Talk:Union territory

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Spelling?[edit]

Is Dehli different from Delhi? RickK 02:43, 19 Aug 2003 (UTC)
Dehli is a common misspelling of Delhi. Just as Gandhi is misspelled Ghandi. Ambarish|Talk 22:49, 10 May 2004 (UTC)[reply]

Delhi's status[edit]

Delhi should be included here. It is incorrect to say that Delhi is no longer a Union Territory. Delhi still has an entry in the First Schedule, Part II of the Constitution of India (Union Territories).

"1. Delhi...The territory which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution was comprised in the Chief Commissioner’s Province of Delhi."

What the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991 did was to change the name of the discount, (besides introducing an elected assembly, etc.), it did not change the classification of the territory. Under the Constitution (Article I, Section 3):

"(3) The territory of India shall comprise— (a) the territories of the States; (b) the Union territories specified in the First Schedule; and (c) such other territories as may be acquired."

Delhi is neither (a) or (c). --Manojb 10:16, 14 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

To add to the above, Article 239AA of the Constitution says:

"239AA. Special provisions with respect to Delhi.—(1) As from the date of commencement of the Constitution (Sixty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1991, the Union territory of Delhi shall be called the National Capital Territory of Delhi (hereafter in this Part referred to as the National Capital Territory) and the administrator thereof appointed under article 239 shall be designated as the Lieutenant Governor." (emphasis added)

This substantiates my claim that only the name was changed, not the classification. --Manojb 10:26, 14 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Move request[edit]

The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: Page moved. Ucucha 16:08, 5 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Union Territory (India) → Union Territory — The term "Union Territory" is only used in India, hence disambigution is unnecessary. The recent move should be reverted. - BilCat (talk) 05:29, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Support per nom. This should never have been moved in the first place. — AjaxSmack 07:33, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support Yes, where are there any other "union territorries"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Innotata (talk • contribs) 10:55, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support: move was not needed.--Redtigerxyz ^Talk 07:50, 25 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support, but it should really be Union territory per WP:CAPS because it's not a proper name but rather a description of any one of six or seven territories in India each having its own name. Station1 (talk) 00:41, 30 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment that's not really true, territory controlled by the US government during the US Civil War is "Union territory" as opposed to "Confederate territory". 70.29.210.242 (talk) 05:02, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose dabify Union Territory for other uses. 70.29.210.242 (talk) 05:03, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose: There are many political groupings and federal systems that have federal territory and similar. "Union territory" without disambig addition is too vague; there are many things and groups called unions. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 07:19, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose: to avoid geographical bias, for worldwide view, the dab is required. I have added a hatnote, so the redirect can still be to this page. Piano no who (talk) 03:44, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- WP:BIAS is an essay, not a naming convention. In spite of the fact that other countries are unions, and have territories, no other country labels them a "Union Territory" in English. In this case, this is the primary topic, and DABing is unnecessary. - BilCat (talk) 04:26, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - Only "union territory" may help Indian readers, but for the rest of the world this title confuses. Further, adding India in bracket should cause no harm. Piano no who (talk) 10:04, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    - It's still unnecessary DABing, as it is the primary (only) topic. As to confusing readers, reading the article ought to clear things up. - BilCat (talk) 10:12, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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