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Article 300 of the Constitution of India

Article
300
Chapter
CHAPTER I.—F INANCE — General
Index row title
(1) The Government of India may sue or be sued
Source document
India Constitution
Provision ID
fef12665-3914-44fe-a20f-13c3ef249616

258 words

Verbatim text

by the name of the Union of India and the Government of a State may sue or be sued by the name of the State and may, subject to any provisions which may be made byAct of Parliament or of the Legislature of such State enacted by virtue of powers conferred by this Constitution, sue or be sued in relation to their respective affairs in thelike cases as the Dominion of India and the corresponding Provinces or the corresponding Indian States might have sued or been sued if this Constitution had not beenenacted. (2) If at the commencement of this Constitution— (a) any legal proceedings are pending to which the Dominion of India is a party, the Union of Indiashall be deemed to be substituted for the Dominion in those proceedings; and (b) any legal proceedings are pending to which a Province or an Indian State is a party, the corresponding State shall be deemed to be substituted for the Province or the Indian State in thoseproceedings. 3[CHAPTER IV.—R IGHT TO PROPERTY 300A. No person shall be deprived of his property save by authority of law.]Suits and proceedings. Persons not to be deprived ofproperty save byauthority of law. 1The words “or the Rajpramukh“ omitted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch. 2The words “nor the Rajpramukh“ omitted by s. 29 and Sch., ibid. 3Ins. by the Constitution (Forty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1978, s. 34 (w.e.f. 20-6-1979).THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part XII. —Finance, Property, Contracts and Suits. — Arts. 299—300 A.)178 WITHIN THE TERRITORY OF INDIA

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 300 of the Constitution of India.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER I.—F INANCE — General”.
  • The passage runs to about 258 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions property — it addresses property, possession, or taking property compulsorily (the words used: “PROPERTY”).

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