342. Scheduled Tribes.—
(1) The President 4[may with respect to any
State 3[or Union territory], and where it is a State 45***, after consultation with
the Governor 31*** thereof], by public notification6,5 specify the tribes or tribal
communities or parts of or groups within tribes or tribal communities which
shall for the purposes of this Constitution be deemed to be Scheduled Tribes in
relation to that State 3[or Union territory, as the case may be.]
(2) Parliament may by law include in or exclude from the list of
Scheduled Tribes specified in a notification issued under clause
(1) any tribe or
tribal community or part of or group within any tribe or tribal community, but
save as aforesaid a notification issued under the said clause shall not be varied
by any subsequent notification.
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1. The words "or Rajpramukh" omitted by the constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act,
1956, s. 29 and Sch., ibid. (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
2. See the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 (C.O. 19), the Constitution
(Scheduled Castes) (Union Territories) Order, 1951 (C.O. 32), the Constitution
(Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Castes Order, 1956 (C.O. 52), the Constitution
(Dadra and Nagar Haveli) (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1962 (C.O. 64), the Constitution
(Pondicherry) Scheduled Castes Order, 1964 (C.O. 68), the Constitution (Goa, Daman
and Diu) Scheduled Castes Order, 1968 (C.O. 81) and the Constitution (Sikkim)
Scheduled Castes Order, 1978 (C.O. 110).
3. Ins. by the Constitutiton (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch.
(w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
4. Subs. by the Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1951, s. 11, for "may, after
consultation with the Governor or Rajpramukh of State" (w.e.f. 18-6-1951).
5. Certain words Omitted by the constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and
Sch., ibid, (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
6. See the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 (C.O. 22), the Constitution
(Scheduled Tribes) (Union Territories) Order, 1951 (C.O. 33), the Constitution
(Andaman and Nicobar Islands) (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1959 (C.O. 58), the
Constitution (Dadra and Nagar Haveli) (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1962 (C.O. 65), the
Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) (Uttar Pradesh) Order, 1967 (C.O. 78), the
Constitution (Goa, Daman and Diu) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1968 (C.O. 82), the
Constitution (Nagaland) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1970 (C.O. 88) the Constitution
(Sikkim) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1978 (C.O. 111).
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