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PART XI RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNION AND THE STATES · CHAPTER II.— ADMINISTRATIVE RELATIONS · General

Article 261: Public acts, records and judicial proceedings

The Constitution of India

(1) Full faith and credit shall be given throughout the territory of India to public acts, records and judicial proceedings of the Union and of every State.

(2) The manner in which and the conditions under which the acts, records and proceedings referred to in clause (1) shall be proved and the effect thereof determined shall be as provided by law made by Parliament.

(3) Final judgments or orders delivered or passed by civil courts in any part of the territory of India shall be capable of execution anywhere within that territory according to law.

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  1. 1. Full faith and credit is to be given throughout the territory of India to public acts, records and judicial proceedings of the Union and of every State under:

  2. 2. Consider the following statements: 1. Where a State incurs extra costs in carrying out a direction under Article 257(2) or (3), the sum payable by the Government of India is, in default of agreement, determined by an arbitrator appointed by the Chief Justice of India. 2. Parliament may by law provide that neither the Supreme Court nor any other court shall exercise jurisdiction in respect of a dispute relating to the waters of an inter-State river. 3. Final judgments or orders of civil courts in any part of India are capable of execution anywhere within the territory of India according to law. 4. An Inter-State Council under Article 263 can be established only by a law made by Parliament. Which of the statements given above are correct?

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