Constitution Section 2 — Admission or establishment of new States

Part I — THE UNION AND ITS TERRITORY

Constitutional

Summary

Parliament has the power to create new states or allow new states to join the Union. It can do this by passing a law, and it can decide the specific terms and conditions for such admission or establishment.

Official Text

Parliament may by law admit into the Union, or establish, new States on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit.

Related Judgments

R.C. POUDYAL AND ANR. ETC. ETC. vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. ETC. ETC — Supreme Court of India (1993)
HARBHAJAN SINGH vs STATE OF HARYANA & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2022)
ASHOKA KUMAR THAKUR vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2008)
BIHAR STATE COUNCIL OF AYURVEDIC AND UNANI MEDICINE vs STATE OF BIHAR AND ORS — Supreme Court of India (2007)