(41) “Part A State ” shall mean a State for the time being specified in Part A of the First Schedule
to the Constitution, 1[as in force before the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956,] “Part B
State ” shall mean a State for the time being specified in Part B of that Sch edule and “Part C State ”
shall mean a State for the time being specified in Part C of that Schedule or a territory for the time
being administered by the President under the provisions of article 243 of the Constitution;