Important Articles of Indian Constitution Part

“In this article we have covered all important articles of Indian Constitution from Part XII to Part XXII that are relevant to all one day examination. This is the final part on this topic. With these three articles , you can revise all Articles of Indian Constitution.”

Part XII –  Finance, Property, Contracts, and Suits ( 264 to 300) :

Article 264 – Interpretation
Article 265 – Taxes may only be imposed through legal authorization.
Article 266 – Public Accounts and the Consolidated Funds of India and the States
Article 267 – Contingency Fund
Article 268 – The Union imposes duties, but the states collect and appropriate them.
Article 268A – Omitted
Article 269 – Taxes levied and collected by the Union but assigned to the States.
Article 269A – Levy and collection of goods and services tax in course of inter-State trade or commerce
Article 270 – the amount and distribution of taxes collected by the Union and the States
Article 271 – Surcharge on a number of taxes and charges for Union-related objectives.
Article 272 – Omitted
Article 273 –  Grants in lieu of export duty on jute and their products.
Article 274 – Bills impacting taxes in which States have an interest must receive the president’s prior recommendation.

Article 275 –  Grants from the Union to certain States.
Article 276 – taxes on callings, professions, trades, and jobs.

Article 277 – For savings
Article 279 – Measurement of “net revenues,” etc.
Article 279A – The Goods and Services Tax Council.
Article 280 – Finance Commission.
Article 281 – Suggestions made by the Finance Commission..
Article 282 – Expenditure that can be paid for out of revenues by the Union or a State.
Article 283 – Consolidated Funds, Contingency Funds, and funds credited to the public accounts custody, etc.
Article 284 – Custody of deposits made by suitors and other funds received by government employees and courts.
Article 285 – Exemption from state taxation of Union property.
Article 286 – Restrictions on the collection of taxes from customers who buy or sell items.
Article 287 – Exemption from electricity-related taxes.
Article 288 – States may, in some circumstances, exclude water or electricity from taxation.
Article 289 – Exemption from Union taxation of a State’s revenue and property..
Article 290 – adjustment with regard to specific costs and pensions.
Article 290A – payment made annually to specific Devaswom Funds.
Article 292 – Borrowing by the GOI
Article 293 –  Borrowing by States
Article 294 – In some situations, there is a succession to property, assets, rights, liabilities, and obligations.
Article 295 – Transfer of property, assets, rights, obligations, and liabilities in other situations
Article 297 – Things of value within territorial waters or continental shelf and resources of the exclusive economic zone to vest in the Union
Article 298 – Power to carry on trade, etc.
Article 299 – Contracts
Article 300 – Suits and proceedings
Article 300A – No one may be stripped of their property without a court order.

Part XIII – Trade, Commerce, and Intercourse within the Territory of India (Article 301 – 307) :

Article 301 – Freedom of trade, commerce, and intercourse.
Article 302 – Parliament has the authority to impose limits on trade, business, and sexual activity.
Article 303 – Restrictions on the legislative powers of the Union and of the States with regard to trade and commerce.
Article 304 – Restrictions on trade, commerce, and intercourse among States.
Article 305 – Saving of existing laws and laws providing for State monopolies.
Article 306 – Power of certain States in Part B of the First Schedule to impose restrictions on trade and commerce.
Article 307 – Appointing a responsible party to carry out the objectives of paragraphs 301 to 304.

Part XIV – Services Under the Union and the States (Article 308 – 323) : 

Article 308 –  Services Under The Union And The States
Article 309 – Recruitment and conditions of service of persons serving the Union or a State 
Article 310 – Tenure of office of persons serving the Union or a State 
Article 311 – Dismissal, removal or reduction in rank of persons employed in civil capacities under the Union or a State
Article 312 – All India Services
Article 313 – Transitional Provisions
Article 314 – Provision for protection of existing officers of certain services
Article 315 – Commissions for the Union’s and the States’ public services
Article 316 – Members’ appointment and terms of office
Article 317 – Removal and suspension of a member of the Public Services Commission
Article 318 – regulation-making authority over the Commission’s staff and member working conditions
Article 319 – Prohibition as to the holding of offices by members of Commission on ceasing to be such members
Article 320 – Public service commissions’ duties
Article 321 – The ability to expand Public Service Commissions’ capabilities
Article 322 – Commissions for Public Service expenses
Article 323 –  Reports of Public Service Commissions

Part XIV – Tribunals : 

Article 323A – Administrative Tribunals
Article 323B – Tribunals for other cases

Part XV – Elections ( Article 324 – 329) :

Article 324 – Superintendence, direction, and control of elections to be vested in an Election Commission
Article 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.
Article 326 –  Elections to the House of the People and to the Legislative Assemblies of States to be on the basis of adult suffrage
Article 327 – Power of Parliament to make provision with respect to elections to Legislatures
Article 328 – Power of Legislature of a State to make provision with respect to elections to  such Legislature
Article 329 – Bar to interference by courts in electoral matters.
Article 329A – Special provision as to elections to Parliament in the case of Prime Minister and Speaker

Part XVI – Special Provisions Relating To Certain Classes (Article 330 – 342) :

Article 330 – Reservation of seats in the House of the People for members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
Article 331 – Representation of the Anglo-Indian Community in the House of the People
Article 332 – Reservation of seats for members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in State Legislatures.
Article 333 – Representation of the Anglo-Indian community in the Legislative Assemblies of the States
Article 334 – Reservation of seats and special representation to cease after sixty years
Article 335 – Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe claims to positions and services
Article 336 –  Special provision for Anglo-Indian community in certain services
Article 337 – Special provision with respect to educational grants for the benefit of the Anglo-Indian community
Article 338  –   National Commission for Scheduled Castes.
Article 339 – Control of the Union over the management of Scheduled Areas and the welfare of Scheduled Tribes is provided for in this article.
Article 340 – Appointment of a Commission to investigate the conditions of backward classes
Article 341 – Scheduled Castes
Article 342 – Scheduled Tribes

Part XVII – Official Language (Article 343 – 351) :

Article 343 –  Official language of the Union 
Article 344 –  Commission and Committee of Parliament on official language
Article 345 – Official language or languages of a State 
Article 346 – Official language for communication between one State and another or between a State and the Union
Article 347 – Special provision relating to language spoken by a section of the population of a State
Article 348 –  Language to be used in the Supreme Court and in the High Courts and for Acts, Bills, etc
Article 349 – Special procedure for enactment of certain laws relating to language
Article 350 – Language to be used in representations for redress of grievances
Article 350 A – Facilities for instruction in mother-tongue at the primary stage
Article 350 B – Special Officer for linguistic minorities.
Article 351 –  Directive for Hindi language development

Part XVIII – Emergency Provisions (Article 352 – 360) :

Article 352 – Proclamation of Emergency
Article 353 – Effects of the Emergency Proclamation
Article 354 – Application of provisions relating to the distribution of revenues while a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation
Article 355 –  Duty of the Union to protect States against external aggression and internal disturbance
Article 356 – Provisions in case of failure of constitutional machinery in States
Article 357 – Exercise of legislative powers under Proclamation issued under article 356
Article 358 –  Suspension of provisions of article 19 during emergencies 
Article 359 – Suspension of the enforcement of the rights conferred by Part III during emergencies
Article 359 A – Application of this Part to the State of Punjab
Article 360 – Provisions as to financial emergency

Part XIX – Miscellaneous (Article 361 – 367) : 

Article 361 – Protection of President and Governors and Rajpramukhs
Article 361 A – Protection of publication of proceedings of Parliament and State Legislatures
Article 361 B – Disqualification for the appointment to a remunerative political post
Article 362 – Rights and privileges of Rulers of Indian States
Article 363 – Bar to interference by courts in disputes arising out of certain treaties, agreements, etc.
Article 364 – Special provisions as to major ports and aerodromes
Article 365 – Effect of failure to comply with, or to give effect to, directions given by the Union
Article 366 – Definition 
Article 367 – Interpretation 

Part XX –  Amendment Of The Constitution (Article 368) : 

Article 368 – Power of Parliament to amend the Constitution and procedure therefore.

Part XXI – Temporary, Transitional, and Special Provisions (Article 369 – 392) : 

Article 369 – Temporary power to Parliament to make laws with respect to certain matters in the State List as if they were matters in the Concurrent List
Article 371 – Special provisions for the State of Maharashtra and Gujarat
Article 371 A – Special provisions to the State of Nagaland under this article.
Article 371 B – Special provisions to the State of  Assam under this article.
Article 371 C – Special provisions to the State of Manipur under this article.
Article 371 D – Special provisions to the State of Andhra Pradesh under this article.
Article 371 E – Establishment of Central University in Andhra Pradesh
Article 371 F – Special provisions to the State of Sikkim under this article.
Article 371 G – Special provisions to the State of Mizoram under this article.
Article 371 H – Special provisions to the State of Arunachal Pradesh under this article.
Article 371 I – Special provisions to the State of Goa under this article.
Article 372 – Continued application of current laws and their modification
Article 373 – Power of President to make order in respect of persons under preventive detention in certain cases
Article 374 – Provisions as to Judges of the Federal Court and proceedings pending in the Federal Court or before His Majesty in Council.
Article 375  – Courts, authorities and officers to continue to function subject to the provisions of the Constitution.
Article 376 – Provisions as to Judges of High Courts
Article 377 – Provisions as to Comptroller and Auditor-General of India
Article 378 –  Provisions as to Public Service Commissions
Article 379-391 – Repealed 
Article 392 – The President’s authority to resolve issues

Part XXII – Short title, commencement, Authoritative text in Hindi and Repeals (Article 393 – 395) :

Article 393 – Short title 
Article 394 – Commencement
Article 394 A – Authoritative text in the Hindi language 
Article 395 – Repeals