Parliamentary Authority to Establish an Interstate Commerce Commission
Official heading: “Appointment of authority for carrying out the purposes of articles 301 to 304”
- Source edition
- The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2026)
- Source locator
- Part XIII, Article 307, printed page 172
- Last human source-link check
- Not yet checked
- Last human legal review
- Not yet reviewed
AI-assisted source comparisons are noted with the citations below; the check date remains pending until a human confirms the link. The report link opens your email app; you choose whether to send it.
1. In One Sentence
Authorizes Parliament to establish a statutory authority to enforce and administer the constitutional freedom of trade provisions under Articles 301 to 304.
2. What It Means in Everyday Language
Article 307 empowers Parliament to appoint a specialized authority (akin to an Interstate Commerce Commission) to monitor and regulate trade across States.
Parliament can confer on this authority all powers and duties necessary to resolve trade barriers and ensure compliance with Articles 301 to 304.
Although Parliament has not established a permanent dedicated Article 307 commission, the constitutional authorization remains available.
3. Practical Illustrative Example
Multiple States introduce conflicting logistics check-post rules that disrupt freight trucks on national highways.
4. Important Limits, Qualifications & Exceptions
Article 307 provides enabling constitutional authority for an interstate trade watchdog.
- Enabling power: Authorizes Parliament by law to appoint a statutory regulatory authority.
- Purpose-bound: Confined to implementing the constitutional purposes of Articles 301, 302, 303, and 304.
- Statutory powers: Parliament determines the composition, powers, and procedural duties of any authority created.
5. Operative Constitutional Text
6. Sources & Historical Assembly Deliberations
Assembly quotations are withheld until wording, dates, and attribution have been checked against the primary record.
- •Government of India (Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice) • Part XIII, Article 307, printed page 172 • Human source-link check pending
Primary PDF accessed and transcribed with AI assistance on 14 October 2026. Formatting and amendment annotation markers are omitted; operative wording is retained. This is not human legal review. Later amendments and commencement notifications have not been comprehensively checked.