Constitution of India · Part XII: Finance, Property, Contracts and Suits · Distribution of Revenues between the Union and the States
Article 278: Agreement with States in Part B of the First Schedule with regard to certain financial matters.—Omitted
In plain words
This article, on financial agreements with the States in Part B of the First Schedule, has been omitted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956.
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Official text
Omitted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch.(w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the official text of the Constitution of India. As amended up to the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023. Text as on 10 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the article 278
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IN RE : SECTION 6A OF THE CITIZENSHIP ACT 1955 versus
Issue arose as regards the constitutional validity of s.6A of the Citizenship Act; does s.6A offend preambular values like fraternity; s.6A, if ultra vires Part II of the Constitution; does s.6A create an unreasonable…
- Jindal Stainless Ltd. & Anr v. State of Haryana & Ors
- Rameshwar Prasad and Ors. v. Union of India and Anr.
- S.R. Bommai v. Union of India and Ors.
- State of Kerala v. South India Corporation(P) Ltd
- H. H. Maharajadhiraja Madhav Rao Jiwaji Rao Scindia Bahadur & Ors. v. Union of India
- Union of India and Others v. Gwalior Rayon Silk Manufacturing (Weaving) Co. Ltd. and Another
- The South India Corporation(P) Ltd. v. The Secretary, Board of Revenue, Trivandrum & Anr.
- Union of India and Others v. Maharaja Krishnagarh Mills Ltd. (In Liquidation) .
- A.N. Lakshmana Shenoy v. The Income Tax Officer, Ernakulam & Another
- The Income-Tax Officer, Bangalore v. K. N. Guruswamy