Part XVI.—Special Provisions relating to certain
Classes.—Arts. 341—342.
Scheduled Castes.
341. (1) The President [१][may with respect to any State [२][or Union territory], and where it is a State [३]* * *, after consultation with the Governor [४]* * * thereof], by public [५]notification, specify the castes, races or tribes or parts of or groups within castes, races or tribes which shall for the purposes of this Constitution be deemed to be Scheduled Castes in relation to that State [२][or Union territory, as the case may be].
(2) Parliament may by law include in or exclude from the list of Scheduled Castes specified in a notification issued under clause (1) any caste, race or tribe or part of or group within any caste, race or tribe, but save as aforesaid a notification issued under the said clause shall not be varied by any subsequent notification.
Scheduled Tribes.
[६]342. (1) The President [१][may with respect to any State [२][or Union territory], and where it is a State [३]* * *, after consultation with the Governor [४]* * * thereof], by public [५]notification, specify the tribes or tribal communities or parts of or groups within tribes or tribal communities which shall for the purposes of this Constitution be deemed to be Scheduled Tribes in relation to that State [२][or Union territory, as the case may be].
(2) Parliament may by law include in or exclude from the list of Scheduled Tribes specified in a notification issued under clause (1) any tribe or tribal community or part of or group within any tribe or tribal community, but save as aforesaid a notification issued under the said clause shall not be varied by any subsequent notification.
- ↑ १.० १.१ Subs. by the Constitution (First Amendment) Act 1951, s. 10 for "may, after consultation with the Governor or Rajpramukh of a State".,
- ↑ २.० २.१ २.२ २.३ Ins. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch.,
- ↑ ३.० ३.१ The words and letter "Specified in Part A or Part B of the First Schedule" omitted ibid.,
- ↑ ४.० ४.१ The words "or Rajpramukh" omitted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act 1956, s. 29 and Sch.,
- ↑ ५.० ५.१ See the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 published with Ministry of Law Notification No. C. O. 19, dated the 10th August, 1950, Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Pt. II Sec. 3, p. 163 and the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) (Part C States) Order, 1951, published with Ministry of Law Notification No. C. O. 32 dated the 20th September, 1951, Gazette of India, Pt. II Sec. 3, p. 198.,
- ↑ Art. 342 shall not apply to the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
