https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172602 The constitutional scheme for requisitioning or acquiring property recognises not only Union purpose and State purpose, but also a distinct category of any other public purpose. A restrictive ejusdem generis reading that would confine "any other public purpose" to a State purpose was rejected because it would make the expression redundant. Accommodation of a foreign consulate staff member was not treated as a Union purpose merely because consular matters fall within Union competence, since providing a room for staff is not the same as providing consular representation. The analysis states that requisition for such a public purpose can remain within State competence as a State purpose or another public purpose. en-us Tue, 04 Oct 1955 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 26 Aug 2015 10:09:48 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172602 The constitutional scheme for requisitioning or acquiring property recognises not only Union purpose and State purpose, but also a distinct category of any other public purpose. A restrictive ejusdem generis reading that would confine "any other public purpose" to a State purpose was rejected because it would make the expression redundant. Accommodation of a foreign consulate staff member was not treated as a Union purpose merely because consular matters fall within Union competence, since providing a room for staff is not the same as providing consular representation. The analysis states that requisition for such a public purpose can remain within State competence as a State purpose or another public purpose. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 04 Oct 1955 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172602