Constitution of India, 1949
290.Adjustment in respect of certain expenses
and pensions.-
Where under the provisions of this
Constitution the expenses of any court or Commission, or the pension payable to
or in respect of a person who has served before the commencement in connection
with the affairs of the Union or of a State, are charged on the Consolidated
Fund of India or the Consolidated Fund of a State, then, if-
(a) in the case of a charge on the
Consolidated Fund of India, the court or Commission serves any of the separate
needs of a State, or the person has served wholly or in part in connection with
the affairs of a State; or
(b) in the case of a charge on the
Consolidated Fund of a State, the court or Commission serves any of the
separate needs of the Union or another State, or the person has served wholly
or in part in connection with the affairs of the Union or another State, there
shall be charged on and paid out of the Consolidated Fund of the State or, as
the case may be, the Consolidated Fund of India or the consolidated Fund of the
other State, such contribution in respect of the expenses or pension as may be
agreed, or as may in default of agreement be determined by an arbitrator to be
appointed by the Chief Justice of India.