Union Of India vs H. S. Dhillon on 21 October, 1971
In Gift Tax Officer v. Nazareth(2) Hidayatullah, C.J., deal-
ing specifically with entry 97 in List I, because of his
conclusion that the Gift Tax Act, 1958 fell under the
residuary field of legislature under that entry, analysed
first the scheme of distribution of power under Arts. 245,
246 and 248, and then the impact of the three lists on such
distribution. Dealing with Art. 248 and entry 97 in List I,
he construed them at pp. 197 and 198 of the report as
follows :