Following the confusion created regarding the territorial reach of the Delhi HC decision in Naz Foundation, Mr. Swaminathan argues that a thorough analysis of Article 226 of the Indian Constitution leads to one conclusion: a declaration of unconstitutionality of a Central statute by a state High Court renders the statue invalid only in that state. Likening it to Schrödinger's cat , the article highlights why the analysis cannot be restricted to Article 13 alone, but requires a larger jurisprudential and ontological justification. While the decision in Kusum Ingots is the current position in India, Mr. Swaminathan argues why this deserves to be reconsidered.