Which Act amended clause (a) and what was added instead?
The Act which amended clause (a) was the Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act, 1969 (55 of 1969), Section 74 and Fourth Schedule. Instead, the following clause was substituted: "the constitution of village councils and courts, the powers to be exercised by them under this paragraph and the courts to which appeals from the decisions of village councils and courts shall lie".