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in lieu of export duty on jute and jute products....................... 1 6 4
274.Prior recommendation of President required to Bills affecting
taxation in which States are interested........................................................164-165
275.Grants from the Union to certain States.....................................................165-166
276.Taxes on professions, trades, callings and employments ..................... 1 6 7
277.Savings.................................................................................................................. 1 6 7
278.[Repealed.] .............................................................................................................. 1 6 7
279.Calculation of “net proceeds”, etc.............................................................. 1 6 8
280.Finance Commission.........................................................................................168-169
281.Recommendations of the Finance Commission........................................ 1 6 9
Miscellaneous Financial Provisions
282.Expenditure defrayable by the Union or a State out of its revenues ...... 1 6 9
283.Custody, etc., of Consolidated Funds, Contingency Funds and
moneys credited to the public accounts.....................................................169-170
284.Custody of suitors’ deposits and other moneys received by public
servants and courts........................................................................................... 1 7 0
285.Exemption of property of the Union from State taxation..................... 1 7 0
286.Restrictions as to imposition of tax on the sale or purchase of goods ... 1 7 1
287.Exemption from taxes on electricity............................................................171-172
288.Exemption from taxation by States in respect of water or electricity
in certain cases.................................................................................................... 1 7 2
289.Exemption of property and income of a State from Union taxation ......172-173
290.Adjustment in respect of certain expenses and pensions ..................... 1 7 3
290A.Annual payment to certain Devaswom Funds.........................................173-174
291.[Repealed.] .............................................................................................................. 1 7 4
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HAPTER II.—BORROWING
292.Borrowing by the Government of India....................................................... 1 7 4
293.Borrowing by States..........................................................................................174-175
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HAPTER III.—PROPERTY, CONTRACTS, RIGHTS,
LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS AND SUITS
294.Succession to property, assets, rights, liabilities and obligations in
certain cases......................................................................................................... 1 7 5
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295.Succession to property, assets, rights, liabilities and obligations in
other cases............................................................................................................175-176
296.Property accruing by escheat or lapse or as bona vacantia .....................176
297.Things of value within territorial waters or continental shelf and
resources of the exclusive economic zone to vest in the Union........... 1 7 7
298.Power to carry on trade, etc............................................................................ 1 7 7
299.Contracts ..............................................................................................................177-178
300.Suits and proceedings...................................................................................... 1 7 8
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HAPTER IV.—RIGHT TO PROPERTY
300A.Persons not to be deprived of property save by authority of law...... 1 7 8
PART XIII
TRADE, COMMERCE AND INTERCOURSE WITHIN THE
TERRITORY OF INDIA
301.Freedom of trade, commerce and intercourse........................................... 1 7 9
302.Power of Parliament to impose restrictions on trade, commerce and
intercourse............................................................................................................ 1 7 9
303.Restrictions on the legislative powers of the Union and of the States
with regard to trade and commerce............................................................. 1 7 9
304.Restrictions on trade, commerce and intercourse among States.........179-180
305.Saving of existing laws and laws providing for State monopolies ..... 1 8 0
306.[Repealed.] .............................................................................................................. 1 8 0
307.Appointment of authority for carrying out the purposes of articles
301 to 304............................................................................................................. 1 8 0
PART XIV
SERVICES UNDER THE UNION AND THE STATES
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HAPTER I.—SERVICES
308.Interpretation....................................................................................................... 1 8 1
309.Recruitment and conditions of service of persons serving the Union
or a State............................................................................................................... 1 8 1
310.Tenure of office of persons serving the Union or a State.......................181-182
311.Dismissal, removal or reduction in rank of persons employed in
civil capacities under the Union or a State................................................182-183
312.All-India services...............................................................................................183-184
312A.Power of Parliament to vary or revoke conditions of service of
officers of certain services................................................................................184-185
313.Transitional provisions..................................................................................... 1 8 5
314.[Repealed.] .............................................................................................................. 1 8 5
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HAPTER II.—PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONS
315.Public Service Commissions for the Union and for the States.............185-186
316.Appointment and term of office of members...........................................186-187
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317.Removal and suspension of a member of a Public Service
Commission.........................................................................................................187-188
318.Power to make regulations as to conditions of service of members
and staff of the Commission.......................................................................... 1 8 9
319.Prohibition as to the holding of offices by members of Commission
on ceasing to be such members ......................................................................189-190
320.Functions of Public Service Commissions..................................................190-192
321.Power to extend functions of Public Service Commissions.................. 1 9 2
322.Expenses of Public Service Commissions................................................... 1 9 2
323.Reports of Public Service Commissions...................................................... 1 9 2
PART XIVA
TRIBUNALS
323A.Administrative tribunals.................................................................................193-194
323B.Tribunals for other matters.............................................................................194-196
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ELECTIONS
324.Superintendence, direction and control of elections to be vested
in an Election Commission..............................................................................197-198
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....................... 1 9 8
326.Elections to the House of the People and to the Legislative
Assemblies of States to be on the basis of adult suffrage.................... 1 9 8
327.Power of Parliament to make provision with respect to elections
to Legislatures.................................................................................................... 1 9 9
328.Power of Legislature of a State to make provision with respect to
elections to such Legislature........................................................................... 1 9 9
329.Bar to interference by courts in electoral matters..................................... 1 9 9
329A.[Repealed.] .............................................................................................................. 1 9 9
PART XVI
SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN CLASSES
330.Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
in the House of the People.............................................................................200-201
331.Representation of the Anglo-Indian community in the House of
the People............................................................................................................. 2 0 1
332.Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes in the Legislative Assemblies of the States....................................201-203
333.Representation of the Anglo-Indian community in the Legislative
Assemblies of the States.................................................................................. 2 0 3
334.Reservation of seats and special representation to cease after
sixty years............................................................................................................ 2 0 3
335.Claims of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to services
and posts.............................................................................................................. 2 0 4
336.Special provision for Anglo-Indian community in certain services ......... 2 0 4
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337.Special provision with respect to educational grants for the benefit
of Anglo-Indian Community.........................................................................204-205
338.National Commission for Scheduled Castes.............................................205-207
338A.National Commission for Scheduled Tribes..............................................207-209
339.Control of the Union over the Administration of Scheduled Areas
and the welfare of Scheduled Tribes............................................................209-210
340.Appointment of a Commission to investigate the conditions of
backward classes............................................................................................... 2 1 0
341.Scheduled Castes...............................................................................................210-211
342.Scheduled Tribes................................................................................................ 2 1 1
PART XVII
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
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HAPTER I.—LANGUAGE OF THE UNION
343.Official language