Caste Disablities Removal Act, 1850

The short title was given by the Indian Short Titles Act, 1897 (14 of 1897).
The Act (21 of 1850) has been declared to be in force in the whole of India, except the Scheduled Districts, by the Laws Local Extent Act, 1874 (15 of 1874), Section 3.
It has been declared to be in force in the Santhal Parganas, by the Santhal Parganas Settlement Regulation (3 of 1872). Section 3. Santhal Parganas now form part of the State of Bihar. It has been declared by notification under Section 3(a) of the Scheduled Districts Act, 1874 (14 of 1874), to be in force in the following Scheduled Districts, namely: – West Jalpaiguri, (now in the State of West Bengal) – Sec Gazette of India, 1881, Pt. I, p. 74; The Districts of Hazaribagh, Lohardaga (now the Ranchi District), see Calcutta Gazette, 1899. Pt. I, p. 44 and Manbhum, and Pargana Dhalbhum and the Kolhan in the District of Singhbhum. (now parts of the State of Bihar;) – see ibid. 1881, Pt. I, page 504; the Scheduled portion of the Mirzapur District, see ibid. 1879, Pt. I, page 383; Jaunsar Bawar, now in the State of Uttar Pradesh, see ibid. 1879, Pt. I, page 382; The District of
Lahaul, (now forming part of the State of Himachal Pradesh) – See Act 31 of 1966, Section 5 [1-11-1966] and Act 81 of 1971 – See Gazette of India; 1886. Pt. I. p. 301: the Scheduled Districts of the C.P., see ibid. 1879, Pt. I, page 771; the Scheduled Districts in Ganjam (now in the State of Orissa) and Vizagapatam (now in the State of Andhra Pradesh,) – see ibid, 1898, Pt. I, page 870; Coorg (now in Mysore State) – see ibid, 1898, Pt. I, page 870; Assam (except the North Lushai Hills), (now known as Mizoram – see Act 18 of 1954, section 2; and Act 81of 1971 and Gazette of India, 1897, Pt. I, page 299; the Porahat Estate in the Singbhum District, see ibid, 1897, Pt. I, page 1059 (now in Bihar State); to Meghalaya. as formed under Act 55 of 1969, by Meghalaya A.L.O. (No. 3). 1973 (w.r.e.f. 21-1-1972).
It has been extended, by notification under Section 5 of the same Act, i.e. 15 of 1874 to the following Scheduled Districts, namely :- Kumaon and Garhwal, see Gazette of India, 1876, Pt. I, page 606; the Tarai of the Province of Agra, see Gazette of India, 1876, Pt. I. page 505. All in U.P. State now.
The Act has been extended to the new Provinces and merged States by the Merged States (Laws) Act, 1949 (59 of 1949), Section 3 [1-1-1950] and to the Union Territories of Manipur and Tripura by the Union Territories (Laws) Act, 1950 (30 of 1950), section 3 [16-4-1950]. (Manipur and Tripura are now States – See Act 81 of 1971).
The Act has been extended to Union Territories of Pondicherry, see Act 26 of 1968, section 3 and Sch. [1-8-1968] and of Dadra and Nagar Haveli by Regulation 6 of 1963 [w.e.f. 1-7-1965].
The Act has been extended to States merged in the States of
Bombay – Bombay Act 4 of 1950. Bombay has been reorganised into two States of Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Punjab – Punj. Act 5 of 1950. Punjab divided into the States of Haryana and Punjab and Union Territories of Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh.