Landmark case · Constitutional Law – II · Semester 2

State of W.B. v. Union of India

AIR 1963 SC 1241 · Supreme Court of India

The Indian Constitution is not a true federation of the American type; Parliament may acquire State property for Union purposes under the scheme of legislative lists.

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Legislative relations: Articles 245–255 — Unit III, Constitutional Law – II.

Related sections:

Constitution of India, 245–246 — Extent of laws and subject-matter of Union and State laws
Constitution of India, 248–254 — Residuary power, inconsistency between Union and State laws
Constitution of India, 249–252 — Parliament's power to legislate on State subjects in special cases