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Article 294 — As from the commencement of this

Article
294
Chapter
CHAPTER I.—F INANCE — General
Index row title
As from the commencement of this
Source document
India Constitution
Provision ID
7d287d25-d2bb-4cd0-a522-7ee2aa753ccc

152 words

Verbatim text

Constitution— (a) all property and assets which immediately before such commencement were vested in His Majesty for the purposes of the Government of the Dominion of India and all property and assets which immediately before such commencement were vested in His Majesty for the purposes of the Government of each Governor’s Province shall vest respectively in the Union and the corresponding State, and (b) all rights, liabilities and obligations of the Government of the Dominion of India and of the Government of each Governor’s Province, whether arising out of any contract or otherwise, shall be the rights, liabilities and obligations respectively of the Government of India and the Government of each corresponding State, subject to any adjustment made or to be made by reason of the creation before the commencement of this Constitution of the Dominion of Pakistan or of the Provinces of West Bengal, East Bengal, West Punjab and East Punjab.

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 294 of the Constitution of India.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER I.—F INANCE — General”.
  • The row is titled “As from the commencement of this”.
  • The passage runs to about 152 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions property — it addresses property, possession, or taking property compulsorily (the words used: “property”).

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