🇮🇳 PART VI: THE STATES CHAPTER I – GENERAL Article 152: Definition CHAPTER II – THE EXECUTIVE The Governor Article 153: Governors of States Article 154: Executive power of State Article 155: Appointment of Governor Article 156: Term of office of Governor Article 157: Qualifications for appointment as Governor Article 158: Conditions of Governor’s office
PART XII: FINANCE, PROPERTY, CONTRACTS AND SUITS CHAPTER I: FINANCE 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. Article 268: Duties levied by the Union but collected and appropriated by the
PART XI: RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNION AND THE STATES CHAPTER I: LEGISLATIVE RELATIONS 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. This is one of the most important articles in the Constitution. It distributes all
PART X: THE SCHEDULED AND TRIBAL AREAS Article 244: Administration of Scheduled Areas and Tribal Areas.
PART IX: THE PANCHAYATS (Note: This section only covers the first article, Art. 243, as requested. The detailed articles 243A-243O follow it.) Article 243: Definitions.
PART VIII: THE UNION TERRITORIES Article 239: Administration of Union territories. Article 240: Power of President to make regulations for certain Union territories. Article 241: High Courts for Union territories. Article 242: [Coorg.]
🇮🇳 PART V: THE UNION CHAPTER I – THE EXECUTIVE The President and Vice-President Article 52: The President of India Article 53: Executive power of the Union Article 54: Election of President Article 55: Manner of election of President Article 56: Term of office of President Article 57: Eligibility for re-election Article 58: Qualifications for
PART IV: DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES OF STATE POLICY (Note: These principles are guidelines for the State (governments) in making laws and policies. They are fundamental in the governance of the country but are not directly enforceable in courts, unlike Fundamental Rights). Article 36: Definition [of “the State”] Article 37: Application of the principles contained in this
PART III: FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS This crucial part guarantees basic rights to citizens (and some to non-citizens as well). General Article 12: Definition [of “the State”] Article 13: Laws inconsistent with or in derogation of the fundamental rights Right to Equality Article 14: Equality before law Article 15: Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race,
This part deals with who was considered a citizen of India at the time the Constitution started (January 26, 1950). Later laws like the Citizenship Act, 1955, govern citizenship acquisition and termination after this date. Article 5: Citizenship at the commencement of the Constitution Article 6: Rights of citizenship of certain persons who have migrated
