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22
ND
NLI
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PETI
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UNDER ARTICLE 13 OF
THECONSTI ONO1
TUTI F TURKI

BEFORE THESUPREME COURTOF TURKI

UNI
ONOFTURKI …… …….
.PETI
TIONER

STATEOFVI
KS .
…..
.…… RESPONDENT

MOSTRESPECTFULLY SUBMI
TTEDTO THEHONOURABLE SUPREME COURTOF

TURKI

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TABLEOFCONTENTS
I
NDEXOFAUTHORI
TIES 3

STATEMENTOFJURI
SDI
CTI
ON 4

SUMMARYOFFACTS 5

STATEMENTOFI
SSUES 6

SUMMARYOFARGUMENTS 7

PRAYERFORRELI
EF 15

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I
NDEXOFAUTHORI
TIES

Casel
aws

1.Dhar
am Dut
t&Or
s.v
.UOI&Or
s……….
.………………………….(
2004)1SCC7122.West
Bengalv
.SampatLal
……………………………………….
.….
.AI
R1985SC1953.KaziLhendup
Dor
jiv
.Cent
ralBur
eauofI
nvest
igat
ion………(
1994)Supp(
2)SCC1164.Ramesh
Chandr
aSi
nghv
.Cent
ralBur
eauofI
nvest
igat
ion… MANU/
SCOR/
29494/
20215.
Vi
nayMi
shr
av.Cent
ralBur
eauofI
nvest
igat
ion&Or
s…… 2021SCCOnLi
neCal
21606.St
ateofRaj
ast
hanv
.Uni
onofI
ndi
a……………………………….
..
.(
1977)AI
RSC
13617.St
ateofKar
nat
akav
.Uni
onofI
ndi
a………………………………….
.(
1978)AI
RSC143
8.St
ate ofKar
nat
aka v
.UOI
…………………………………………….
..
(1978)AI
R SC 68 9.
MadhavRaoJi
vaj
iRaoSci
ndi
av.Uni
onofI
ndi
a………………….
…(1971)AI
RSC53010.
Col
egr
ovev
.Gr
een…………………………………………………….
.(
1945)328US549

11.St
ateofWestBengal
v.Commi
tt
eef
orPr
otect
ionofDemocr
ati
cRi
ght
s..
(2010)
3SCC571

12.St
ateofBi
harv
.UOI
…………………………………………………….
..
.(
1970)SC1446

STATEMENTOFJURI
SDI
CTI
ON

THEJURI
SDI
CTI
ONOFTHEHONOURABLESUPREMECOURTHASBEENI
NVOKED
UNDERARTI
CLE131OFTHECONSTI
TUTI
ONOFTURKI
.

131.Or
igi
nalj
uri
sdi
cti
onoft
heSupr
emeCour
tSubj
ectt
othepr
ovi
sionsoft
his

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Const
it
uti
on-

theSupr emeCour tshal l

, totheexcl usionofanyot hercourt,hav eorigi
nal
j
urisdi
ctioninanydi sput e
(a) 
betweent heGov ernmentofI ndiaandoneormor eStates;or
(b) 
betweent heGov ernmentofI ndiaandanySt ateorSt atesononesi deandone
ormor eot herStatesont heot her;or
(c) 
betweent woormor eSt ates,ifandinsof arast hedisputeinv ol
vesany
question( whetherofl aworf act)onwhi cht heexistenceorext entofal egalri
ght
depends:Pr ovi
dedt hatt hesai djurisdi
ctionshallnotext endtoadi sputeari
singout
ofanyt reaty,agreement ,covenant ,engagement s,andorot hersimi l
arinst
rument
which, havingbeenent eredi ntoorexecut edbeforet hecommencementoft hi
s
Const i
tuti
on, conti
nuesi noper ationaftersuchcommencement ,orwhichpr ovi
des
thatthesai djuri
sdicti
onshal lnotext endt osuchadi spute

SUMMARYOFFACTS

1.Nat
ureandSt
ruct
ureofUni
onofTur
kiandSt
ateofVi
ks

TheTur
kishUni
oni
sasov
erei
gncount
ryt
hatf
oll
owsaFeder
alSt
ruct
ure,wi
tha
cl
earsepar
ati
onofpower
sbet
weent
heCent
reandt
heSt
ates,asout
li
nedi
nthe
Tur
kishConst
it
uti
on.TheUni
onofTur
kicur
rent
lyhas28st
atesand8uni
on

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t
err
it
ori
es.Si
nce2014,t
heVoucherKr
ant
iDal(
VKD)hasbeeni
npowerwi
th
MuskeshNar
angi
ast
hePr
imeMi
nist
er

TheSt
ateofVi
ksi
soneofTur
key
's28const
it
uentst
ates,
locat
edi
ntheEast
ern
Par
tofTur
ky.I
tseast
ernbor
deri
sshar
edwi
thBangl
adesh.TheChi
efMi
nist
eri
s
Ms.SankyCaust
icser
vingherf
our
tht
erm.Herpol
i
ticalpar
tyi
sTr
inamool
Her
balCongr
ess(
“THC”
).VKD i
str
yingt
ogr
ow i
tsv
oterbasei
nVi
ksand
t
hreat
enTHC’
sdomi
nance.VKDi
str
yingt
ochal
l
engeTHCi
nVi
ksont
hei
ssue
ofcor
rupt
ion.

2.Smuggl
ingbyBor
derSecur
it
yFor
ce(
“BSF”
)

On11Jul
y,i
nst
ancesofsmuggl
i
ngbyt
heBSFwer
edi
scov
ered.Sev
erali
tems
(
incl
udi
ngf
ir
ear
ms)wer
esmuggl
edacr
osst
hebor
derandsol
dnat
ionwi
de.I
twas
al
l
egedt
hatMs.SankyCaust
icappr
ovedoft
his.

3.Char
gesofCor
rupt
ion

OnJul
y25,Tur
ki'
sBhat
iBr
oadcast
ingChannel(
"BBC"
) 
highl
i
ght
edbr
iber
yin
awar
dingt
ender
sfort
hepr
oposed 
Vipul
eshSpor
tsSt
adi
um i
nVi
ks.Accor
ding
t
omedi
asour
ces,Mr
.GandharMakkhi
,thef
reshl
yswor
n-i
nSpor
tsMi
nist
erand
Ms.SankyCaust
ic'
sson,wasof
fer
edabr
ibeofRs.1800cr
orest
oawar
dthe
const
ruct
iont
endert
oaf
ear
edl
andmaf
ial
eaderi
nVi
ks.

4.Tr
ansf
erofCasest
otheMur
rayBur
eauofI
nvest
igat
ion(
"MBI
")and
Wi
thdr
awalofGener
alConsentt
oMBIbyt
heSt
ateofVi
ks

The VKD announced t

hatt
he MBIwoul
dinv
est
igat
e bot
h cases.The MBI
,
const
it
utedi
n1963,i
soneoft
hebesti
nvest
igat
ingagenci
es,wi
thaconv
ict
ion
r
ateofov
er70percent
.

OnAugust14,Vi
kswi
thdr
ewi
ts1972Gener
alConsentt
otheMBI
,ci
ti
ngpol
i
tical
andi
l
lmot
ivesbyVKDt
odamageTHC'
simagebyt
ransf
err
ingcasest
otheMBI
.

TheCent
ralGov
ernmentmov
edt
heSupr
emeCour
tofTur
kiunderAr
t.131oft
he
Tur
kishConst
it
uti
ont
aki
ngt
hemov
eofv
iksasanat
tackonTur
ki’
sfeder
ali
sm.

STATEMENTOFI
SSUES

I
. WHETHERTHEPETI
TIONUNDERARTI
CLE131OFTHECONSTI
TUTI
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OFTURKII
SMAI
NTAI
NABLE?

I
I. WHETHERTHEPOWEROFTHECENTRALGOVERNMENTTOTRANSFER
I
NVESTI
GATI
ONSTOTHEMBIWI
THOUTTHECONSENTOFTHESTATE,
I
SATRANSGRESSI
ONOFTHESEPARATI
ONOFPOWERSBETWEENTHE
CENTREANDSTATES?

I
II
. WHETHERTHECENTRECANAUTHORI
ZETHEMBITOI
NVESTI
GATEMR.
MAKKHI
’
SSCAMSWI
THOUTOBTAI
NINGTHECONSENTOFTHESTATE
OFVI
KS?

I
V. WHETHERTHEMBICANI
NVESTI
GATETHEMATTERRELATEDTOTHE
ALLEGEDSMUGGLI
NGBYTHEBSFOFFI
CIALSWI
THOUTTHECONSENT
OFTHESTATEOFVI
KS?

SUMMARYOFARGUMENTS

1.Whet
hert
hepet
it
ionunderAr
ti
cle131oft
heConst
it
uti
onofTur
kii
s
mai
ntai
nabl
e?

I
tissubmi
tt
edbef
oret
heHon’
bleSupr
emeCour
tthatt
hepet
it
ionunder
Ar
ti
cle131oft
heConst
it
uti
onofTur
kii
smai
ntai
nabl
e.I
nthepr
esent

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di
sput
eTheSupr
emeCour
tofTur
kihasappr
opr
iat
ejur
isdi
cti
onandi
tis
Cent
re-
Stat
edi
sput
einv
olv
ingaquest
ionofl
awonwhi
cht
heex
ist
enceof
al
egal
rightdepends.

2.Whet
hert
hepoweroft
heCent
ralGov
ernmentt
otr
ansf
eri
nvest
igat
ions
t
otheMBIwi
thoutt
heconsentoft
heSt
ate,i
sat
ransgr
essi
onoft
he
separ
ati
onofpower
sbet
weent
heCent
reandSt
ates?

I
tissubmi
tt
edbef
oret
heHon’
bleSupr
emeCour
tthatpoweroft
heCent
ral
Gov
ernmentt
otr
ansf
eri
nvest
igat
iont
otheMBIwi
thoutt
heconsentoft
he
st
atei
snotat
ransgr
essi
onoft
hesepar
ati
onofpowerbet
weent
heCent
re
andSt
atesaspert
hef
eder
alpr
ovi
sionsenshr
inedi
ntheConst
it
uti
onof
Tur
kiCent
rei
swel
lwi
thi
nit
spower
stot
ransf
eri
nvest
igat
iont
otheMBI
wi
thoutSt
ate’
sconsent
.

3.Whet
hert
heCent
recanaut
hor
iset
heMBIt
oinv
est
igat
eMr
.Makkhi
’
s
scamswi
thoutobt
aini
ngt
heconsentoft
heSt
ateofVi
ks?

St
ateconsenti
snotr
equi
redt
oinv
est
igat
eMr
.Makkhi
’
sscamsf
ort
he
r
easont
hatt
her
ewasgener
alconsentunderSect
ion6ofDel
hiSpeci
al
Pol
i
ceEst
abl
i
shmentAct
,1946(
her
einaf
terr
efer
redt
oasDSPEAct
)as
gi
venbyt
heSt
ateofVi
ksi
n1972andt
heannouncementofi
nvest
igat
ion
wasmadepr
iort
othewi
thdr
awal
oft
hegener
alconsentbySt
ateGov
t.

4. Whet
hert
heMBIcani
nvest
igat
ethemat
terr
elat
edt
otheal
l
eged
smuggl
ingbyt
heBSFof
fi
cialwi
thoutt
heconsentoft
heSt
ateofVi
ks?

TheMur
rayBur
eauofI
nvest
igat
ion(
her
einaf
terr
efer
redt
oasMBI
)does
notr
equi
re pr
iorconsentoft
he St
ate ofVi
ks bef
ore pr
oceedi
ng t
o
i
nvest
igat
etheal
l
egedsmuggl
i
ngbyBSFof
fi
cial
ssi
ncet
heal
l
egedact
sof
smuggl
i
ngi
nvol
ve‘
fi
rear
ms’
whi
chi
sEnt
ry5oft
heLi
stI(
Uni
onLi
st)oft
he
7t
hSchedul
eoft
heConst
it
uti
onofTur
kiandt
heCent
rehast
heonl
y
j
uri
sdi
cti
ont
oinv
est
igat
etheof
fencesr
elat
edt
oLi
stI(
Uni
onLi
st)
.

ARGUMENTSADVANCED

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I
. WHETHERTHEPETI
TIONUNDERARTI
CLE131OFTHECONSTI
TUTI
ON
OFTURKII
SMAI
NTAI
NABLE?

1.I
tishumbl
ysubmi
tt
edt
hatt
hepet
it
ionf
il
edbyt
hepet
it
ionerunderar
ti
cle
1
131oft
heConst
it
uti
onofTur
ki ismai
ntai
nabl
east
hisCour
thast
he
j
uri
sdi
cti
on,
Thepr
esentdi
sput
eisCent
re-
Stat
edi
sput
e,Thepr
esent
di
sput
einv
olv
esaquest
ionofl
aworf
actonwhi
cht
heexi
stenceorext
ent
ofal
egal
rightdepends.

1.
1.THESUPREMECOURTOFTURKIHASAPPROPRI
ATEJURI
SDI
CTI
ON

2.Ar
ti
cle131oft
heConst
it
uti
onpr
ovi
desexcl
usi
veandor
igi
nalj
uri
sdi
cti
on.

The Supr
eme Cour
thas excl
usi
ve or
igi
nalj
uri
sdi
cti
on i
n anydi
sput
e

bet
ween(
a)TheCent
reandaSt
ate,
(b)TheCent
reandaSt
ateononesi
de,

andaSt
ateont
heor
dersi
de,
(c)t
woormor
eSt
ates.

3.I
nthi
scont
ext
,ref
erencet
ocer
tai
naut
hor
it
ieswoul
dbef
rui
tf
ul.Thei
r
Lor
dshi
psoft
heSupr
emeCour
thav
eex
pressedt
hei
rconsi
der
edopi
nion
i
nthecaseofSt
ateofRaj
ast
hanv
.Uni
onofI a2,t
ndi hatt
heobj
ectof
conf
err
ingexcl
usi
veor
igi
nalj
uri
sdi
cti
onont
heFeder
alCour
twast
hatt
he
di
sput
esoft
heki
ndsspeci
fi
edbet
weent
heFeder
ati
onandt
hePr
ovi
nces
shoul
dbeadj
udi
cat
edupononl
ybyt
hehi
ghestCour
toft
hel
and,whi
ch
woul
dbebey
ondt
hei
nfl
uenceofanyoneconst
it
uentuni
t.

4.Thepr
esentmat
teri
sbr
oughtbef
oret
hisHon’
bleCour
tint
hef
orm ofa
pet
it
ionagai
nstt
heactofwi
thdr
awalofgener
alconsentdonebyt
heSt
ate
ofVi
ksast
heaf
orement
ionedacti
sanaf
frontt
othef
eder
alst
ruct
ureof
3
Tur
ki .Ther
efor
e,t
heSupr
emeCour
tofTur
kihasappr
opr
iat
ejur
isdi
cti
on
t
odeci
det
hisdi
sput
e.

1.
2. PRESENTDI
SPUTEI
SACENTRE-
STATEDI
SPUTE

5.Ar
ti
cle131pr
ovi
desamechani
sm f
orset
tl
ingi
nter
-gov
ernment
aldi
sput
es
att
hehi
ghestj
udi
ciall
evel
.Apr
erequi
sit
efort
heappl
i
cat
iont
hisar
ti
clei
s
t
hatadi
sput
emustar
isebet
weent
heUni
onoroneormor
eSt
ates.

1
INDI
ACONST,art
.131.
2
Stat
eofRaj
ast
han v.
 Uni
onofI
ndi
a(1977)AI
RSC1361.
.
3
MootProp,
Par
a13.

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6.As obser
ved byHon’
ble Just
ice Bhagwat
iJ i
nthe case ofSt
ate of
Kar
nat
akavUni
onofI a4 Thear
ndi ti
clei
sanecessar
yconcomi
tantofa
f
eder
alorquasif
eder
alf
orm ofgov
ernmentandi
tisat
tract
edonl
ywhen
t
hepar
ti
est
othedi
sput
ear
etheGov
ernmentofI
ndi
aoroneormor
e
st
atesar
rangedonei
thersi
de.

7.Fur
ther
mor
e,i
nthecaseofSt
ateofRaj
ast
hanv
.Uni
onofI a5,t
ndi heCour
t
hel
dthatt
het
rueconst
ruct
ionofar
ti
cle131(
a)t
ruei
nsubst
anceandt
rue
pr
agmat
ical
l
y,i
sthatadi
sput
emustar
isebet
weent
heUOIandaSt
ate.

8.I
nthePr
esentmat
ter
,iti
saCent
re-
Stat
edi
sput
easi
tisout
sidet
he
capabi
l
iti
esoft
hest
ategov
ernmentt
o uni
l
ater
all
ywi
thdr
aw '
consent
'
pr
ovi
dedt
otheMBIwi
thoutanyconv
inci
nggr
ounds,hencei
tisadi
sput
e
bet
weent
heSt
ateandt
heCent
re,andi
svi
olat
ingt
hel
i
mit
soft
hef
eder
al
6
st
ruct
ureoft
heConst
it
uti
onofTur
ki

1.
3. THEPRESENTDI
SPUTEI
NVOLVESAQUESTI
ON OFLAW ORFACT
ONWHI
CHTHEEXI
STENCEOEEXTENTOFALEGALRI
GHTDEPEND

9.I
tishumbl
ysubmi
tt
edt
hatunderAr
ti
cl
e131oft
heConst
it
uti
onofTur
ki,
t
he Supr
eme Cour
tcan t
ake cogni
sance ofa di
sput
einv
olv
ing “
any
quest
ion(
whet
herofl
aw orf
act
)onwhi
cht
heex
ist
enceorex
tentofa
l
egalr
ightdepends.Fur
thert
hedi
sput
eshoul
dbei
nrespectofl
egalr
ight
s
andnotdi
sput
eofpol
i
tical
char
act
er.
7
10.
Fur
ther
mor
e,i
nthecaseofSt
ateofKar
nat
aka vUOI t
he cour
tnot
r
est
ri
cti
ngt
hescopeofAr
ti
cle131,
clar
if
iedt
hatunderAr
ti
cle131,
iti
snot
necessar
ythatt
hepl
aint
if
fshoul
dhav
esomel
egalr
ightofi
tsownt
o
enf
orce,
bef
orei
tcanf
il
easui
t.Whati
snecessar
yist
hatt
hedi
sput
emust
beonei
nvol
vi
nganyquest
ion“
onwhi
cht
heexi
stenceorext
entofal
egal
r
ight
”.I
tissuf
fi
cientf
orat
tract
ingAr
ti
cle131t
hatt
hepl
aint
if
fquest
ions
t
he l
egalorconst
it
uti
onalr
ightasser
ted byt
he def
endantbe i
tthe
Gov
ernmentofI
ndi
aoranyot
herSt
ate.Suchachal
l
engebr
ingst
hesui
t
wi
thi
nthet
ermsofAr
ti
cle131.

4
St
ateofKarnat
akavUOI(1978)AIRSC143.
5
St
ateofRaj
asthan 
v.
 Uni
onofI ndi
aAIRSC1361.
.
6
MootProp,
Para16.
7
St
ateofKarnat
akavUOI,(1978)AIRSC68.

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11.
Int
hiscont
ext
,ref
er oPr
encet iv seCase8 woul
yPur dbef
rui
tf
ul.I
nthi
s
casei
twasur
gedt
hatt
hesui
tdi
dnotcont
ainanyquest
ionofl
egal
rightof
ast
ate,
butwasconcer
nedmer
elywi
thpol
i
ticalquest
ions.Thei
deawasi
f
t
hecasewasmer
elywi
thr
espectt
opol
i
ticalquest
ion,t
heSupr
emeCour
t
woul
dnotconsi
deri
t.Somej
udgesr
efer
r o Amer
edt i aw9t
canCasel o
i
ndi
cat
ethatpol
i
ticalquest
ionwoul
dbeapr
ohi
bit
edf
iel
d.Butul
ti
mat
ely
t
hisv
iewwasr
eject
edandt
hecour
tconsi
der
edt
hecase.

12.
Iti
ssubmi
tt
edt
hatt
her
eisnopl
acef
ort
hedoct
ri
neofpol
i
ticalquest
ions
i
ntheTur
kishConst
it
uti
on.Honour
abl
eJust
iceShahJ.r
ight
lyobser
vedi
n
hePr
t iv seCase10,“
yPur Const
it
uti
onalMechani
sm i
nademocr
ati
cpol
i
ty
does notcont
empl
ate exi
stence ofanyf
unct
ion whi
ch mayqua t
he
ci
ti
zens be desi
gnat
ed as pol
i
ticaland or
der
s made i
nthe exer
cise
wher
eofar
enotl
i
abl
etobet
est
edf
ort
hei
rval
i
dit
ybef
oret
hel
awf
ull
y
const
it
utedCour
ts.

13.
Int
hepr
esentdi
sput
eiti
sbey
ondt
hepoweroft
heSt
ateofVi
kst
o
wi
thdr
awt
hegener
alconsentuni
l
ater
all
yandwi
thoutanycogentgr
ounds
andt
hepoweroft
heSt
atet
owi
thdr
awgener
alconsenti
snotanabsol
ute
11
power .Ther
efor
e,r
ightoft
heSt
atet
owi
thdr
aw consenti
squest
ioned
andhencei
tbecomesadi
sput
einv
olv
ingaquest
ion(
whet
herofl
aw or
f
act
)onwhi
cht
heexi
stenceorex
tentofal
egalr
ightdepends.Ther
efor
e,
t
hepet
it
ionunderAr
ti
cle131i
smai
ntai
nabl
e.

2.WHETHER THE POWER OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO

TRANSFERI
NVESTI
GATI
ONSTOTHEMBIWI
THOUTTHECONSENTOF
THESTATE,I
SATRANSGRESSI
ON OFTHESEPARATI
ON OFPOWERS
BETWEENTHECENTREANDSTATES?

14.
Iti
shumbl
ysubmi
tt
edbef
oret
heHon’
bleCour
tthatt
hepoweroft
he
Cent
ralGov
ernmentt
otr
ansf
eri
nvest
igat
ion t
othe MBIwi
thoutt
he
consentoft
hest
ate,i
snotat
ransgr
essi
onoft
hesepar
ati
onofpower

8
MadhavRaoJivajiRaoScindiavUni
onofIndia(1971)AIRSC530.
9
Col
egrovevGreen( 1945)328US549
10
MadhavRaoJivajiRaoScindi
avUnionofIndi
a( 1971)AI
RSC530.
11
MootProp,
Para14.

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bet
weent
heCent
reandSt
atesasSt
ate’
sconsentwhenr
eadwi
thf
eder
al
pr
ovi
sionspr
esenti
ntheConst
it
uti
onofTur
kii
snotabsol
utei
nit
ster
ms
12
15.
Iti
shumbl
ysubmi
tt
edt
hatt
heUni
onLi
st ,i
.e.Li
stI
,set
soutal
arge
numberofent
ri
esi
ncl
udi
ngDef
enceofI
ndi
a(Ent
ry1)
,Nav
al,mi
l
itar
yand
ai
rfor
cewor
ks(
Ent
ry4)
,Ar
ms,
fir
ear
ms,
ammuni
ti
onandexpl
osi
ves(
Ent
ry
5)
,At
omi
cener
gyandmi
ner
alr
esour
ces(
Ent
ry6)
,aswel
lasamong
ot
her
s,Dut
iesofcust
omsi
ncl
udi
ngexpor
tdut
ies(
Ent
ry83)
,Dut
iesof
exci
se(
Ent
ry84)andsoon.Eachoneoft
heAct
spassedi
nrel
ati
ont
o
t
heseent
ri
escont
ainsof
fences.Thel
egi
slat
ivecompet
enceoft
heUni
on
wi
thr
egar
dtoof
fencesi
nrel
ati
ont
otheseent
ri
esi
ssetoutexpl
i
cit
lyi
n
Ent
ry93,whi
chdeal
swi
th“
Off
encesagai
nstl
awswi
thr
espectt
oanyof
t
hemat
ter
sint
hisLi
st.
”
13
16.
TheSt
ateLi
st ,i
.e.Li
stI
I,cont
ainsEnt
ry64whi
chdeal
swi
th“
Off
ences
agai
nstl
awswi
thr
espectt
oanyoft
hemat
ter
sint
hisLi
st.
”Thi
swoul
d
meant
hatof
fencesagai
nstl
awswi
thr
espectt
oLi
stIar
ebey
ondt
he
l
egi
slat
ive compet
ence oft
he St
ate,and underAr
ti
cle 16214 oft
he
Const
it
uti
on,t
heexecut
ivepoweroft
hest
atei
sco-
ext
ensi
vewi
thi
ts
l
egi
slat
ivepower
,andshal
lex
tendt
othemat
ter
swi
thr
espectt
owhi
cht
he
l
egi
slat
ureoft
heSt
atehaspowert
omakel
aws.Ent
ryIoft
heConcur
rent
Li
stdeal
swi
th,“
Cri
minall
aw,i
ncl
udi
ngal
lmat
ter
sincl
udedi
ntheI
ndi
an
PenalCode att
he commencementoft
hisConst
it
uti
on butex
cludi
ng
of
fencesagai
nstl
awswi
thr
espectt
oanyoft
hemat
ter
sspeci
fi
edi
nLi
stI
orLi
stI
Iandexcl
udi
ngt
heuseofnav
al,mi
l
itar
yorai
rfor
cesoranyot
her
ar
medf
orcesoft
heUni
on”Thecombi
nedr
esul
tofar
eadi
ngoft
hese
pr
ovi
sions woul
d show t
hatt
he onl
yaut
hor
it
ywhi
ch can i
nvest
igat
e
of
fensesar
isi
ngf
rom Li
stIl
awswoul
dbet
hepol
i
cef
orcesori
nvest
igat
ive
15
agenci
esoft
heUni
onofI
ndi
a.TheDSPEAct set
supsuchaf
orce.
17.
Inot
herwor
ds,t
heconsentwhi
chi
sref
err
edt
oinEnt
ry80ofLi
stIand
Sect
ion6oft
heDSPEActi
sli
mit
edt
otheof
fencesunderLi
stI
I,si
nceno
ent
ryexi
stsi
nLi
stI
IIf
orcr
eat
ingof
fencesi
nrel
ati
ont
othemat
ter
sinLi
st
I
II
,exceptt
otheext
entcov
eredbyEnt
ry1,
ListI
IIwhi
chex
pressl
yex
cludes
12
INDIACONST, ar
t246.
13
INDIACONST, ar
t246.
14
INDIACONST, ar
t162.
15
DelhiSpeci
alPol
iceEst
abl
i
shmentAct
,1946.

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of
fencesagai
nstl
awsi
nrespectofanyoft
hemat
ter
sinLi
stIandLi
stI
I.
18.
Ther
esul
toft
hisdi
scussi
oni
sthatt
heMBIi
sent
it
ledt
oinv
est
igat
eal
l
of
fencesr
elat
abl
etot
heent
ri
esi
nLi
st1,wher
elawsmadeundert
hose
ent
ri
es cr
eat
e of
fences.I
n addi
ti
on t
her
eto,i
tis al
way
s open t
othe
Super
iorCour
tst
odi
rectsuchper
missi
oni
nsel
ectcaseswher
eiti
sfound
t
hatt
heSt
atePol
i
cewoul
dnotef
fect
ivel
yconductaf
airandi
mpar
ti
al
i
nvest
igat
ion16.
19.
Thequest
ioni
sast
owhet
hert
heSt
ateGov
ernmentandi
tspol
i
cecoul
d
i
nvest
igat
eof
fencesar
isi
ng underLi
stIl
awsi
fcommi
tt
ed wi
thi
nthe
t
err
it
oryoft
hatSt
ate.I
ftheSt
ateGov
ernmentcannotdosowi
thr
egar
dto
t
hesemat
ter
s,sur
ely
,Ent
ry80ofLi
stIoft
heDSPEActwoul
dhav
etobe
r
ead consi
stent
ly wi
tht
he ot
herpr
ovi
sions oft
he Const
it
uti
on.The
consequencewoul
dot
her
wisebet
hatav
acuum woul
dexi
stunderwhi
ch
t
her
eisno aut
hor
it
ythatcoul
dinv
est
igat
ethoseof
fencesundert
he
Cent
ral
Act
s.
20.
Ther
efor
e,i
nthepr
esentcaseCent
re’
smov
etot
ransf
eri
nvest
igat
iont
o
MBIwi
thoutt
he consentoft
he St
atei
s nota t
ransgr
essi
on oft
he
separ
ati
onofpower
sbet
weent
heCent
reandt
heSt
atesast
heCent
ral
Gov
ernmenti
swel
lwi
thi
nit
spoweri
ntr
ansf
err
ingi
nvest
igat
iont
otheMBI
wi
thoutt
heconsentoft
heSt
ates.

3.WHETHERTHECENTRECANAUTHORI
SETHEMBITOI
NVESTI
GATEMR.
MAKKHI
’
SSCAMSWI
THOUTOBTAI
NINGTHECONSENTOFTHESTATE
OFVI
KS?

21.
Iti
smosthumbl
ysubmi
tt
edt
hatunderSect
ion6ofDSPEActi
tisr
equi
red
byt
heMBIt
oobt
aint
heconsentoft
heconcer
nedSt
ateGov
t.bef
ore
i
nit
iat
ingani
nvest
igat
ionofacasei
ntheSt
ate17.Theconsenti
nsucha
casei
soft
wo t
ypes,f
ir
sti
sGener
alconsentandsecondi
sSpeci
fi
c
Consent
.WhenaSt
ategi
vesagener
alconsentunderSect
ion6ofDSPE
Actt
otheMBIf
orpr
obi
ngacase,
theagencyi
snotr
equi
redt
oseekf
resh
per
missi
onev
eryt
imei
tent
erst
hatSt
atei
nconnect
ionwi
thi
nvest
igat
ion
16
St
ateofWestBengalvCommitt
eeforPr
otect
ionofDemocr
ati
cRi
ght
s(2010)3SCC571.
17
Del
hiSpeci
alPol
iceEst
abli
shmentAct,
1946,
s.6.

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orf
orev
erycase.
22.
Iti
sagai
nrespect
ful
l
ysubmi
tt
edt
hatt
heCent
reGov
t.announcedt
he
i
nvest
igat
ion ofMr
.Makkhi
’
scasesofbr
iber
ybyt
heMBIbef
oret
he
wi
thdr
awaloft
heGener
alconsentbyt
heSt
ate,whi
chi
thador
igi
nal
l
y
gi
v n197218.Pr
eni esenceofgener
alconsentatt
het
imeofannouncement
ofi
nvest
igat
ionbyCent
rei
nMr
.Makkhi
’
sscamsv
iti
atet
her
equi
rementof
speci
fi
cconsentoft
heSt
ateofVi
kst
oinv
est
igat
ethesai
dscams.
23.
Int
hiscont
extr
efer
encet
ocer
tai
naut
hor
it
ieswoul
dbef
rui
tf
ul.Supr
eme
Cour
tincaseofKaziLhendupDor
jiv
.Cent
ralBur
eauofI
nvest
igat
ion19,
whi
l
edeal
i
ngwi
tht
hequest
ionr
egar
dingt
hewi
thdr
awalofconsentbyt
he
St
ateGov
t.hel
dthatt
hewi
thdr
awalofconsentbySt
ateGov
t.under
Sect
ion6oft
heDSPEActcanhav
eonl
ypr
ospect
iveoper
ati
onandwoul
d
notaf
fectmat
ter
sinwhi
chact
ionhasbeeni
nit
iat
edpr
iort
othei
ssuance
oft
heor
derofr
evocat
ion.
24.
Ther
efor
e,keepi
ngt
heabov
ement
ionedar
gument
sinv
iewi
tiscont
ended
t
hatt
heCent
recanaut
hor
iseMBIt
oinv
est
igat
eMr
.Makkhi
’
sscams
wi
thoutobt
aini
ngt
heconsentoft
heSt
ateofVi
ks.
4.WHETHERTHEMBICAN I
NVESTI
GATETHEMATTERRELATED TO
THE ALLEGED SMUGGLI
NG BY THE BSF OFFI
CIALS WI
THOUT THE
CONSENTOFTHESTATEOFVI
KS?
25.
Iti
smostr
espect
ful
l
ysubmi
tt
edt
hatt
heConst
it
uti
onofTur
ki,
inmaki
ng
t
hedi
str
ibut
ionofl
egi
slat
ivepower
sbet
weent
heUni
onandt
heSt
ates,
20
adopt
sthemet
hodf
oll
owedi
ntheGov
ernmentofI
ndi
aAct
,1935. The
v
ari
ousmat
ter
sofl
egi
slat
ionhav
ebeenenumer
atedi
nthr
eel
i
sts;
ListIor
t
heUni
onLi
st;
ListI
Iort
heSt
ateLi
st;
ListI
IIort
heConcur
rentLi
st.The
Uni
onPar
li
amenthasex
clusi
vepowerofl
egi
slat
ionwi
thr
espectt
o
subj
ect
sori
temsi
nLi
stI
.TheSt
ateLegi
slat
ureshav
eex
clusi
vepower
s
wi
thr
espectt
oit
emsenumer
atedi
nLi
stI
I.Thepower
sinr
espectoft
he
i
temsi
nLi
stI
IIar
eConcur
renti
.
e.,
bot
htheUni
onandTheSt
ate
Legi
slat
urescanmakel
awsi
nrespectoft
hesubj
ect
senumer
atedi
nthe
Concur
rentLi
st,
butanyUni
onActcanov
err
idet
heSt
ateActi
ntheev
ent
18
MootPr op,
Para12.
19
KaziLhendupDorjiv.Cent
ralBureauofI
nvest
igat
ion,
(1994)Supp(
2)SCC116.
20
M.P.Singh,Const
itut
ionofIndi
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ofaconf
li
ctbet
weent
het
woont
hemanneri
ntheConcur
rentLi
st.

26.
Thepr
esentcaseofsmuggl
i
ngbyt
heBSFof
fi
cial
sinv
olv
es‘
fi
rear
ms’as
wel
l
,whi
chi
sEnt
ry5oft
heUni
onLi
stundert
he7t
hschedul
eoft
he
Const
it
uti
onofTur
ki.Fi
rear
msbei
ngpar
toft
heUni
onLi
sti
nvokest
he
j
uri
sdi
cti
onoft
heCent
ralGov
t.t
oinv
est
igat
etheof
fencesr
elat
edt
oan
Ent
ryoft
heUni
onl
i
st.
26.
TheCal cut t
aHi ghCour tincaseofRameshChandr aSinghv .Cent r
al
21
BureauofI nvestigation hel dthattheCent r
alGov t
.offi
cial
swhowor k
undertheSt atut
eenact edbyt heCentral Govt.mustbeout si
det hescope
ofSection6oft heDSPEActandagai nt heCal cutt
aHi ghCour ti
nanother
6
caseofVi nayMi shr av.Cent r
alBureauofI nvest i
gat i
on&Or shel dthat
theCent ralGov t.orMBI ’
spowert oinvestigateandpr osecutei t
sown
offi
cial
scannotbeobst r
uct edbytheSt ateev eni ftheoffenceswer e
commi ttedwi thint heterr i
tori
all
imitsoft heSt ate.

27.
Thus,basedont
heabov
ement
ionedar
gument
sandcasel
awsi
tis
cont
endedt
hatt
hei
nvol
vementofCent
ral
Gov
t.empl
oyees(
BSFof
fi
cial
s)
andt
heSubj
ectr
elat
edt
otheUni
onLi
sti
ntheal
l
egedsmuggl
i
ngcases,
t
her
equi
rementofconsentoft
heSt
ateofVi
kst
oinv
est
igat
ethesai
d
casesbyt
heMBIi
sofnor
elev
ance.

21
RameshChandr
aSi
nghv
.Cent
ralBur
eauofI
nvest
igat
ion,
MANU/
SCOR/ 2021.
29494/ 6
Vi
nayMi
shr
av.Cent
ralBur
eauofI
nvest
igat
ion&
Or
s,2021SCCOnLi
neCal2160.

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PRAYERFORRELI
EF

WHEREFORE,I
N THELI
GHTOFTHEFACTSUSED,I
SSUESRAI
SED,ARGUMENTS
ADVANCEDANDAUTHORI
TIESCI
TED,I
TISMOSTHUMBLYANDRESPECTFULLY
PRAYED THAT THI
S HON'
BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO ADJUDGE AND
DECLAREANDDRAW THEDECREETHAT:
i
. Hol
dthatt
hepet
it
ionf
il
edbyt
hepet
it
ionerunderAr
ti
cle131oft
heConst
it
uti
on
ofTur
kii
smai
ntai
nabl
e.
i
i. Hol
dthepoweroft
heCent
ralGov
ernmentt
otr
ansf
eri
nvest
igat
ionst
otheMBI
wi
thoutt
heconsentoft
heSt
atei
snotat
ransgr
essi
onoft
hesepar
ati
onof
power
sbet
weent
heCent
reandSt
ates.
i
ii
. Passj
udgmentand decr
ee t
her
ebyal
l
owi
ng MBIt
o mov
e ahead wi
tht
he
i
nvest
igat
ioni
nbot
hthecaseswi
thoutt
heconsentoft
heSt
ate.

ANDPASSANYOTHERORDER,DI ON,
RECTI ORRELI
EFTHATTHI
SCOURTMAYBEPLEASEDTO

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NTHEBESTI CE,
NTERESTSOFJUSTI EQUI ENCE.
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