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Art. 306 Part XIII: Trade, Commerce and Intercourse within India

(Repealed) Power of Certain States to Impose Restrictions on Trade and Commerce

Exact text — Constitution of India

[This Article, which originally gave the former State of Rajasthan certain special trade-restriction powers as part of a transitional arrangement following its formation from erstwhile princely states, was repealed by the 7th Amendment, 1956, once those transitional arrangements were no longer needed.]

In Plain English

What this Article actually means

A short-lived, state-specific transitional provision addressing Rajasthan's unique formation history — it was formed by merging numerous princely states, each of which may have had its own pre-existing trade arrangements, and this Article gave temporary flexibility to manage that transition before it was repealed once the transition was complete.

Why This Matters To You

How it shows up in everyday life

This is now purely a historical footnote — a good example of how several Articles in the original 1950 Constitution addressed specific, one-time transitional needs from India's formation and integration process, and were repealed once those needs were resolved.

Read alongside this one

Art. 3 — Formation of New States

Frequently Asked

Quick answers about Article 306

Are there other similar state-specific transitional Articles that were later repealed?

Yes — several Articles across the Constitution (like Article 2A for Sikkim, or various provisions in Part XXI) served similar one-time transitional purposes tied to specific states' unique integration histories.

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