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Article 246 of the Constitution of India

Article
246
Chapter
CHAPTER I.—L EGISLATIVE RELATIONS — Distribution of Legislative Powers
Index row title
(1) Notwithstanding anything in clauses (2) and (3), Parliament has exclusive power to make laws withrespect to any of the matters enumerated in List I in theSeventh Schedule (in this Constitution referred to as the“Union List”).
Source document
India Constitution
Provision ID
21dd6cb0-c7f6-4832-9156-a486f8524fa0

221 words

Verbatim text

(3), Parliament has exclusive power to make laws withrespect to any of the matters enumerated in List I in theSeventh Schedule (in this Constitution referred to as the“Union List”). (2) Notwithstanding anything in clause (3), Parliament, and, subject to clause (1), the Legislature ofany State 1*** also, have power to make laws with respect to any of the matters enumerated in List III in the SeventhSchedule (in this Constitution referred to as the“Concurrent List”). (3) Subject to clauses (1) and (2), the Legislature of any State 1*** has exclusive power to make laws for such State or any part thereof with respect to any of the mattersenumerated in List II in the Seventh Schedule (in thisConstitution 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 notincluded 2[in a State] notwithstanding that such matter is a matter enumerated in the State List. 1521The words and letters “specified in Part A or Part B of the First Schedule” omitted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch. 2Subs. by s. 29 and Sch., ibid. , for “ in Part A or Part B of the First Schedule”.Extent of laws made byParliament andby theLegislatures ofStates. Subject-matter of laws made byParliament and bythe Legislatures ofStates.

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  • The index files this text under article 246 of the Constitution of India.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER I.—L EGISLATIVE RELATIONS — Distribution of Legislative Powers”.
  • The passage runs to about 221 words.

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