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The Constitution of India

Jurisdiction of the Union in relation to territories outside India

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India
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260
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of India may by agreement with the Government of any territory not being part of the territory of India undertake any executive, legislative or judicial functions vested in the Government of such territory, but every such agreement shall be subject to, and governed by, any law relating to the exercise of foreign jurisdiction for the time being in force. 1. Inserted by the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976, s.43 (w.e.f. 3.1.1977). 2. Inserted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s.18 (w.e.f. 1.11.1956). ¿êÆæÿ™èþ Æ>gêÅ…Væü… 158 (¿êVæüÐ@þ¬ XI. - Móü…{§æþÐ@þ¬¯@þMæü$ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ Æ>çÙ‰Ð@þ¬ËMæü$ Ð@þ$«§æþÅ çÜ…º…«§æþÐ@þ¬Ë$) 1 257H. [Móü…{§æþÐ@þ¬ Äñý¬MæüP ÝëĶý¬«§æþ ºËVæüÐ@þ¬Ë$ ÌôýMæü C™èþÆæÿ ºËVæüÐ@þ¬Ë Ððþ*çßýÇ…ç³# §éÓÆ> Æ>çÙ‰Ð@þ¬ËMæü$ çÜçßýM>ÆæÿÐ@þ¬.]:& Æ>gêÅ…Væü (¯@þËO¿ñý ¯éË$VæüÐ@þ çÜÐ@þÆæÿ×ý) ^èþrtÐ@þ¬, 1978 Äñý¬MæüP 33Ð@þ òÜ„æü¯Œþ §éÓÆ> 20.06.1979 ¯@þ$…yìþ Ð@þ¨ÍÐóþĶý$ºyìþ¯@þ¨. 258. °È~™èþOÐðþ$¯@þ çÜ…§æþÆæÿÂÐ@þ¬ËÌZ Æ>çÙ‰Ð@þ¬ËMæü$ A«¨M>ÆæÿÐ@þ¬Ë$ Ð@þ¬¯@þ²Væü$ Ðésìý° C^èþ$arMæü$ Móü…{§æþÐ@þ¬¯@þMæü$ VæüË A«¨M>ÆæÿÐ@þ¬:& (1) D Æ>gêÅ…Væü…ÌZ HÐ@þ¬¯@þ²ç³µsìýMîü, Æ>çى糆, JMæü Æ>çÙ‰ {糿¶ý$™èþÓÐ@þ¬ Äñý¬MæüP çÜÐ@þ$Æ™ø, B {糿¶ý$™èþÓÐ@þ¬¯@þMæü$ ÌôýMæü §é° A«¨M>Ææÿ$ËMæü$, Móü…{§æþÐ@þ¬ Äñý¬MæüP M>ÆæÿÅ°ÆæÿÓçßý×ꫨM>ÆæÿÐ@þ¬ÌZ ^óþǯ@þ HO§ðþ¯é ÑçÙĶý$Ð@þ¬¯@þMæü$ çÜ…º…«¨…_¯@þ HOÐðþ¯é MæüÆæÿ¢Ð@þÅÐ@þ¬Ë¯@þ$ çÙÆæÿ™èþ$Ë™ø Ìôý§é »ôýçÙÆæÿ™èþ$V> Aç³µW…^èþÐ@þ^èþ$a¯@þ$. (2) ´ëÆæÿÏÐðþ$…r$^óþ ^óþĶý$ºyìþ HO§ðþ¯é Æ>çÙЉ @þ¬ÌZ Ð@þÇ¢…^èþ$ Ô>çܯ@þÐ@þ¬, B Æ>çÙ‰ Ô>çܯ@þ Ð@þ$…yæþÍMìü Ô>çܯ@þÐ@þ¬Ë¯@þ$ ^óþĶý¬ A«¨M>ÆæÿÐ@þ¬Ìôý¯@þr$Ð@þ…sìý HO§ðþ¯é ÑçÙĶý$Ð@þ¬¯@þMæü$ çÜ…º…«¨…_¯@þO§ðþ¯@þç³µsìýMîü, §é°° B Æ>çÙ‰Ð@þ¬¯@þMæü$ ÌôýMæü §é° A«¨M>Ææÿ çÜ…çܦËMæü$, A«¨M>Ææÿ$ËMæü$ A«¨M>ÆæÿÐ@þ¬Ë¯@þ$ DĶý$Ð@þ^èþ$a¯@þ$, ÐéÇOò³ MæüÆæÿ¢Ð@þÅÐ@þ¬Ë¯@þ$ Ñ«¨…^èþÐ@þ^èþ$a¯@þ$ ÌôýMæü A«¨M>ÆæÿÐ@þ¬Ë$ C^èþ$arMæü$ Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ MæüÆæÿ¢Ð@þÅÐ@þ¬Ë¯@þ$ Ñ«§æþ$…^èþ$rMæü$ A«¨M>ÆæÿÒ$Ķý$Ð@þ^èþ$a¯@þ$. (3) D BÇtMæüÌŒý È™éÅ JMæü Æ>çÙ‰Ð@þ¬¯@þMæü$ ÌôýMæü §é° A«¨M>Ææÿ$ËMæü$ ÌôýMæü A«¨M>Ææÿ çÜ…çܦËMæü$ A«¨M>ÆæÿÐ@þ¬Ë$ C_a¯@þ Äñý$yæþË ÌôýMæü ÐéÇOò³ Ñ«§æþ$˯@þ$ Ñ«¨…糺yìþ¯@þ Äñý$yæþË, B A«¨M>ÆæÿÐ@þ¬Ë¯@þ$ ѰÄñý*W…^èþ$rÌZ ÌôýMæü MæüÆæÿ¢Ð@þÅÐ@þ¬Ë¯@þ$ °ÆæÿÓÇ¢…^èþ$rÌZ AÆÿ¬¯@þ A§æþ¯@þç³# ç³Ç´ë˯@þ QÆæÿ$aËMæü$V>¯@þ$, Jç³µ…§æþÐ@þ¬ ^óþíÜMö°¯@þ Ððþ¬™èþ¢Ð@þ¬¯@þ$ Ìôý§é Jç³µ…§æþÐ@þ¬ÌZ ÌZç³Ð@þ¬¯@þ²ç³#yæþ$, ¿êÆæÿ™èþ§óþÔ¶ý {糫§é¯@þ ¯éÅĶý$Ð@þÊÇ¢ °Ä¶ý$Ñ$…_¯@þ Ð@þ$«§æþÅÐ@þÇ¢ °Æ>®Ææÿ×ý ^óþĶý¬ Ððþ¬™èþ¢Ð@þ¬¯@þ$ ¿êÆæÿ™èþ {糿¶ý$™èþÓÐ@þ¬ B Æ>çÙ‰Ð@þ¬¯@þMæü$ ^ðþÍÏ…^èþÐ@þÌñý¯@þ$. 2 [258H. Móü…{§æþÐ@þ¬¯@þMæü$ MæüÆæÿ¢Ð@þÅÐ@þ¬Ë¯@þ$ Aç³µW…^èþ$rMæü$ Æ>çÙ‰Ð@þ¬ËMæü$ VæüË A«¨M>ÆæÿÐ@þ¬Ë$:& D Æ>gêÅ…Væü…ÌZ HÐ@þ¬¯@þ²ç³µsìýMîü, Æ>çÙ‰ VæüÐ@þÆæÿ²Ææÿ$ ¿êÆæÿ™èþ {糿¶ý$™èþÓÐ@þ¬ Äñý¬MæüP çÜÐ@þ$Æ™ø, B {糿¶ý$™èþÓÐ@þ¬¯@þMæü$ ÌôýMæü §é° Äñý¬MæüP A«¨M>Ææÿ$ËMæü$ Æ>çÙ‰Ð@þ¬ Äñý¬MæüP M>ÆæÿÅ°ÆæÿÓçßý×ꫨM>ÆæÿÐ@þ¬ÌZ ^óþǯ@þ HO§ðþ¯é ÑçÙĶý$Ð@þ¬¯@þMæü$ çÜ…º…«¨…_¯@þ MæüÆæÿ¢Ð@þÅÐ@þ¬Ë¯@þ$ çÙÆæÿ™èþ$Ë™ø ÌôýMæü »ôýçÙÆæÿ™èþ$V> Aç³µW…^èþÐ@þ^èþ$a¯@þ$.] 259. [JMæürÐ@þ òÙyæþ*ÅÌŒý Äñý¬MæüP ¿êVæüÐ@þ¬ (½)ÌZ° Æ>çÙ‰Ð@þ¬Ë ÝëĶý¬«§æþ ºËVæüÐ@þ¬Ë$]:& Æ>gêÅ…Væü (HyæþÐ@þ çÜÐ@þÆæÿ×ý) ^èþrtÐ@þ¬, 1956ÌZ° 29Ð@þ òÜ„æü¯Œþ Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ BÇtMæüÌŒý §éÓÆ> Ð@þ¨Í ÐóþĶý$ºyìþ¯@þ¨. 260. ¿êÆæÿ™èþ§óþÔ¶ýÐ@þ¬ ÐðþË$ç³Í ¿¶ý*¿êVæüÐ@þ¬ËMæü$ çÜ…º…«¨…_ Móü…{§æþÐ@þ¬ Äñý¬MæüP A«¨M>Ææÿ ç³Ç«¨:& ¿êÆæÿ™èþ {糿¶ý$™èþÓÐ@þ¬, ¿êÆæÿ™èþ ¿¶ý*¿êVæüÐ@þ¬ÌZ ¿êVæüOÐðþ$ E…yæþ° HO§ðþ¯é §óþÔ¶ýÐ@þ¬ Äñý¬MæüP {糿¶ý$™èþÓÐ@þ¬™ø ^óþçÜ$Mö°¯@þ Jç³µ…§æþÐ@þ¬ §éÓÆ> Asìýt §óþÔ¶ýÐ@þ¬ Äñý¬MæüP {糿¶ý$™èþÓÐ@þ¬¯@þ…§æþ$ E…yæþ$ HOÐðþ¯é M>ÆæÿÅ °Æ>ÓçßýMæü, Ô>çܯ@þ °Æ>Ã×ý, ÌôýMæü ¯éÅĶý$ç³ÆæÿOÐðþ$¯@þ MæüÆæÿ¢Ð@þÅÐ@þ¬Ë¯@þ$ ^óþç³rtÐ@þ^èþ$a¯@þ$, AÆÿ¬™óþ Asìýt {糡 Jç³µ…§æþÐ@þ¬ ѧóþÖ A«¨M>Ææÿ ç³Ç«¨ ѰÄñý*VæüÐ@þ¬¯@þMæü$ çÜ…º…«¨…_ B çÜÐ@þ$Ķý$Ð@þ¬¯@þ AÐ@þ$Ë$ÌZ¯@þ$¯@þ² HO§ðþ¯é Ô>çܯ@þÐ@þ¬¯@þMæü$ ÌZºyìþ §é°^óþ °ÆæÿÓíßý…^èþºyæþÐ@þÌñý¯@þ$. 1. Æ>gêÅ…Væü (¯@þËO¿ñý Æðÿ…yæþÐ@þ çÜÐ@þÆæÿ×ý) ^èþrtÐ@þ¬, 1976 Äñý¬MæüP 43Ð@þ òÜ„æü¯Œþ §éÓÆ> 03.01.1977 ¯@þ$…yìþ ^öí³µ…^èþºyìþ¯@þ¨. 2. Æ>gêÅ…Væü (HyæþÐ@þ çÜÐ@þÆæÿ×ý) ^èþrtÐ@þ¬, 1956 Äñý¬MæüP 18Ð@þ òÜ„æü¯Œþ §éÓÆ> 01.11.1956 ¯@þ$…yìþ ^öí³µ…^èþºyìþ¯@þ¨. 159 THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part XI. - Relations Between The Union And The States)

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