Constitution of India · Part XII: Finance, Property, Contracts and Suits · Miscellaneous Financial Provisions
Article 291: Privy purse sums of Rulers.—Omitted
In plain words
This article, on privy purses of former Rulers, has been omitted by the Constitution (Twenty-sixth Amendment) Act, 1971.
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Official text
Omitted by the Constitution (Twenty-sixth Amendment) Act, 1971, s. 2 (w.e.f. 28-12-1971).
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 291
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Aligarh Muslim University v. Naresh Agarwal & Ors.
The issues were: 1) ingredients, indicia or criteria for an educational institution to be considered a minority educational institution under Article 30 of the Constitution; 2) whether Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is…
- In Re: Article 370 of the Constitution v. .
- Janhit Abhiyan v. Union of India
- Dr. Jaishri Laxmanrao Patil v. The Chief Minister & Ors.
- Sri Marthanda Varma (D) Thr. Lrs. & Anr. v. State of Kerala & Ors.
- Trijugi Narain (Dead) Through Legal Representatives and Others v. Sankoo (Dead) Through Legal Representatives and Others
- Talat Fatima Hasan Through Her Constituted Attorney Sh. Syed Mehdi Husain v. Nawab Syed Murtaza Ali Khan (D) by Lrs. & Ors.
- Lok Prahari Through Its General Secretary v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
- I. R. Coelho (Dead) by Lrs. v. State of Tamil Nadu
- Dr. Karan Singh v. State of Jammu and Kashmir and Anr.
- Dr. Ranbir Singh v. Asharfi Lal
- R.C. Poudyal and Anr. Etc. Etc. v. Union of India and Ors. Etc. Etc.
- Raghunathrao Ganpatrao Etc. Etc. v. Union of India
- H. H. Maharajadhiraja Madhav Rao Jiwaji Rao Scindia Bahadur & Ors. v. Union of India
- Kunwar Shri Vir Rajendra Singh v. Union of India & Ors.
- Nawab Usmanali Khan v. Sagarmal
- 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) .
- Sri Sudhansu Shekhar Singh Deo v. The State of Orissa and Another
- The Income-Tax Officer, Bangalore v. K. N. Guruswamy