Supreme Court of India

Special Reference No. 1 of 2001 v. -

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Reported as [2004] 3 S.C.R. 534

Decided 25 March 2004

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that under Entry 25 List II of the Seventh Schedule, the State would be competent to pass a legislation only in respect of gas and gas-works and having regard to collocation of words 'gas and gas works', this Entry would mean any work or industry relating to manufactured gas which is often used for industrial, medical or other similar purposes.

Judgment, page 25

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950: Article 246 and Schedule VII list I Entry 53 and list II Entry 25- Gujarat Gas (Regulation of Transmission, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2001- legislative competence of the State legislature to enact the Act-Held: The provisions relating to natural gas or liquefied natural gas are without legislative competence and the Act to that extent is ultra vires the Constitution. Article 246 Schedule VII list I Entry 53- "Petroleum and petroleum products "-legislative competence to enact legislation on "natural gas" Held: Natural gas and liquefied natural gas are

Where later benches applied it

2021 Adani Gas Limited v. Union of India & Ors. relied on
2012 Centre for Public Interest Litigation and Others v. Union of India and Others relied on
2025 State of Kerala & Another v. Asianet Satellite Communications Ltd. & Others referred to
2022 All Kerala Distributors Association, Kottayam Unit, Represented by its Secretary v. The State of Kerala & Anr. referred to
2018 Jayant Verma & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2018 Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Ltd. and Others v. M/s. Gmr Vemagiri Power Generation Ltd. and Another referred to
2014 The Security Association of India & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to

Of those, 2 relied on · 5 referred to

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