Inter State Relations
Q. Which of the following is/are true?
1) Inter-State Council and Zonal Councils earlier had a common secretariat but now they have separate ones.
2) The Constitution contains the “Full Faith and Credit” clause, as per which ‘public acts’ includes only executive acts of the government and not legislative acts.- Published on 30 May 16a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
ANSWER: Neither 1 nor 2
- The Council is assisted by a secretariat called the Inter-State Council Secretariat. This secretariat was set-up in 1991 and is headed by a secretary to the Government of India. Since 2011, it is also functioning as the secretariat of the Zonal Councils.
- Under the Constitution, the jurisdiction of each state is confined to its own territory. Hence, it is possible that the acts and records of one state may not be recognised in another state. To remove any such difficulty, the Constitution contains the “Full Faith and Credit” clause which lays down the following:
(i) Full faith and credit is to be given throughout the territory of India to public acts, records and judicial proceedings of the Centre and every state.
(ii) The expression ‘public acts’ includes both legislative and executive acts of the government.
(iii) The expression ‘public record’ includes any official book, register or record made by a public servant in the discharge of his official duties.
