Public acts, records and judicial
proceedings of states and centre have full faith and
credit throughout the
territory of India.
Final judgments of civil courts only [not
criminal courts]
are capable of execution in any part of India.
Interstate trade, commerce and
intercourse shall remain free throughout the country.
The article also covers
intra state trade and commerce. Hence no barriers on trade
can be imposed at
state boundaries or within. This has been done to created
a unified market and
provide free flow of trade.
However under public interest
parliament can restrict the freedom of trade within a
state or between states
but it can’t discriminate between states.
State legislatures can impose restrictions on
freedom of trade but such
a law can be introduced in the house only after
president’s approval.
States
can impose taxes on goods of other states only if same
taxes are applicable to
goods produced within it.
Parliament can pass a law giving a state or itself monopoly for a particular business activity i.e. nationalization.
Parliament can appoint an authority for carrying out above purpose of carrying out provisions related to freedom of trade and commerce and putting restrictions on it. It can also confer suitable powers on such a body. However such a body hasn’t been formed yet.
These are statutory bodies formed
by the State Reorganization Act, 1956
for five zones north, south, east, west
and central. A separate act created north eastern zonal
council.
The home
minister is chairman + vice chairman is chief minister of
states in the zones by
rotation of 1 year + 2 ministers of each state +
administrators of UT’s.
Other advisory members with no voting powers are development commissioners of states, representative of planning commission and chief secretary of state. These are advisory bodies with non binding recommendations.
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