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Article 265 — No tax shall be levied or collected except by authority of law.

Article
265
Chapter
CHAPTER I.—F INANCE — General
Index row title
No tax shall be levied or collected except by authority of law.
Source document
India Constitution
Provision ID
715bbf4b-d5f2-45cf-b441-5b22e4f8302e

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