Part XIV · Services under the Union and the States · Chapter I — Services
Article 308: Interpretation
Official text as on 1 May 2024
Text of Article 308
In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires, the expression "State" [does not include the State of Jammu and Kashmir].
Words in [square brackets] were inserted or substituted by later amendments (see below). Source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India
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Amendment history
Changed by: 7th Amendment Act, 1956
- Subs. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch., for "means a State specified in Part A or Part B of the First Schedule" (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
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