What is the legal status of a District Council and a Regional Council under the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of India?
The legal status of a District Council and a Regional Council under the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of India is that they are body corporates by the name respectively of “the District Council of (name of district)” and “the Regional Council of (name of region)”, have perpetual succession and a common seal, and can sue and be sued. The administration of an autonomous district and an autonomous region is vested in these councils, subject to the provisions of this Schedule.