April 2024
Intermediate to advanced
592 pages
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English
| Articles 239 to 241 in Part VIII deals with Union Territories. |
| Categories of Territory | |
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| Under Article 1 of the Constitution, the territory of India comprises three categories of territories: | (a)Territories of the states, |
(b)Union Territories, and |
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(c)Territories that may be acquired by the Government of India at any time. |
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| At present, there are 28 states, 8 union territories and no acquired territories. | |
| Departure from Federalism | |
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| The existence of territories constitutes a conspicuous departure from federalism in India because… | The states are the members of the federal system in India and share distribution of power with the centre. ... |
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