On and from the appointed
day, there shall be formed a new Union territory to be known as the Union territory of Ladakh
comprising the following territories of the existing State of Jammu and Kashmir, namely:--
“Kargil and Leh districts”,
and thereupon the said territories shall cease to form part of the existing State of Jammu and Kashmir.
“Kargil and Leh districts”,
and thereupon the said territories shall cease to form part of the existing State of Jammu and Kashmir.