Constitution 258A — Power of the States to entrust functions to the Union

The Constitution of India, 1950

Statutory text

Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, the Governor of a State may,
with the consent of the Government of India, entrust either conditionally or
unconditionally to that Government or to its officers functions in relation to any
matter to which the executive power of the State extends.
[259. Armed Forces in States in Part B of the First Schedule..—
Omitted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch.
(w.e.f. 1-11-1956).

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