What does Article 295 of the Indian Constitution entail?
Article 295 of the Indian Constitution deals with the succession to property, assets, rights, liabilities, and obligations in other cases. It specifies that from the commencement of the Constitution, all property and assets vested in any Indian State corresponding to a State specified in Part B of the First Schedule shall vest in the Union if the purposes for which they were held before the commencement will be purposes of the Union relating to matters enumerated in the Union List. It also states that all rights, liabilities, and obligations of the Government of any Indian State corresponding to a State specified in Part B of the First Schedule shall be the rights, liabilities, and obligations of the Government of India if the purposes for which they were acquired or incurred before the commencement will be purposes of the Government of India relating to matters enumerated in the Union List. This article ensures the proper allocation of property, assets, rights, liabilities, and obligations in cases involving the transition of Indian States into the new constitutional framework.