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Structure of 'The Constitution of India'. Volume-VI of VIII

ARTICLE 308 to 349 on Services, Public Service Commission, Tribunals, Elections, Special provisions relating to certain classes, Official Language of the Union, Regional Languages and Language used in High Court, Subordinate Courts and the Supreme Court.

PART XIV

SERVICES UNDER THE UNION AND THE STATES

CHAPTER I-SERVICES

ARTICLE 308. Interpretation.

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 312A. Power of Parliament to vary or revoke conditions of service of officers of certain services.

ARTICLE 313. Transitional provisions.

ARTICLE 314. [Provision for protection of existing officers of certain services-Omitted.]

CHAPTER II-PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONS

ARTICLE 315. Public Service Commissions for the Union and for the States.

ARTICLE 316. Appointment and term of office of members.

ARTICLE 317. Removal and suspension of a member of a Public Service Commission.

ARTICLE 318. Power to make regulations as to conditions of service of members and staff of the Commission.

ARTICLE 319. Prohibition as to the holding of offices by members of Commission on ceasing be such members.

ARTICLE 320. Functions of Public Service Commissions.

ARTICLE 321. Power to extend functions of Public Service Commissions.

ARTICLE 322. Expenses of Public Service Commissions.

ARTICLE 323. Reports of Public Service Commissions.

TRIBUNALS

PART XIV A

ARTICLE 323A. Administrative tribunals.

ARTICLE 323B. Tribunals for other matters.

PART XV

ELECTIONS

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-Omitted]

PART XVI

SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN CLASSES

ARTICLE 330. Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the House of the People.

ARTICLE 331. Representation of the Anglo-Indian Community in the House of the People.

ARTICLE 332. Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Legislative Assemblies of the States.

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 certain period.

ARTICLE 335. Claims of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to services and posts.

ARTICLE 336. Special provision for Anglo-Indian community in certain services.

ARTICLE 337. Special provision with respect to educational grants for the benefit of Anglo-Indian community.

ARTICLE 338. National Commission for Scheduled Castes.

ARTICLE 338A. National Commission for Scheduled Tribes.

ARTICLE 338B. National Commission for Backward Classes.

ARTICLE 339. Control of the Union over the administration of Scheduled Areas and the welfare of Scheduled Tribes.

ARTICLE 340. Appointment of a Commission to investigate the conditions of backward classes.

ARTICLE 341. Scheduled Castes.

ARTICLE 342. Scheduled Tribes.

ARTICLE 342A. Socially and educationally backward classes.

PART XVII

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE

CHAPTER I. LANGUAGE OF THE UNION

ARTICLE 343. Official language of the Union.

ARTICLE 344. Commission and Committee of Parliament on official language.

CHAPTER II-REGIONAL LANGUAGES

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.

CHAPTER III-LANGUAGE OF THE SUPREME COURT, HIGH COURTS, ETC

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

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