Constitution of India, 1949
169.Abolition or creation of Legislative
Councils in States.-
(1) Notwithstanding anything in Article 168,
Parliament may by law provide for the abolition of the Legislative Council of a
State having such a Council or for the creation of such a Council in a State
having no such Council, if the Legislative Assembly of the State passes a
resolution to that effect by a majority of the total membership of the Assembly
and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of the Assembly
present and voting.
(2) Any law referred to in clause (1) shall
contain such provisions for the amendment of this Constitution as may be
necessary to give effect to the provisions of the law and may also contain such
supplemental, incidental and consequential provisions as Parliament may deem
necessary.
(3) No such law as aforesaid shall be deemed
to be an amendment of this Constitution for the purposes of Article 368.