Question

__________ of the Constitution of India lays down that the Union of India and the States are a juristic person and can sue and be sued.
A. Article 225
B. Article 268
C. Article 300
D. Article 348

Answer 1

Hint: The Union of India and the States are a juristic person and can sue and be sued under an article mentioned in the Constitution. It is mentioned after article 299 and before 305.
-The very next article after it is the article containing the Right to Property act.

Complete answer:
Let us look at options and discuss the solution.
Option A. Article 225 deals with powers and jurisdictions of the High Court. It is an incorrect option.
Option B. Article 268 deals with the duties and taxes levied by the Union and collected by the states. It is an incorrect option.
Option C. Article 300
The Government of India may sue or be sued by the name of the Union of India and the Government of a State may sue or be sued by the name of the State and may, subject to any arrangements which might be made by Act of Parliament or of the Legislature of such State ordered by temperance of forces presented by this Constitution, sue or be sued according to their issues in the like cases as the Dominion of India and the relating Provinces or the comparing Indian States. It is the correct option.
Option D. Article 368 deals with Constitutional Amendment methods. It is an incorrect option.

The correct answer is Option C.

Note:According to article 300
If at the initiation of this Constitution-
-any lawful procedures are forthcoming to which the Dominion of India is a gathering, the Union of India will be considered to be filled in for the Dominion in those procedures; and
- any legitimate procedures are forthcoming to which a Province or an Indian State is a gathering, the relating State will be considered to be filled in for the Province or the Indian State in those procedures.