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Article 114 Constitution Appropriation Bills

The Constitution of India · Edition: Supplied Law Library page: pocket edition attributed to Legislative Department, as on 10 September 2026; imported 6 November 2026

(1) As soon as may be after the grants under article 113 have been made by the House of the People, there shall be introduced a Bill to provide for the appropriation out of the Consolidated Fund of India of all moneys required to meet—

(a) the grants so made by the House of the People; and

(b) the expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund of India but not exceeding in any case the amount shown in the statement previously laid before Parliament.

(2) No amendment shall be proposed to any such Bill in either House of Parliament which will have the effect of varying the amount or altering the destination of any grant so made or of varying the amount of any expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund of India, and the decision of the person presiding as to whether an amendment is inadmissible under this clause shall be final.

(3) Subject to the provisions of articles 115 and 116, no money shall be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund of India except under appropriation made by law passed in accordance with the provisions of this article.

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Judgments on Article 114

LOK 2026 (3) SC 259 · Supreme Court of India

Southern Power Distribution Company v. Green Infra Wind Solutions

Equivalent citations: 2026 INSC 294

ActsElectricity Act, 2003, General Clauses Act, 1897, The Constitution of India, 62, 64(6), 86 and 181, Electricity Act, 2003, APERC (Terms and Conditions for Tariff Determination for Wind Power Projects) Regulations, 2015, 113, 114 and 282, Constitution of India

A State Electricity Regulatory Commission may consider a central incentive while fixing tariff, but must give it the purpose intended; the Generation Based Incentive for wind generators is payable over and above the tariff and cannot be deducted.