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State of Bombay v. F.N. Balsara, AIR 1951 SC 318 is related to :

In State of Bombay v. F.N. Balsara (1951), the Supreme Court upheld the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 as a law in pith and substance on intoxicating liquors (State List),…

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State of Bombay v. F.N. Balsara, AIR 1951 SC 318 is related to :

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In State of Bombay v. F.N. Balsara (1951), the Supreme Court upheld the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 as a law in pith and substance on intoxicating liquors (State List), even though it incidentally affected the import of liquor, a Union subject.

Colourable legislation was examined in K.C. Gajapati Narayan Deo, and territorial nexus in TISCO and Wallace Bros.

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