Latitude 25° 39' 43", Longitude 84° 13' 30"), (approximate Latitude 25° 40' 08”. Longitude 84° 12' 28"), 
(approximate  Latitude  25°  42'  06",  Longitude  84°  12'  01")  and  (approximate  Latitude  25°  43'  03", 
Longitude 84° 10' 35"), placing villages Jauhi, Shiupur Diar Gangbarar and Shiupur Diar completely in 
Uttar  Pradesh  and  villages  Mannipur,  Shiupur  Diar  Chakki,  Paranpur,  Pharhada,  Kharha  Tanr  Estate      
No.  1  Taufir,  Gangauli  Estate  No.  1  Taufir,  Dubha  Estate  No.  1  Taufir,  Rajapur  and  Diara  Partappur 
completely in Bihar. 

7.  Then  the  alignment  of  the  boundary  from  this  point  to  point  (approximate  Latitude  25°  43'  24", 
Longitude 84° 07' 52") will be such as to place villages Shiupur Diar, Shiurampur, Dhamauli, Kashimpur, 
Wazirapur,  Bhikhampura, Turk  Ballia,  Shahpur  Dikhwara,  Sobhapur and  Bijaipur  in  Uttar  Pradesh  and 
villages Diara Partappur, Bhirgu Ashram, Diara Jagdishpur and Parsanpah in Bihar. 

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8.  The  boundary  shall  then  run  in  straight  lines  within  the  high  banks  of  the  Ganga  joining  points 
(approximate  Latitude  25°  43'  16",  Longitude  84°  06'  25"),  (approximate  Latitude  25°  42'  48",    
Longtitude  84°  05'  28"),  (approximate  Latitude  25°  41'  40",  Longitude  84°  04'  37”),  (approximate 
Latitude 25° 39' 06", Longitude 84° 05' 14"), (approximate Latitude 25° 38' 10”, Longitude 84° 04' 59"), 
(approximate  Latitude  25°  37'  33",  Longitude  84°  02'  47")  and  (approximate  Latitude  25°  36'  52", 
Longitude  84°  01'  10")  consecutively,  placing  villages  Maldepur,  Parsi  Patti  or  Chakia,  Haibatpur  or 
Begpur, Taranpur, Bansthana, Pandepur appg. to Ismaila, Hasanpur appg. to Takarsand, Anjorpur, Kot, 
Arazi  Diara  (appg.  to  Kot),  Naubarar  of  Shahapur  of  1873,  Naubarar of  Shahpur  of  1880,  Naubarar  of 
Kulharia 1880, Naubarar of Palia 1881, Naubarar of Sarwanpur 1881, Naubarar of Rai Kishun Patti 1881, 
Naubarar  of  Belsipah  1881,  Gangbarar  of  Sheopur  and  Gangbarar  of  Sital  Patti  completely  in  Uttar 
Pradesh  and  villages  Parsanpah,  Sultanhi,  Dilia  Estate  No.  1  Taufir,  Parnahi  Kalan,  Parnahi  Khurd, 
Umarpur Diara, Sura tanr or Barkagaon, Nagpura, Padampur, Desar Buzurg, Misraulia, Umarpur Diara, 
Majharia and Arjunpur completely in Bihar. 

9.  Thence  the  boundary  will  run  in  straight  lines  within  the  high  banks  of  the  Ganga,  joining 
successively  points  (approximate  Latitude  25°  34'  09",  Longitude  83°  57'  29")  and  (approximate     
Latitude 25° 33' 36", Longitude 83° 55' 51"). The last point is the trijunction of the boundaries of districts 
Ballia and Ghazipur of Uttar Pradesh and district Shahabad of Bihar. 

10. The boundary described above, shall be a continuous line. 

Ghaghra Sector 

The  boundary  in  this  sector  shall  commence  from  a  point  (approximate  Latitude  25°  46'  21", 
Longitude 84° 37' 15") on the existing fixed boundary between Shitab Diara in Bihar and Jazira No. 36 in 
Uttar Pradesh, located at a distance of about 1 mile north-east of the present village Naukatola. 

2.  From  this  point, the  boundary  shall  run in straight  lines  within the  high  banks  of  Ghaghra  river, 
connecting successively points (approximate Latitude 25° 46' 18”, Longitude 84° 37' 31"), (approximate 
Latitude 25° 47' 27", Longitude 84° 37' 36"), (approximate Latitude 25° 49' 29”, Longitude 84° 35' 04"), 
(approximate  Latitude  25°  49'  55",  Longitude  84°  34'  19")  and  (approximate  Latitude  25°  50'  21", 
Longitude  84°  33'  06")  so  as  to  place  villages  Shitab  Diara,  Diara  Naubarar  Godnan,  Simaria  Bhadpa 
Buzurg, Manjhanpura, Kaunru, Dhaunru, Manjhi Khas, Diara Manjihi and Mahazi Dumari completely in 
Bihar and villages Jazira No. 36 and Chand Diara completely in Uttar Pradesh. Thence the boundary shall 
follow  the  common  boundary  between  village  Mahazi  Chand  Diara  or  Dumaria,  keeping  this  village 
completely  in  Bihar,  and  villages  Chand  Diara  and  Mahazi  Adhsijhua,  keeping  these  villages    
completely  in  Uttar  Pradesh,  till  the  boundary  reaches  point  (approximate  Latitude  25°  51'  31",                      
Longitude 84° 32' 32") on the high bank of the Ghaghra. 

3. Thence the boundary shall run in straight lines within the high banks of the Ghaghra, connecting 
successively  points  (approximate  Latitude  25°  51'  53",  Longitude  84°  32'  39")  (approximate           
Latitude 25° 52' 33", Longitude 84° 32' 04") (approximate Latitude 25° 52' 16", Longitude 84° 30' 47") 
and  (approximate  Latitude  25°  53'  08",  Longitude  84°  29'  34")  so  as  to  place  villages  Jazira  Half  Be 
(East),  Dumri,  Babhanauli  or  Babhuli,  Jazira  Hari  Be  (West),  and  Domaigarh  completely  in  Bihar  and 
villages Mahazi Adhsijhua and Gopalnagar completely in Uttar Pradesh. The boundary shall then follow 
the  common  boundaries  between  villages  Matiar  Diara,  Mahazi  Naubarar  Bashishtnagar,  Naubarar 
Ramnagar,  Gopalpur  and  Ramnagar  Shumali,  keeping  these  villages  completely  in  Bihar,  and  villages 
Gopalnagar, Bashishtnagar, Ramnagar Janubi, Asmanpur, Chattur Bhojpur, Gobindpur, Alagdiari, Zamin 
Gangbarari Patti Mashrik and Jazira Diara Rampur, keeping these villages completely  in Uttar Pradesh, 
till  the  boundary  reaches  point  (approximate  Latitude  25°  55'  49",  Longitude  84°  24'  46")  on  the  high 
bank of Ghaghra river. 

4.  From  this  point, the  boundary  shall  run in straight  lines  within the  high  banks  of  Ghaghra  river, 
connecting successively points (approximate Latitude 25° 56' 05", Longitude 84° 23' 16") (approximate 
Latitude 25° 57' 27", Longitude 84° 21' 21") (approximate Latitude 25° 56' 36", Longitude 84° 18' 50") 
(approximate  Latitude  25°  56'  39",  Longitude  84°  17'  55")  (approximate  Latitude  25°  57'  28",      
Longitude  84°  17'  02")  (approximate  Latitude  25°  58'  30",  Longitude  84°  14'  49")  and  (approximate 
Latitude 25° 58' 38", Longitude 84° 14' 46"), so as to place villages Siswan, Gangapur, Bhagar Nizamat, 

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Kachnar and Sisai Diara, Gabhirar, Diara Ghabhirar Mamluk Sarkar, Kaunsar Patti Jujhar, Diara Kaunsar 
Patti Purab, Diara Kaunsar Patti Jujhar, Diara Kaunsar Patti Pachhim, Diara Narhan Mamluk Sarkar and 
Narhan  Badlu  Kokhan  Patti  Kakuliat  completely  in  Bihar  and  villages  Jazira  Diara  Rampur,  Diara 
Bhagar,  Diara  Naubarar  Lakhmi  Rai  Madho  Rai,  Diara  Lakhmi  Rai  Madho  Rai,  Chhap  Dhanantar, 
Marwatia Naubarar and Chakki Diara Sultanpur completely in Uttar Pradesh. 

5. Then the boundary shall follow the common boundaries between villages Narhan Badlu Mohkam 
Patti  Kakuliat,  Diara  Bhao  Singhpur,  Diara  Kakuliat  or  Patti  Kakuliat,  Adhampur,  Patar  and  Diara 
Naubarar  Bandobasti  Patar,  keeping  these  villages  completely  in  Bihar  and  village  Adampur  Chakki, 
keeping  this  village  completely  in  Uttar  Pradesh,  till  the  boundary,  reaches  point  (approximate       
Latitude  25°  59'  24",  Longitude  84°  12'  12")  on  the  high  bank  of  Ghaghra  river.  From  this  point  the 
boundary  shall  run  in  straight  lines  within  the  high  banks  of  Ghaghra  river,  connecting  successively 
points (approximate Latitude 25° 59' 15", Longitude 84° 11' 53") and (approximate Latitude 25° 59' 35",                    
Longitude 84° 11' 16") so as to place village Diara Naubarar Bandobasti Patar completely in Bihar and 
villages Kakarghatta, Gondauli and Sangapur completely in Uttar Pradesh. Thence the boundary shall run 
straight to point (approximate Latitude 25° 59' 38", Longitude 84° 11' 08") approximately following the 
northern boundary of village Bikrampur, placing the village in Uttar Pradesh. 

6.  From  this  point, the  boundary  shall run  straight  within  the  high  banks  of  Ghaghra  river to  point 
(approximate  Latitude  25°  59'  39",  Longitude  84°  10'  46")  so  as  to  place  village  Diara  Naubarar 
Bandobasti Patar completely in Bihar and village Ailasgarh completely in Uttar Pradesh. The alignment 
thence to point (approximate Latitude 26° 01' 27", Longitude 84° 10' 11") will be such that village Diara 
Maniar  Tukra  I  shall  be  placed  in  Bihar  and  village  Mahazi  Maniar  Tukra  II  shall  be  placed  in                
Uttar Pradesh. 

7.  From  thereon,  the  boundary  shall  run  in  straight  lines  within  the  high  banks  of  Ghaghra  river, 
connecting successively points (approximate Latitude 26° 03' 07”, Longitude 84° 08' 21"), (approximate 
Latitude 26° 04' 29", Longitude 84° 07' 26"), (approximate Latitude 26” 05' 34", Longitude 84° 06' 22"), 
(approximate  Latitude  26°  06'  00",  Longitude  84°  05'  27"),  and  (approximate  Latitude  26°  06'  00", 
Longitude  84°  03'  27")  so  as  to  place  villages  Kasalia  Pachbimia,  Diara  Kashidat,  Diara  Harna  Tand, 
Darauli,  Doba  Karwan,  Karamha,  Amarpur,  Keontallia  and  Dumarbar  Khurd  completely  in  Bihar  and 
villages  Dewarah  Mahazi Kashidat,  Demarah  Harnatar,  Dewarah  Darauli,  Dewarah Karmaha,  Dewarah 
Amarpur,  Sisotar  and  Lilkar  completely  in  Uttar  Pradesh.  The  last  point  is  the  trijunction  of  the 
boundaries of districts Saran of Bihar and Ballia and Deoria of Uttar Pradesh. 

8. The boundary described above shall be a continuous line. 

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