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The '''Punjab Legislative Council (Abolition) Act, 1969''' was a legislation in India, adopted in 1969. Through this legislation the [[Punjab Legislative Council]] was abolished. The Act also provides for matters supplemental, incidental and consequential as a result of the abolition of the Punjab Legislative Council.<ref>India. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=0e4NAQAAIAAJ Summary of Legislation in India]''. Delhi: Manager of Publications], 1969. p. 3</ref> The law came into effect on 7 January 1970.<ref>Anand, C. L., and H. N. Seth. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=fSCcAAAAMAAJ Constitutional Law and History of Government of India, Government of India Act, 1935, and the Constitution of India]''. Allahabad: University Book Agency, 1992. p. 975</ref> Through this law, the legislature of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] became [[unicameral]], omitting the word 'Punjab' from Article 168 of the [[Constitution of India]] (i.e. the article of the Constitution listing states with bicameral legislatures).<ref>Nanda, S. S. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=0CsmAAAAMAAJ Bicameralism in India]''. New Delhi: New Era Publications, 1988. p. 98</ref><ref>Aggarwal, J. C., S. P. Agrawal, and Shanti Swarup Gupta. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=alRh51xE_v0C&pg=PA69 Uttarakhand: Past, Present, and Future]''. New Delhi: Concept Pub. Co, 1995. pp. 64, 69</ref><br />
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== See Also ==<br />
[[Punjab Legislative Assembly]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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