India 1950-Article 291-Article if creates an
obligation to pay Privy Purse-Repudiation of obligation if
act of State--"Charged on .... the Consolidated ... derecognising" Rulers-
Repudiation of liability to pay Privy Purse and denial of
rights and privileges-If violation of fundamental rights-
Maintainability of petition-Privy
Madan Mohan Pathak And Anr. vs Union Of India (Uoi) And Ors. on 21 February
Article 291 in Constitution of India
291. Privy purse sums of Rulers [REPEALED]
(1) Where under any covenant or agreement entered into by the Ruler ... Dominion of India to any Ruler of such State as privy purse— (a) such sums shall be charged on, and paid out of, the Consolidated
removed Articles 362. The former dealt with the details of privy purse sums and the latter guaranteed specific rights and privileges to rulers of princely ... states. The ‘privy purse’ was guaranteed by Articles 362 in the Indian constitution, which ensured that princes would receive tax-free privy purses, equivalent
363A. Recognition granted to Rulers of Indian States to cease and privy purses to be abolished
[After article 363 of the Constitution, the following article ... from the commencement of the Constitution (Twenty-sixth Amendment) Act, 1971, privy purse is abolished and all rights, liabilities and obligations in respect of privy
constitution (Twenty-Sixth
Amendment) Act, 1971 -Abolition of privy purse ether
violative of Article ether personality of Constitution
change ether theory of political justice tenable ... Constitution (Twenty-Sixth Amendment) Act, 1971 -Abolition of
privy purse ether Articles 291 , 362 organic unity of India
facilitated.
Constitution of India, 1950-Articles
STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS The concept of rulership, with privy purses and special privileges unrelated to any current functions and social purposes, is incompatible ... egalitarian social order. Government have, therefore, decided to terminate the privy purses and privileges of the Rulers of former Indian States. It is necessary
crore
annually distributed as follows: (a) Rs.50 lakhs as a privy
purse; (b) Rs.25 lakhs in lieu of his previous income from ... conjunction with two other sums namely Rs.50 lakhs as privy
purse and Rs.25 lakhs for upkeep of palaces. This bears the
same character
should not be a charge on the Union. As the Privy Purse is chargeable to the Union, I want to know whether the allowances
Payments to Ruler of former
Indian State on account of privy purse--If liable to
attachment.
HEADNOTE:
The appellant, who was a Ruler ... appellant by the Central Government on
account of the privy purse; but on the application of the
appellant, that order was vacated. The appellant
