Supreme Court of India · 2004-03-25
U/ARTICLE 143(1) OF CONST. OF INDIA vs ......
- Citation / case number
- SC 2001/60135
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- U/ARTICLE 143(1) OF CONST. OF INDIA
- Respondent
- ......
- Bench
- S. RAJENDRA BABU & K.G. BALAKRISHNAN & P. VENKATARAMA REDDI & B.N.SRIKRISHNA & G.P. MATHUR
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court, in a reference under Article 143(1), examined the legislative competence of the Gujarat State to enact the Gujarat Gas (Regulation of Transmission, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2001, under Entry 25 of List II of the Seventh Schedule. The Court held that the State's power to legislate on gas, including natural gas, is valid, provided it does not conflict with the Parliament's exclusive powers under Entry 53 of List I. The judgment clarified the distribution of legislative powers between the State and the Union regarding gas regulation.