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Article 263 — If at any time it appears to the President that the public interests would be served by the establishment of

Article
263
Chapter
CHAPTER I.—L EGISLATIVE RELATIONS — Distribution of Legislative Powers
Index row title
If at any time it appears to the President that the public interests would be served by the establishment of
Source document
India Constitution
Provision ID
2178543b-c04b-4a19-94f6-d7f062c0dfca

147 words

Verbatim text

a Council charged with the duty of— (a) inquiring into and advising upon disputes which may have arisen between States; (b) investigating and discussing subjects in which some or all of the States, or the Union and one or more of the States, have a common interest; or (c) making recommendations upon any such subject and, in particular, recommendations for the better co-ordination of policy and action with respect to that subject, it shall be lawful for the President by order to establish such a Council, and to define the nature of the duties to be performed by it and its organisation and procedure.Adjudication of disputes relatingto waters of inter-State rivers orriver valleys. Provisions with respect to aninter-StateCouncil.THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part XI. —Relations between the Union and the States.— Arts. 261—263 .)159 1[264. In this Part, “Finance Commission” means a Finance Commission constituted under article 280.]

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  • The index files this text under article 263 of the Constitution of India.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER I.—L EGISLATIVE RELATIONS — Distribution of Legislative Powers”.
  • The row is titled “If at any time it appears to the President that the public interests would be served by the establishment of”.
  • The passage runs to about 147 words.

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