Constitution of India, 1949
289.Exemption of property and income of a
State from Union taxation.-
(1) The property and income of a State shall
be exempt from Union taxation.
(2) Nothing in clause (1) shall prevent the
Union from imposing, or authorizing the imposition of, any tax to such extent,
if any, as Parliament may by law provide in respect of a trade or business of
any kind carried on by, or on behalf of, the Government of a State, or any
operations connected therewith, or any property used or occupied for the
purposes of such trade or business, or any income accruing or arising in
connection therewith.
(3)Nothing in clause (2) shall apply to any
trade or business, or to any class of trade or business, which Parliament may
by law declare to be incidental to the ordinary functions of government.