ARTICLE 245 to 307 on Relations between the Union and States, Disputes relating to Water, Finance, Property, Contracts and Suits, Right to Property and on Domestic Trade and Commerce

RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNION AND THE STATES

CHAPTER I - LEGISLATIVE RELATIONS Distribution of Legislative powers

ARTICLE 245. Extent of laws made by Parliament and by the Legislatures of States

ARTICLE 246. Subject matter of laws made by Parliament and by the Legislatures of States

ARTICLE 246A. Special provision with respect to goods and services tax

ARTICLE 247. Power of Parliament to provide for the establishment of certain additional courts.

ARTICLE 248. Residuary powers of legislation

ARTICLE 249. Power of Parliament to legislate with respect to a matter in the State Lant the national interest

ARTICLE 250. State Last of a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation.

ARTICLE 251. Inconsistency between laws made by Parliament under articles 249 and 250 and laws made by the Legislatures of States

ARTICLE 252. Power of Parliament to legislate for two or more States by consent and adoption of such legislation by any other State.

ARTICLE 253. Legislation for giving effect to international agreements.

ARTICLE 254. Inconsistency between laws made by Parliament and law's made by the Legislature of States.

ARTICLE 255. Requirements as to recommendations and previous sanctions to be regarded as matters of procedure only.

CHAPTER II-ADMINISTRATIVE RELATIONS General

ARTICLE 256. Obligation of States and the Union.

ARTICLE 257. Control of the Union over States in certain cases

ARTICLE 257A. [Assistance to States by deployment of armed forces or other forces of the Union-Omitted]

ARTICLE 258. Power of the Union to confer powers, etc., on States in certain cases

ARTICLE 258A. Power of the States to entrust functions to the Union.

ARTICLE 259. [Armed Forces in States in Part B of the First Schedule- Omitted]

ARTICLE 260. Jurisdiction of the Union in relation to territories outside India.

ARTICLE 261. Public acts, records and judicial proceedings

Disputes relating to Waters

ARTICLE 262. Adjudication of disputes relating to waters of inter- State rivers or river valleys.

Co-ordination between States

ARTICLE 263. Provisions with respect to an inter-State Council.

FINANCE, PROPERTY, CONTRACTS AND SUITS

CHAPTER I. - FINANCE General

ARTICLE 264. Interpretation.

ARTICLE 265. Taxes not to be imposed save by authority of law.

ARTICLE 266. Consolidated Funds and public accounts of India and of the States

ARTICLE 267. Contingency Fund.

Distribution of Revenues between the Union and the States

ARTICLE 268. Duties levied by the Union but collected and appropriated by the States.

ARTICLE 268A. [Service tax levied by Union and collected and appropriated by the Union and the States- 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 interstate trade or commerce

ARTICLE 270. Taxes levied and distributed between the Union and the States

ARTICLE 271. Surcharge of certain duties and taxes for purposes of the Union

ARTICLE 272. [Taxes which are levied and collected by the Union and may be distributed between Union and the States-Omitted]

ARTICLE 273. Grants in lieu of export duty on jute and jute products

ARTICLE 274. Prior recommendation of President required to Bills affecting taxations in which States are interested.

ARTICLE 275. Grants from the Union to certain States

ARTICLE 276. Taxes on professions, trades, callings and employments.

ARTICLE 277. Savings

ARTICLE 278. [Agreement with States in Part B of the First Schedule with regard to certain financial matters-Omitted]

ARTICLE 279. Calculations of "net proceeds", etc.

ARTICLE 279A. Goods and Services Tax Council Finance Commission.

ARTICLE 280. Finance Commission

ARTICLE 281. Recommendations of the Finance Commission

MISCELLANEOUS FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

ARTICLE 282. Expenditure defrayable by the Unson or a State out of its revenues

ARTICLE 283. Custody, etc., of Consolidated Funds, Contingency Funds and money credited to the public accounts.

ARTICLE 284. Custody of suitors' deposits and other moneys received by public servants and courts.

ARTICLE 285. Exemption of property of the Union from State taxation.

ARTICLE 286. Restrictions as to imposition of tax on the sale or purchase of goods.

ARTICLE 287. Exemption from taxes on electricity.

ARTICLE 288. Exemption from taxation by States in respect of water or electricity in certain cases.

ARTICLE 289. Exemption of property and income of a State from Union taxation.

ARTICLE 290. Adjustment in respect of certain expenses and pensions.

ARTICLE 290A. Annual payment to certain Devaswom Funds.

ARTICLE 291. [Privy purse sums of Rulers.-Omitted].

CHAPTER II. --- BORROWING

ARTICLE 292. Borrowing by the Government of India.

ARTICLE 293. Borrowing by States.

CHAPTER III. ---PROPERTY, CONTRACTS, RIGHTS, LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS AND SUITS

ARTICLE 294. Succession to property, assets, rights, liabilities and obligations in certain cases.

ARTICLE 295. Succession to property, assets, rights, liabilities and obligations in other cases.

ARTICLE 296. Property accruing by escheat or lapse or as bona vacantia.

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.

CHAPTER IV.-RIGHT TO PROPERTY

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

PART XIII

TRADE, COMMERCE AND INTERCOURSE WITHIN THE TERRITORY OF INDIA

ARTICLE 301. Freedom of trade, commerce and intercourse.

ARTICLE 302. Power of Parliament to impose restrictions on trade, commerce and intercourse.

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.- Omitted].

ARTICLE 307. Appointment of authority for carrying out the purposes of articles 301 to 304.