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Part XII of the Constitution of India

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Part XII of constitution of India is a compilation of laws pertaining to Finance, Property, Contracts and Suits for Republic of India.

Chapter I - Finance

Articles 264 - 291 on Finance (Articles 264 - 267 - General; Articles 268 - 281 - Distribution of Revenues between the Union and the States; Articles 282 - 291 - Miscellaneous Financial Provisions )

  • A-264. Interpretation.
  • A-265. Taxes not to be imposed save to be by authority of law.
  • A-266. Consolidated Funds and public accounts of India and of the States.
  • A-267. Contingency Fund.
  • A-268. Duties levied by the Union but collected and appropriated by the States.
  • A-268A . Omitted.
  • A-269. Taxes levied and collected by the Union but assigned to the States.
  • A-269A . Levy and collection of goods and services tax in course of inter-State trade or commerce
  • A-270. Taxes levied and distributed between the Union and the States
  • A-271. Surcharge on certain duties and taxes for purposes of the Union.
  • A-272 - Omitted.
  • A-273. Grants in lieu of export duty on jute and jute products.
  • A-274. Prior recommendation of President required to Bills affecting taxation in which States are interested.
  • A-275. Grants from the Union to certain States.
  • A-276. Taxes on professions, trades, callings and employments.
  • A-277. Savings.
  • A-278 - Omitted.
  • A-279 - Calculation of “net proceeds”, etc.
  • A-279A. Goods and Services Tax Council.
  • A-280. Finance Commission.
  • A-281. Recommendations of the Finance Commission.
  • A-282. Expenditure defrayable by the Union or a State out of its revenues.
  • A-283. Custody, etc., of Consolidated Funds, Contingency Funds and moneys credited to the public accounts
  • A-284. Custody of suitors’ deposits and other moneys received by public servants and courts.
  • A-285. Exemption of property of the Union from State taxation.
  • A-286. Restrictions as to imposition of tax on the sale or purchase of goods.
  • A-287. Exemption from taxes on electricity.
  • A-288. Exemption from taxation by States in respect of water or electricity in certain cases.
  • A-289. Exemption of property and income of a State from Union taxation.
  • A-290. Adjustment in respect of certain expenses and pensions.
  • A-290A.. Annual payment to certain Devaswom Funds.
  • A-291. Omitted.

Chapter II - Borrowing

Articles 292 - 293

  • A-292. Borrowing by the Government of India.
  • A-293. Borrowing by States.

Chapter III - Property, Contracts, Rights, Liabilities, Obligations and Suits

Articles 294 - 300

  • A-294. Succession to property, assets, rights, liabilities and obligations in certain cases.
  • A-295. Succession to property, assets, rights, liabilities and obligations in other cases.
  • A-296. Property accruing by escheat or lapse or as bona vacantia.
  • A-297. Things of value within territorial waters or continental shelf and resources of the exclusive economic zone to vest in the Union.
  • A-298. Power to carry on trade, etc.
  • A-299. Contracts.
  • A-300. Suits and proceedings.

Chapter IV - Right to Property

Article 300A

  • A-300A. Persons not to be deprived of property save by authority of law.

References

Sources

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  • "The Constitution of India" (PDF). Government of India, Ministry of Law and Justice. 1 December 2007 [1950]. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2014.
  • Part XII text from wikisource
  1. ^ "The Constitution of India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2019.