296. Property accruing by escheat or lapse or as bona vacantia. Subject as hereinafter provided, any property in the territory of India which, if this Constitution had not come into operation, would have accrued to His Majesty or, as the case may be, to the Ruler of an Indian StateKEEP READING

297. Things of value within territorial waters or continental shelf and resources of the exclusive economic zone to vest in the Union. (1) All lands, minerals and other things of value underlying the ocean within the territorial waters, or the continental shelf, or the exclusive economic zone, of India shall vestKEEP READING

298. Power to carry on trade, etc. The executive power of the Union and of each State shall extend to the carrying on of any trade or business and to the acquisition, holding and disposal of property and the making of contracts for any purpose: Provided that- (a) the saidKEEP READING

299. Contracts. (1) All contracts made in the exercise of the executive power of the Union or of a State shall be expressed to be made by the President, or by the Governor of the State, as the case may be, and all such contracts and all assurances of propertyKEEP READING

300. Suits and proceedings. (1) The Government of India may sue or be sued 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 byKEEP READING

CHAPTER IV – RIGHT TO PROPERTY 300A. Persons not to be deprived of property save by authority of law. No person shall be deprived of his property save by authority of law. Read Constitution of India in a systematic way. Download Constitution of India PDF.KEEP READING

PART XIII TRADE, COMMERCE AND INTERCOURSE WITHIN THE TERRITORY OF INDIA 301. Freedom of trade, commerce and intercourse. Subject to the other provisions of this Part, trade, commerce and intercourse throughout the territory of India shall be free. Read Constitution of India in a systematic way. Download Constitution of IndiaKEEP READING

302. Power of Parliament to impose restrictions on trade, commerce and intercourse. Parliament may by law impose such restrictions on the freedom of trade, commerce or intercourse between one State and another or within any part of the territory of India as may be required in the public interest. ReadKEEP READING

303. Restrictions on the legislative powers of the Union and of the States with regard to trade and commerce. (1) Notwithstanding anything in article 302, neither Parliament nor the Legislature of a State shall have power to make any law giving, or authorising the giving of, any preference to oneKEEP READING

304. Restrictions on trade, commerce and intercourse among States. Notwithstanding anything in article 301 or article 303, the Legislature of a State may by law- (a) impose on goods imported from other States or the Union territories any tax to which similar goods manufactured or produced in that State areKEEP READING

305. Saving of existing laws and laws providing for State monopolies. Nothing in articles 301 and 303 shall affect the provisions of any existing law except in so far as the President may by order otherwise direct; and nothing in article 301 shall affect the operation of any law madeKEEP READING

306. [Power of certain States in Part B of the First Schedule to impose restrictions on trade and commerce.] Rep. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch. Read Constitution of India in a systematic way. Download Constitution of India PDF.KEEP READING

307. Appointment of authority for carrying out the purposes of articles 301 to 304. Parliament may by law appoint such authority as it considers appropriate for carrying out the purposes of articles 301, 302, 303 and 304, and confer on the authority so appointed such powers and such duties asKEEP READING

PART XIV SERVICES UNDER THE UNION AND THE STATES CHAPTER I – SERVICES 308. Interpretation. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires, the expression “State” does not include the State of Jammu and Kashmir. Read Constitution of India in a systematic way. Download Constitution of India PDF.KEEP READING

309. Recruitment and conditions of service of persons serving the Union or a State. Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, Acts of the appropriate Legislature may regulate the recruitment, and conditions of service of persons appointed, to public services and posts in connection with the affairs of the UnionKEEP READING

310. Tenure of office of persons serving the Union or a State. (1) Except as expressly provided by this Constitution, every person who is a member of a defence service or of a civil service of the Union or of an all-India service or holds any post connected with defenceKEEP READING