September 13, 2026

Article 371G: Special provision with respect to the State of Mizoram

Article 371G. Special provision with respect to the State of Mizoram

Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution,โ€”

(a) no Act of Parliament in respect ofโ€”

(i) religious or social practices of the Mizos;

(ii) Mizo customary law and procedure;

(iii) administration of civil and criminal justice involving decisions according to Mizo customary law;

(iv) ownership and transfer of land,

shall apply to the State of Mizoram unless the Legislative Assembly of the State of Mizoram by a resolution so decides:

Provided that nothing in this clause shall apply to any Central Act in force in the Union territory of Mizoram immediately before the commencement of the Constitution (Fifty-third Amendment) Act, 1986;

(b) the Legislative Assembly of the State of Mizoram shall consist of not less than forty members.