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Article 49 — Protection of monuments and places and objects of national importance

Constitution of India · Official PDF page 108

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49. Protection of monuments and places and objects of national importance.—It shall be the obligation of the State to protect every monument or place or object of artistic or historic interest, 1[declared by or under law made by Parliament ] to be of national importance, from spoliation, disfigurement, destruction, removal, disposal or export, as the case may be.

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