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38 It is then stated that the NIA Act relates to entries in the Union List read with Entry 2 (Criminal Procedure) of the Concurrent List which when read in conjunction with Article 355 of the Constitution of India (which provides that it is the duty of the Union to protect every State against external aggression and internal disturbance and to ensure that the Government of every State is carried on in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution) and Article 253 of the Constitution (which provides that the Parliament has the power to make any law for the whole or any part of the territory of India for implementing any treaty, agreement or convention with any other country or countries or any decision made at any international conference, association or other body), there is sufficient authority to the Union to legislate in this manner. The Petitioner's submission that the NIA Act falls under Entry 1 or 2 of the State List is, therefore, incorrect and fallacious.