Restrictions on the legislative powers of the Union and of the States with regard to trade and commerce
included in editionWhat does this mean?
The Union and States generally cannot give one State trade preference or discriminate between States under the covered legislative fields. A parliamentary exception addresses scarcity of goods under the stated conditions.
Freedom of trade across India and the constitutional exceptions for lawful restrictions.
Why is this provision here?
Trade freedom must operate with defined public-interest powers and limits on discriminatory barriers, rather than unrestricted conflicting government claims.
This Article number belongs to the original constitutional framework, but its present wording may include later amendments or substitutions. A provision-specific original Assembly debate has not been verified here. The explanation of function above is editorial inference from the text, not an attributed single motive of the framers. The original draft-making archive is a research resource, not proof of a particular historical reason.
The explanation of purpose is an editorial reading of the provision. A drafting motive is attributed only where a linked historical source supports it.
Limits, exceptions & reading carefully
Educational summary of the linked source text. Exceptions, provisos, implementing laws and applicable judgments must be read before applying it to a real case.
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Source-page notes · may concern neighbouring Articles
1. Ins. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch. (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
Extracted from the Legislative Department’s May 2026 edition. Page footnotes may refer to neighbouring provisions; check their markers in the PDF. Inclusion in this edition does not by itself establish commencement or judicial effect.