The Constitution of India
Obligation of States and the Union
- Jurisdiction
- India
- Provision
- 256
- Source language
- eng+tel
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official sourceexercised as to ensure compliance with the laws made by Parliament and any existing laws
which apply in that State, and the executive power of the Union shall extend to the giving of
such directions to a State as may appear to the Government of India to be necessary for that
purpose.
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The Constitution of India · legislative.gov.in · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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