India is known as indestructible union of destructible state explain
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Hence, the territorial integrity or continued existence of any state is not guaranteed by the Constitution. Therefore, India is rightly described as 'an indestructible union of destructible states'. The Union government can destroy the states whereas the state governments cannot destroy the Union.
The Parliament can redraw the political map of India according to its will. Hence, the territorial integrity or continued existence of any state is not guaranteed by the Constitution. Hence, India is rightly described as ‘an indestructible union of destructible states’.
Article 3 authorises the Parliament to:
Form a new state by separation of territory from any state or by uniting two or more states or parts of states or by uniting any territory to a part of any state,
Increase the area of any state,
Diminish the area of any state,
Alter the boundaries of any state, and
Alter the name of any state.
However, Article 3 lays down two conditions in this regard: one, a bill contemplating the above changes can be introduced in the Parliament only with the prior recommendation of the President; and two, before the bill, the President has to refer the same to the State legislature concerned for expressing its views within a specified period.
The power of Parliament to form new states includes the power to form a new state or union territory by uniting a part of any state or union territory to any other state or union territory.
The President (or Parliament) is not bound by the views of the state legislature and may either accept or reject them. even if the views are received in time.
It is not necessary to make a fresh reference to the state legislature every time an amendment to the bill is moved and accepted in Parliament.
In case of a union territory, no reference need be made to the concerned legislature to ascertain its views and the Parliament can itself take any action as it deems fit.
The Constitution authorises the Parliament to form new states or alter the areas, boundaries or names of the existing states without their consent.
The Parliament can redraw the political map of India according to its will. Hence, the territorial integrity or continued existence of any state is not guaranteed by the Constitution. Therefore, India is rightly described as ‘an indestructible union of destructible states’.