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PART XVII OFFICIAL LANGUAGE CHAPTER I – LANGUAGE OF THE UNION 343. Official language of the Union. (1) The official language of the Union shallRead More →

344. Commission and Committee of Parliament on official language. (1) The President shall, at the expiration of five years from the commencement of this ConstitutionRead More →

CHAPTER II – REGIONAL LANGUAGES 345. Official language or languages of a State. Subject to the provisions of articles 346 and 347, the Legislature ofRead More →

346. Official language for communication between one State and another or between a State and the Union. The language for the time being authorised forRead More →

347. Special provision relating to language spoken by a section of the population of a State. On a demand being made in that behalf theRead More →

CHAPTER III – LANGUAGE OF THE SUPREME COURT, HIGH COURTS, ETC. 348. Language to be used in the Supreme Court and in the High CourtsRead More →

349. Special procedure for enactment of certain laws relating to language. During the period of fifteen years from the commencement of this Constitution, no BillRead More →

CHAPTER IV – SPECIAL DIRECTIVES 350. Language to be used in representations for redress of grievances. Every person shall be entitled to submit a representationRead More →

350A. Facilities for instruction in mother-tongue at primary stage. It shall be the endeavour of every State and of every local authority within the StateRead More →

350B. Special Officer for linguistic minorities. (1) There shall be a Special Officer for linguistic minorities to be appointed by the President. (2) It shallRead More →

351. Directive for development of the Hindi language. It shall be the duty of the Union to promote the spread of the Hindi language, toRead More →

PART XVIII EMERGENCY PROVISIONS Article 352. Proclamation of Emergency. (1) If the President is satisfied that a grave emergency exists whereby the security of IndiaRead More →

353. Effect of Proclamation of Emergency. While a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation, then- (a) notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, the executive power of theRead More →

354. Application of provisions relating to distribution of revenues while a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation. (1) The President may, while a Proclamation ofRead More →

355. Duty of the Union to protect States against external aggression and internal disturbance. It shall be the duty of the Union to protect everyRead More →

Article 356. Provisions in case of failure of constitutional machinery in States. (1) If the President, on receipt of a report from the Governor ofRead More →