Article 291 of CoI : Article 291: Privy purse sums of Rulers: Omitted.

Explanation using Example

Example 1:

Scenario: Maharaja Singh was the ruler of a princely state before India gained independence. After independence, he was entitled to receive a privy purse, a payment made to him by the Government of India as part of the agreement for his state to join the Indian Union. However, after the Constitution (Twenty-sixth Amendment) Act, 1971, this provision was omitted.

Explanation: Maharaja Singh used to receive an annual payment from the government as a privy purse. After the amendment in 1971, this payment was stopped. Maharaja Singh can no longer claim this amount as the legal provision allowing it has been removed from the Constitution.

Example 2:

Scenario: Princess Aditi, the daughter of a former ruler, was planning to use the privy purse funds for the maintenance of her ancestral palace. She was relying on the annual payment that her family used to receive from the government. However, she finds out that the privy purse provision has been omitted.

Explanation: Princess Aditi cannot receive any funds from the government under the privy purse provision because it was abolished in 1971. She will need to find alternative means to maintain her ancestral palace as the legal basis for the privy purse no longer exists.