Indian Constitution Part – III

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257A	Repealed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259	Repealed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.