INDIAN CONSTITUTION Part – III
This is the continuity of the Indian constitution part II. In this part we are going through the articles of Part XI to Part XVI.
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PART XI : RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNION AND THE STATES(245 – 263)
| Article | Importance |
CHAPTER I : LEGISLATIVE RELATIONS | |
| Distribution of Legislative Powers | |
| 245 | Extent of laws made by Parliament and by the Legislatures of States. |
| 246 | Subject-matter of laws made by Parliament and by the Legislatures of States. |
| 247 | Power of Parliament to provide for the establishment of certain additional courts. |
| 248 | Residuary powers of legislation. |
| 249 | Power of Parliament to legislate with respect to a matter in the State List in the national interest. |
| 250. | Power of Parliament to legislate with respect to any matter in the State List if a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation |
| 251 | Inconsistency between laws made by Parliament under articles 249 and 250 and laws made by the Legislatures of States. |
| 252 | Power of Parliament to legislate for two or more States by consent and adoption of such legislation by any other State. |
| 253 | Legislation for giving effect to international agreements. |
| 254 | Inconsistency between laws made by Parliament and laws made by the Legislatures of States. |
| 255 | Requirements as to recommendations and previous sanctions to be regarded as matters of procedure only. |
CHAPTER II : ADMINISTRATIVE RELATIONS | |
| General | |
| 256 | Obligation of States and the Union. |
| 257 | Control of the Union over States in certain cases. |
| 257A | Repealed |
| 258 | Power of the Union to confer powers, etc., on States in certain cases. |
| 258A | Power of the States to entrust functions to the Union. |
| 259 | Repealed |
| 260 | Jurisdiction of the Union in relation to territories outside India. |
| 261 | Public acts, records and judicial proceedings. |
| Disputes relating to Waters | |
| 262 | Adjudication of disputes relating to waters of inter-State rivers or river valleys. Co-ordination between States |
| 263 | Provisions with respect to an inter-State Council. |
PART XII : FINANCE, PROPERTY, CONTRACTS AND SUITS(264 – 300A)
| Article | Importance |
CHAPTER I : FINANCE | |
| General | |
| 264 | Interpretation. |
| 265 | Taxes not to be imposed save by authority of law. |
| 266 | Consolidated Funds and public accounts of India and of the States. |
| 267 | Contingency Fund. |
| Distribution of Revenues between the Union and the States | |
| 268 | Duties levied by the Union but collected and appropriated by the State. |
| 269 | Taxes levied and collected by the Union but assigned to the States. |
| 270 | Taxes levied and distributed between the Union and the States. |
| 271 | Surcharge on certain duties and taxes for purposes of the Union. |
| 272 | Repealed |
| 273 | Grants in lieu of export duty on jute and jute products. |
| 274. | Prior recommendation of President required to Bills affecting taxation in which States are interested |
| 275 | Grants from the Union to certain States. |
| 276 | Taxes on professions, trades, callings and employments. |
| 277 | Savings. |
| 278 | Repealed. |
| 279 | Calculation of “net proceeds”, etc. |
| 280 | Finance Commission. |
| 281 | Recommendations of the Finance Commission. |
| Miscellaneous financial provisions | |
| 282 | Expenditure defrayable by the Union or a State out of its revenues. |
| 283 | Custody, etc., of Consolidated Funds, Contingency Funds and moneys credited to the public accounts. |
| 284 | Custody of suitors’ deposits and other moneys received by public servants and courts. |
| 285 | Exemption of property of the Union from State taxation. |
| 286 | Restrictions as to imposition of tax on the sale or purchase of goods. |
| 287 | Exemption from taxes on electricity. |
| 288 | Exemption from taxation by States in respect of water or electricity in certain cases. |
| 289 | Exemption of property and income of a State from Union taxation. |
| 290 | Adjustment in respect of certain expenses and pensions. |
| 290A | Annual payment to certain Devaswom Funds. |
| 291 | Repealed |
CHAPTER II : BORROWING | |
| 292 | Borrowing by the Government of India. |
| 293 | Borrowing by States. |
CHAPTER III : PROPERTY, CONTRACTS, RIGHTS, LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS AND SUITS | |
| 294 | Succession to property, assets, rights, liabilities and obligations in certain cases. |
| 295 | Succession to property, assets, rights, liabilities and obligations in other cases. |
| 296 | Property accruing by escheat or laps or as bona vacantia. |
| 297 | Things of value within territorial waters or continental shelf and resources of the exclusive economic zone to vest in the Union. |
| 298 | Power to carry on trade, etc. |
| 299 | Contracts. |
| 300 | Suits and proceedings |
CHAPTER IV : RIGHT TO PROPERTY | |
| 300A | Persons not to be deprived of property save by authority of law. |
PART XIII : TRADE, COMMERCE AND INTERCOURSE WITHIN THE TERRITORY OF INDIA(301 – 307)
| Article | Importance |
| 301. | Freedom of trade, commerce and intercourse |
| 302 | Power of Parliament to impose restrictions on trade, commerce and intercourse. |
| 303 | Restrictions on the legislative powers of the Union and of the States with regard to trade and commerce. |
| 304 | Restrictions on trade, commerce and intercourse among States. |
| 305 | Saving of existing laws and laws providing for State monopolies. |
| 306 | Repealed |
| 307 | Appointment of authority for carrying out the purposes of articles 301 to 304 |
PART XIV : SERVICES UNDER THE UNION AND THE STATES(308 – 323)
| Article | Importance |
CHAPTER I : SERVICES | |
| 308 | Interpretation. |
| 309 | Recruitment and conditions of service of persons serving the Union or a State. |
| 310 | Tenure of office of persons serving the Union or a State. |
| 311 | Dismissal, removal or reduction in rank of persons employed in civil capacities under the Union or a State. |
| 312 | All-India services. |
| 312A | Power of Parliament to vary or revoke conditions of service of officers of certain services. |
| 313 | Transitional provisions |
| 314 | Repeated |
CHAPTER II : PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONS | |
| 315 | Public Service Commissions for the Union and for the States. |
| 316 | Appointment and term of office of members. |
| 317 | Removal and suspension of a member of a Public Service Commission. |
| 318 | Power to make regulations as to conditions of service of members and staff of the Commission. |
| 319 | Prohibition as to the holding of offices by members of Commission on ceasing to be such members. |
| 320 | Functions of Public Service Commissions. |
| 321 | Power to extend functions of Public Service Commissions. |
| 322 | Expenses of Public Service Commissions. |
| 323 | Reports of Public Service Commissions. |
PART XIVA : TRIBUNALS(323A – 323B)
| Article | Importance |
| 323A | Administrative tribunals |
| 323B | Tribunals for other matters |
PART XV : ELECTIONS(324 – 329)
| Article | Importance |
| 324 | Superintendence, direction and control of elections to be vested in an Election Commission. |
| 325 | No person to be ineligible for inclusion in, or to claim to be included in a special, electoral roll on grounds of religion, race, caste or sex. |
| 326 | Elections to the House of the People and to the Legislative Assemblies of States to be on the basis of adult suffrage. |
| 327 | Power of Parliament to make provision with respect to elections to Legislatures. |
| 328 | Power of Legislature of a State to make provision with respect to elections to such Legislature. |
| 329 | Bar to interference by courts in electoral matters. |
| 329A | Repealed |
PART XVI : SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN CLASSES(330 – 342)
| Article | Importance |
| 330 | Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the House of the People. |
| 331 | Representation of the Anglo-Indian community in the House of the People. |
| 332 | Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Legislative Assemblies of the States. |
| 333 | Representation of the Anglo-Indian community in the Legislative Assemblies of the States. |
| 334 | Reservation of seats and special representation to cease after sixty years. |
| 335 | Claims of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to services and posts. |
| 336 | Special provision for Anglo-Indian community in certain services. |
| 337 | Special provision with respect to educational grants for the benefit of Anglo-Indian Community. |
| 338 | National Commission for Scheduled Castes. |
| 338A | National Commission for Scheduled Tribes. |
| 339 | Control of the Union over the Administration of Scheduled Areas and the welfare of Scheduled Tribes |
| 340 | Appointment of a Commission to investigate the conditions of backward classes. |
| 341 | Scheduled Castes. |
| 342 | Scheduled Tribes. |
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