Article 256, Constitution of India — Obligation of States and the Union

Part XI · Relations between the Union and the States

256Obligation of States and the Union

Article 256 · Part XI · General

The executive power of every State shall be so exercised 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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