Constitution of India, 1949
297.Things of value within territorial waters
or continental shelf and resources of the exclusive economic zone to vest in
the Union.-
(1) All lands, minerals and other things of
value underlying the ocean within the territorial waters, or the continental
shelf, or the exclusive economic zone, of India shall vest in the Union and be
held for the purposes of the Union.
(2) All other resources of the exclusive
economic zone of India shall also vest in the Union and be held for the
purposes of the Union.
(3) The limits of the territorial waters, the
continental shelf, the exclusive economic zone, and other maritime zones, of
India shall be such as may be specified, from time to time, by or under any law
made by Parliament.