Constitution (1-395) : Articles of The
Constitution (1-395) : Articles of The
Articles of the
Constitution (1-395)
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15. Prohibition of discrimination
UNION AND ITS TERRITORY grounds of rcligion, race, Caste,
sex or
31D. Saving of laws in respect ol anti- 48A. Protcction and improVement of envi.
national activities (Repealed) ronment and satcguarding of
forests
32. Remedics for cnforcement of and wild life
funda
mental rights including writs 49. Protcction of monuments and
places
32A. Constitutional validity of State laws not and objects of national importance
to be considered in proceedings undcr 50. Scparation of judiciary from executive
article 32 (Repcaled) 51. Promotion of international peace
and
33. Power of Parliament to modify the fun- sccurity
damental rights in their application to
forces, ctc.
34. Restriction on fundamental rights FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES
while martial law is in force in any 51A. Fundamental duties
arca
35. Legislation to give effect to some of the
provisions of fundamental rights PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT
52. The President of India
DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES OFSTATE 53. Executive power of the Union
POLICY 54. Election of President
55. Manner of election of President
36. Definition of State 56. Term of office of President
37. Application of the directive principles 57. Eligibility of re-election
38. State to secure a social order for the 58. Qualifications for election as
promotion of welfare of the people President
39. Certain principles of policy to be fol- 59. Conditions of President's office
lowed by the State 60. Oath or affirmation by the President
39A. Equal justice and free legal aid 61. Procedure for impeachment of the
40. Organisation of village panchayats President
41. Right to work, to education, and to 62. Time of holding election to fill vacancy
public assistance in certain cases in the office of President and the term
42. Provision for just and humane condi- of office of person elected to fill casual
tions of work and maternity relief vacancy
43. Living wage, etc. for workers 63. The Vice-President of India
43A. Participation of workers in manage 64. The Vice-President to be ex-officio
ment of industries chairman of the council of states
43B. Promotion of co-operative societies 65. The Vice-President to act as President
44. Uniform civil code for the citizens or to discharge his functions during
45. Provision for early childhood care and casual vacancies in the office, or dur-
education to children below the age of ing the absence, of President
Six years 66. Clection of Vice-President
46. Promotion of educational and eco 67. Term of office of Vice-President
nomic interests of scheduled castes, 68. Time of holding election to fill vacancy
scheduled tribes and other weaker in the office of Vice-President and the
sections term of office of person elected to fill
47. Duty of the state to raise the level of casual vacancy.
nutrition and thc standard of living 69. Oath or affirmation by the Vice
and to improve public hcalth President
48. Organisation of agriculture and animal 70. Discharge of President's functions in
husbandry other contingencies
Articles of the Constitution AlI.5
(1-395)
Matters relat1ng to, or connccted of the
9.
The Speaker and Deputy Speaker
71 the lection of a reside1t or
with, House of the perople
ot,. and
Vacation and resignation
Vicc-President
94.
72. Power o f prcsidecnt to grant pardons, removal from, the offices of Speaker
ctC., a n d t o ,suspend, rcmit or commute and Deputy Speaker
11n CCrtain c a s e s other
sentences 95. PoWer of thc Deputy Speaker o r
ot cxccutive poWer of the Union duties of the
7.3. Extcnt person to perform the
office of, or to act as, Speaker
UNION MINISTERS AND 96. The Speakcr or the Deputy Spraker
resolution
not to preside while a
ATTORNEY GENERAL under
for his removal from office is
to aid and advisc Consideration
-4, Council oft 11ministCTs the
President
97. Salaries and a1lowances of
Chairman and
Olher provisions as t0 ministcrs Chairman and Deputy
for India the Speaker and Deputy Speaker
76. Attorncy-Gencral
business of the Government 98. Secretariat of Parliament
. Conduct of
of lndia 99. Oath o r affirmation by members
-s putics of Prime Minister as respects 100. Voting in Houses, power of Houses
and
the furnishing of information to the to act notwithstanding vacancies
1 e of The
oI the luctio
fun:tions ol the gov- IBI. The Speaker or the Deputy Speaker
N.l1ge°
161. Dis resolution
enor
in c e r t a n contingencies not to preside whilc a
166.
Conduct ofbusiness 186. Salaries and
allowances of the Speaker
Chairman
of a state and the
respects the and Deputy Speaker
of chief minister as and Deputy Chairman
I7. Duties information to Governor,
furnishing of Secretariat of state legislature
187. members
etc. 188. Oath or
affirmation by Houses
power
of
189. Voting in Houses, vacancies and
notwithstanding
STATE LEGISLATURE
to act
quorum
in states of scats
of legislatures 190. Vacation
Constitution for membership
168. legislative Disqualifications
c r e a t i o n of 191. to disqualifi-
169. Abolition
or
Decision o n
questions a s
councils in states 192.
cations of members
legislative mak-
of the and voting
before
Penalty forsitting
Composition
170.
193. attirmation
under Article
assemblies oath or
legislativc when
of the ing not qualified or
Composition or
when
171. 188
councils disqualified of
legislatures of the H o u s e
of state privileges, etc,
172. Duration of the 194. Powers, m e n b e r s and
membership the
173. Qualification for and
legislatures ot
committees thereof
state legislature proro of
members
state
legislature, and
allowances
ministers
and of money
bills
.Rights of Houses
in e s p e c t
procealure
the Spccial
respects
Gencral as Spcaker ofthe 198.
a n d Deputy bills bills
178. TheSpeaker resignation of, and
Definition
of 'money
rform
the
person to per
speaker
otfice of, or to act as,
Al8 Indhan Polity
203. Pocedure in legislature with respect t 227. Powcr of superintcndencc over
al
Cstimates courts by the high court
204. Appopriation bills 228. 'Transfcr ol certain cases to high
c0urt
205. Supplementary, additional or cxceCSs 228A. Spccial provisions as to disposal of
qucstions rclating to constitutional
gTants
206. Votes on account, votes of credit and validity of Statc Laws (Repealed)
229. Officers and servants and the cxpense
ceptional grants nsces
207. Special provisions as to financial of high courts
bills 2:30. Extension of jurisdiction of
courts to union territories
igh
208. Rules of proccdure
209, Regulation by law of procedure in the 2:31. Establishmcnt of a common high
court for two or morc statcs
legislature of the state in rclation to
financial business 232. Interprctation (Repcaled)
210. Language to be used in the legislature
211. Restriction on discussion in the
legislature SUBORDINATE COURTS
212. Courts not to inquire into proceedings 233. Appointment of district judges
of the legislature 233A. Validation of appointments of, and
213. Powcr of governor to promulgate ordi judgements, etc., delivered by, certain
nances during recess of legislature district judges
234. Recruitment of persons other than
district judges to the judicial service
HIGH COURTS 235. Control over subordinate courts
214. High courts for states 236. Interpretation
215. High courts to be courts of record 237. Application of the provisions of this
216. Constitution of high courts chapter to certain class or classes of
217. Appointment and conditions of the magistrates
office of a judge of a high court
218. Application of certain provisions relat-
STATES IN PARTBOF THE FIRST
ing to Supreme Court to high courts
219. Oath or affirmation by judges of high SCHEDULE (REPEALED)
courts
238. Application of provisions of Part VI to
220. Restriction on practice after being a
States in Part B of the First Schedule
permanent judge
(Repealed)
221. Salarics etc., of judges
222. Transfer of a judge from one high court
to another
223. Appointment of acting chief justice
UNION TERRITORIES
224. Appointment of additional and acting 239. Administration of union territories
43B.
Constitution of panchayats CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES
43. Com)posilion of panchayats 24371. Definitions
Reservation of scats 243Z1. Incorporation of co-operative soc.1eties
43D.
ol panchayats, ctc.
243E. Duration 243ZJ. Number and term of members of
243. Disqualifications for membcrship Board and its office bearers
4G. authority and responsibilities
PoweTs, 243ZK. Election of members of Board
of panchayats 243ZL. Supersession and suspension of Board
43H. Powers to impose taxes by, and funds and interim management
of, the panchayats 243ZM. Audit of accounts of co-operative
societies
2431. Constitution of finance commission
to review financial position 243ZN. Convening of general bodv meetings
of municipalities, etc.
by, and iunds of laws made by Parliament
3A. Power to impose taxes 245. Extent
of states
of, the municipalities and by the legislatures
of laws made by
243Y. Finance commission 246. Subject-matter
by the legislatures of
municipalities Parliament and
Audit of accounts of
A. Elections to the municipalities states
26A. See ial prOv ision v ith respet logoMs 212, Adjudication ol disputcs relati
rivers orng
nd sevites tav w.tcrs ol inter-stat:
247. Power of Parliament to provid: for the ri er
valleys
cstablishment of etain additional 2043. Provisions with resspect to an
courts ,0nil state
248. Residuary powers of legisltion
249. Power of Parlianent to
legislate with
Cspet to a matter in the State List in CENTRE-STATE FINANCIAL
he national inteest RELATIONS
250. Power of
Parliament to legislate with
Tespect o any matter in the State 1ist 261. Intcrpretation
it 265. hxes not to be impoad by author.
a
proclamati011 ol enncrgency 18 n
ity of law
save
opciation
251. Inconsisteny betwecn laws made by
266. Gonsolidatcd funds and public
Parliament under articles 249 and 250 accounts of India and of the statrs
and laws made 267. Contingency Fund
by the legislatures of
statcs 268. Dutics levicd by thc Union
but
252. Power of Parliament to legislate for two collected and appropriated by the
or more states states
by consent and adoption
of such legislation by any other statc. 268A. Scrvice tax levicd by Union and
col
253. Legislation for giving lected and appropriated by thr: Union
tional agrcements
cffect to interna- and the states (Repealed)
254. 269. 'Taxes levicd and collected
Inconsistency between laws made by by the Union
Parliament and laws made by the leg but assigned to the states
islatures of states 269A. Levy and collection of goods and ser-
255.
Requirements vices tax in course of inter-statr trade
as to recommendations
and prev ious sanctions to bc or commerce
regarded 270. Taxes levied and
as matters of procedurc only distributed between
the Union and the states
271. Surcharge on certain
duties and taxes
CENTRE-STATE for purposes of the Union
ADMINISTRATIVE RELATIONS 272. Taxes which are levied and
collected
by the Union and may be distributed
256. Obligation of states and the Union
257. Control of the Union over states in
bctween the Union and the States
Ceruin Cases (Repealed)
273. Grants in lieu of
257A. Assistance to States by export duty on jute
deploy ment
of armed forces or other forces of the
and jute products
274. Prior recommendation of
Union (Repealed) president
258. Power of the Union to Conler required to bills affecting taxation in
powers, which states are interested
ct., on states in certain cases
275. Grants from thc Union to certain
258A. Power of the states to entrust functions
states
to the union
276. Taxes on
259. Armed Forces in States in Part B of the professions, trades, callings
and employments
First Schedule (Repcaled)
277. Savings
260. Jurisdiction of the Union in relation 278. Agrcement with States in Part B of the
to territories outside India
261. Public acts, records and
First Schedule with regard to certain
judicial financial matters (Repealed)
proceedings 279. Calculation of net
proceeds, ctc.
Artiles of the Consttution ( 195) Al.11
299. COn ds
00). Suits and
9 A . ( i t u n M s
,Ounts
to the publin
tcd deposits and other
34 ustoul of
of suitois'
servants
TRADE, COMMERCE AND
rceencd by public
,11d
nes
cou11s
INTERCOURSE
of the Union trade,
and
)rocrty
301. Frecdom ol
ommeree
ot
empiion
Irom s t a t e t a n a t i o n intercoursce
Restrutions
asS (0 mpOSition of tax o n 302. Power of Parlia ment to impOse
b and
he sale
or purchase ol goods restrictions on trade, commerce
PUBLIC SERVICES
LIABILITIES OF THE
RIGHTS AND
308. Interpretatio
GOVERNMENT 309.
Recruitment
and
conditons ot service
or d
U'nion
asscts, righs, serving the
94. Succession to property, of persOns
in cerliiln
abilities and obligations state
Persons
seTVng
the
Tnure ot oltice ot
ases 310.
state
to property,
assets, righis, Inion or d edution in
Sucession in other Dismissal,
renoval or
o r revoke
or bona vacantia Parlianet
to v a r y
territorial waters
Pwer ot
297. Things of valuc within 312A.
ol serviCe ol ollicers ol cer.
in i n services
to vest
the exclusive cconom
zonc
31.3. Tansitional provisions
the Union
298. Powcr to carry on tradc, ctc.
Al.12 Indian Polity
AMENDMENT OF THE
EMERGENCY PROVISIONS |CONSTITUTION
52. Proclamation ol emergency (1national
368. Power of Parliament to amend the
emergeney) Constitution and procedure therefor
353. Eflect of proclamation of emergcncy
354. Application of provisions rclating to
distribution of revenues wlhile a proC TEMPORARY, TRANSITIONAL
lamation of emergency is in operation AND SPECIAL PROVISIONS
55. Duty of thc Union protect
to stalcs
and inter 369. Temporary power to Parliament to
gainst external aggression
make laws with respect to certain mat
nal disturbance
356. P'rovisions in case of failure of constitu- tcrs in the State List as if they were
matters in the Concurrent List
(ional machinery in states (president's
370. Tumporary provisions with respect to
rule) the State of Jammu and Kashmir
57. Exercisc of legislative powers under
371. Special provision with respect to the
proclamation issucd under article 356
19 States of Maharashtra and Gujarat
138, Suspension of provisions of Article 371A. Special provision with respect to theState
during emergencics of Nagaland
59. Suspension of the enforcement of fun-
3713. Special provision with respect to theState
damental rights during emergencics
139A. Application of this Part to the Stiate ol of Assann
371C. Special provision with respect to the State
Punjab (Repealed) of Manipur
S0. Provisions as to financial emcrgcncy
371D. Special provisions with respect to the
State of Andhra Pradesh or the state of
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Telangana
371E. Establishment of central university in
. P'rotetion ofl presiclenl and governors
Andhra Pradesh
nd ajpramukhs
Al. 14 Indian Poity
383. 'rovision as to G
$ Secial provision with speet to ie
State of Sikkinn (Repealed)
overnors of Provinces
G. Special movision w ith respect to he 3. CCouncil oi Ministers of
.
(Repcaled)
3835. Provisio as to
Governors
Sprial pon ision n iclh espec othe Stale provision;
ofAnaehal Piadesh in Statcs in Part Bof the L.egislatu
First
31 S i.alpvision with eseet tothest.ite (Repcaled) Schedule
38B6. Council of Ministers for States
in
1). Spccidl provision vith respect to hc B of the First Schcdule Part
Stte ot Kann.ataka 387. Spccial proVIS1On as to (Repealed)
372. ontinu.ance in force of of population for the
determinati
existing laws
purposes of
and dheir adaptation tain elcctions (Repcaled) er
2 A . 1ower of the Provisions
prcsident to adapt laws 388. as to the
filling of cac.
373. Power ot vacancics in the
president to makc order in provisional Parliamen
TCspcct of pcrsons under preventivc and provisional Legislatu res of the
detention in certain cascs States (Repealed)
S . Provisions as to 389. Provisions
judgcs of the fcderal as to Bills
pending in the
court and proccedings pending in thc Dominion Legislature and in the
fcderal court or beforc His Majesty in Legislatures of Provinces and Indian
Council States (Repealed)
375. Courts, authorities and officcrs to con- 390. Moneys received or raised or
expendi-
tinue to function subjcct to the provi- ture incurred between the
commence-
sions of the Constitution ment of the Constitution and the 31 st
376. Provisions as to judges of high day of March, 1950 (Repealed)
Courts 391. Power of the President to amend the
377. Provisions a s to Comptroller and First and Fourth Schedules in certain
Auditor General of India contingencies (Repealed)
378. Provisions as to Public Scrvice 392. Power of the President to remove
Commissions difficulties
378A. Special provisions as to duration of
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assenmbly
lndhan o y
(Rrpraled