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Assent, the word 'assent' is used purposefully indicating affirmative action of the proposal made by the State for having law repugnant to the earlier law made by Parliament. It would amount to accepting or conceding and concurring to the demand made by the State for such law, Kaiser-I-Hind v. National Textile Corpn. (Maharashtra North) Ltd., (2002) 8 SCC 182 (199). [Constitution of India, Art. 254(2)]