Administration of States in Part C of the First Schedule
(1) Subject to the other provisions of this Part, a State specified in Part C of the First Schedule shall be administered by the President acting, to such extent as he thinks fit, through a Chief Commissioner or a Lieutenant-Governor to be appointed by him or through the Government of a neighbouring State:
Provided that the President shall not act through the Government of a neighbouring State save after—
(a) consulting the Government concerned; and
(b) ascertaining in such manner as the President considers most appropriate the views of the people of the State to be so administered.
(2) In this article, references to a State shall include references to a part of a State.