55. Contracts and suits.―For the removal of doubts it is hereby declared that— (a) all contracts in connection with the administration of 2 [the Union territory] are contracts made in the exercise of the executive power of the Union; (b) all suits and proceedings in connection with the administration of 2 [the Union territory] shall be instituted by or against the Government of India.
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Section 1 · Short title and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions and interpretation.Section 3 · Legislative Assemblies for Union territories and their composition.Section 4 · Qualification for membership of Legislative Assembly.Section 5 · Duration of Legislative Assemblies.Section 6 · Sessions of Legislative Assembly, prorogation and dissolution.Section 7 · Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly.Section 8 · Speaker or Deputy Speaker not to preside while a resolution for his removal from office is under consideration.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 17 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2019-06-19. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.