Consider the following statements 1 Under Article 263 the Parliament can at any time establish a Int...........

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Consider the following statements:

1. Under Article 263, the Parliament can at any time establish a Inter-State council to serve the public interest.

2. The Inter-State Council was established under the recommendation of Sarkaria Commission.

Which of the above statement[s] is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both

None

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Explanation:

Inter-State Councils
Article 263 contemplates the establishment of an Inter-State Council to effect coordination between the states and between Centre and states. Thus, the President can establish such a council if at any time it appears to him that the public interest would be served by its establishment. He can define the nature of duties to be performed by such a council and its organisation and procedure.
Even though the president is empowered to define the duties of an inter-state council, Article 263 specifies the duties that can be assigned to it in the following manner:

enquiring into and advising upon disputes which may arise between states;
investigating and discussing subjects in which the states or the Centre and the states have a common interest; and
making recommendations upon any such subject, and particularly for the better co-ordination of policy and action on it.

The Sarkaria Commission on Centre-State Relations (1983–87) made a strong case for the establishment of a permanent Inter-State Council under Article 263 of the Constitution. It recommended that in order to differentiate the Inter-State Council from other bodies established under the same Article 263, it must be called as the Inter-Governmental Council.