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Provisions with respect to an inter-State Council

If at any time it appears to the President that the public interests would be served by the establishment of a Council charged with the duty of —   (a) inquiring into and advising upon disputes which may have arisen between States;   (b) investigating and discussing subjects in which some or all of the States, or the Union and one or more of the States, have a common interest; or   (c) making recommendations upon any such subject and, in particular, recommendations for the better co-ordination of policy and action with respect to that subject, it shall be lawful for the President by order to establish such a Council, and to define the nature of the duties to be performed by it and its organisation and procedure.

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What does Article 263 of the Indian Constitution say?

If at any time it appears to the President that the public interests would be served by the establishment of a Council charged with the duty of — (a) inquiring into and advising upon disputes which may have arisen between States; (b) investigating and discussing subjects in which some or all of the States, or the Unio…

Which Part of the Constitution contains Article 263?

Article 263 falls under Part XI — Relations between the Union and the States — of the Constitution of India.

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