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Article 278 — [Agreement with States in Part B of the First

Article
278
Chapter
CHAPTER I.—F INANCE — General
Index row title
[Agreement with States in Part B of the First
Source document
India Constitution
Provision ID
1bd4bd6b-f264-453b-9d4d-a381f304e58b

61 words

Verbatim text

Schedule with regard to certain financial matters. ] Rep. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment ) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch.Taxes on professions, trades,callings andemployments. Savings. 1Subs. by the Constitution (Sixtieth Amendment) Act, 1988, s. 2, for “two hundred and fifty rupees”. 2Proviso omitted by s. 2, ibid.THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part XII. —Finance, Property, Contracts and Suits. — Arts. 276—278.)167

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 278 of the Constitution of India.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER I.—F INANCE — General”.
  • The row is titled “[Agreement with States in Part B of the First”.
  • The passage runs to about 61 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions property — it addresses property, possession, or taking property compulsorily (the words used: “Property”).

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