STATE OF KERALA vs M/S. MAR APPRAEM KURI CO.LTD.

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of repugnancy between the Kerala Chitties Act, 1975 and the Central Chit Funds Act, 1982 under Article 254(1) of the Constitution. The Court held that repugnancy arises not at the time of presidential assent to the Central Act but only when the Central Act is brought into force in the state through a notification under Section 1(3). This clarified the interpretation of legislative conflict and the precedence of state versus central laws in the context of their operational commencement.