Article 316 of the Constitution of India

article, continue to hold office until the expiration oftheir term of office as determined under the rules which were applicable immediately before such commencement to such members. (2) The members of a Public Service Commission of a Province or of a Public Service Commission serving theneeds of a group of Provinces holding office immediately before the commencement of this Constitution shall, unless they have elected otherwise, become on suchcommencement the members of the Public Service Commission for the corresponding State or the members of the Joint State Public Service Commission serving theneeds of the corresponding States, as the case may be, and shall, notwithstanding anything in clauses (1) and (2) of article 316 but subject to the proviso to clause (2)of that article, continue to hold office until the expiration of their term of office as determined under the rules which were applicable immediately before such commencement to such members.Provisions as to Comptroller andAuditor-Generalof India. Provisions as to Public ServiceCommissions.THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part XXI. —Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions .—Art. 376—378.)265 1[378A. Notwithstanding anything contained in article 172, the Legislative Assembly of the State of AndhraPradesh as constituted under the provisions of sections28 and 29 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, shall,unless sooner dissolved, continue for a period of fiveyears from the date referred to in the said section 29 andno longer and the expiration of the said period shalloperate as a dissolution of that Legislative Assembly.] 379.—391. Rep. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch. 392. (1) The President may, for the purpose of removing any difficulties, particularly in relation to the transitionfrom the provisions of the Government of India Act, 1935,to the provisions of this Constitution, by order direct thatthis Constitution shall, during such period as may bespecified in the order, have effect subject to suchadaptations, whether by way of modification, addition oromission, as he may deem to be necessary or expedient: Provided that no such order shall be made after the first meeting of Parliament duly constituted under ChapterII of Part V. (2) Every order made under clause (1) shall be laid before Parliament. (3) The powers conferred on the President by this article, by article 324, by clause (3) of article 367 and byarticle 391 shall, before the commencement of thisConstitution, be exercisable by the Governor-General ofthe Dominion of India.Special provisionas to duration ofAndhra PradeshLegislativeAssembly. Power of the President toremove difficulties. 1Ins. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 24.THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part XXI. —Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions .—Art. 378A—392.)266 PART XXII SHORT TITLE, COMMENCEMENT 1[, AUTHORI- TATIVE TEXT IN HINDI] AND REPEALS 393. This Constitution may be called the Constitution of India. 394. This article and articles 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 60, 324, 366, 367, 379, 380, 388, 391, 392 and 393 shall come into forceat once, and the remaining provisions of this Constitutionshall come into force on the twenty-sixth day of January,1950, which day is referred to in this Constitution as thecommencement of this Constitution. 2[394A. (1) The President shall cause to be published under his authority,— (a) the translation of this Constitution in the Hindi language, signed by the members of the ConstituentAssembly, with such modifications as may benecessary to bring it in conformity with the language,style and terminology adopted in the authoritativetexts of Central Acts in the Hindi language, andincorporating therein all the amendments of thisConstitution made before such publication; and (b) the translation in the Hindi language of every amendment of this Constitution made in the Englishlanguage. (2) The translation of this Constitution and of every amendment thereof published under clause (1) shall beconstrued to have the same meaning as the originalthereof and if any difficulty arises in so construing anypart of such translation, the President shall cause thesame to be revised suitably. (3) The translation of this Constitution and of every amendment thereof published under this article shall be 267Short title. Commencement. Authoritative text in the Hindilanguage. 1Ins. by the Constitution (Fifty-eighth Amendment) Act, 1987, s. 2. 2Ins. by s. 3, ibid. deemed to be, for all purposes, the authoritative text thereof in the Hindi language.] 395. The Indian Independence Act, 1947, and the Government of India Act, 1935, together with allenactments amending or supplementing the latter Act,but not including the Abolition of Privy CouncilJurisdiction Act, 1949, are hereby repealed.Repeals.THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part XXII. —Short Title, Commencement, Authoritative Text in Hindi and Repeals.—Arts. 394A -395.)268