The Constitution ; Important Articles (the culmination)

PART XI - Union and the States

Articles 245 - 263

Articles 245 - 255 - legislative relations between union and states

Article 245 - Parliament may make law for the whole or for any part of the country and State legislatures may make the law for the state

Article 253 - Parliament may make any law for the whole or part of India for implementing international treaties

Articles 256 - 261 - administrative relations between union and the states

Article 262 - Parliament by law provides for the adjudication of disputes relating to waters of Inter-State rivers or river valleys

PART XII - deals with finance, property, contracts and suits

Articles 264 - 300

Articles 264 - 267 - deals with finance, property, contracts and suits

Article 266 - Provision has been made for Consolidated Fund and Public Accounts of India and States

Article 267 - Provision made for Contigency Fund of India

Articles 268 - 300 - deals with distribution of revenue, finance commission, etc:

Article 268A - Service taxes

Article 275 - Grants given by Union to States

Article 280 - President constitutes Finance Commission 

Article 283 - Consolidated Fund and Contingency Fund is managed by The Parliament

Article 285 - Property of Union is exempted from taxing

Article 300 - The Government of India may sue or may be sued in the name of Union of India

 

PART XIII - Trade & Commerce

Article 301 - 307

Articles deals with trade, commerce and intercourse within the territory of India

 

PART XIV - Services under Union and the States

Articles 308 - 323

 Articles 308 - 314 - Services under the Union and the States

Articles 315 - 323 - Public Service Commissions

Article 315 - Provision for Public Service Commissions for the Union and the States

Article 316 - President appoints the Chairman and the other members of Union Public Service Commission and in case of State Public Commissions, Governor appoints the Chairman and the rest of the members

PART XIV-A - Administrative tribunals

Articles 323A and 323B

Adminitrative tribunals may be set up by the parliament to hear disputes and complaints regarding Union, States or local government employees as well as for other matters

Amendments Related

42nd Amendment (1977) ; Inserted Articles 323A and 323B into the constitution

PART XV - Elections

Article 324 - 329

Article 324 - Election Commission

Articles 325 - 329 - other matters related to elections

Article 326 - Elections based on adult suffrage

Amendments Related

61st Amendment (1989) - Amended Article 326 - Reduced age for voting rights from 21 to 18 years

 

PART XVI - Special provisions for certain classes

Articles 330 - 342

Certain Backward classes of the society is given special provisions like reservations, education grants etc;

 

PART XVII - Official languages

Articles 343 - 351

Article 343 - The official language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script

Article 345 - Official language of the state shall be adopted by the state legislatures

 

PART XVIII -  Emergency

Articles 352 - 360

Article 352 - National Emergency 

Article 356 - President's Rule in the state

Article 358 - Automatic Suspension of Article 19

Article 360 - Financial Emergency

 

PART XIX - Miscellaneous

Articles 361 - 367

Miscellaneous Provisions regarding President's and Governor's immunities etc

 

PART XX - Amendment

Article 368

Provisions for the amendment of the constitution

PART XXI - Temporary, Transitional, Special Provisions

Articles 369 - 392

Article 370 - Separate Constitution for Jammu and Kashmir

PART XXII - Short title, Commencement & Repeal of the Constitution

Article 393 - 395

The last part of the constitution. It concerns the short title, commencement, & repeal of the constitution

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