Constitution of India, 1949
243ZC. Part not to apply to certain
areas. —
(1) Nothing in this Part shall apply to the Scheduled Areas
referred to in Clause (1), and the tribal areas referred to in Clause (2), of
article 244.
(2) Nothing in this part shall be construed to affect the
functions and powers of the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council constituted under
any law for the time being in force for the hill areas of the district of
Darjeeling in the State of West Bengal.
(3) Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, Parliament
may, by law, extend the provisions of this Part to the Scheduled Areas and the
Tribal Areas referred to in clause (1) subject to such exceptions and modifications
as may be specified in such law, and no such law shall be deemed to be an
amendment of this Constitution for the purposes of article 368.