Constitution 246 — Subject-matter of laws made by Parliament and by the Legislatures of States

The Constitution of India, 1950

Statutory text

(1) Notwithstanding anything in clauses (2) and (3),
Parliament has exclusive power to make laws with respect to any of the matters
enumerated in List I in the Seventh Schedule (in this Constitution referred to as
the “Union List”).
(2) Notwithstanding anything in clause (3), Parliament, and, subject to
clause (1), the Legislature of any State ** also, have power to make laws
with respect to any of the matters enumerated in List III in the Seventh
Schedule (in this Constitution referred to as the “Concurrent List”).
(3) Subject to clauses (1) and (2), the Legislature of any State ** has
exclusive power to make laws for such State or any part thereof with respect to
any of the matters enumerated in List II in the Seventh Schedule (in this
Constitution referred to as the “State List”).
(4) Parliament has power to make laws with respect to any matter for
any part of the territory of India not included in a State notwithstanding that
such matter is a matter enumerated in the State List.

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