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Article 250 of the Constitution of India

Article
250
Chapter
CHAPTER I.—L EGISLATIVE RELATIONS — Distribution of Legislative Powers
Index row title
(1) Notwithstanding anything in this Chapter, Parliament shall, while a Proclamation of Emergency isin operation, have power to make laws for the whole orany part of the territory of India with respect to any of thematters enumerated in the State List.
Source document
India Constitution
Provision ID
60b99146-42d6-4010-9846-ec2cab2a0bd4

99 words

Verbatim text

Parliament shall, while a Proclamation of Emergency isin operation, have power to make laws for the whole orany part of the territory of India with respect to any of thematters enumerated in the State List. (2) A law made by Parliament which Parliament would not but for the issue of a Proclamation ofEmergency have been competent to make shall, to the extent of the incompetency, cease to have effect on the expiration of a period of six months after the Proclamationhas ceased to operate, except as respects things done oromitted to be done before the expiration of the saidperiod.

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 250 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 99 words.

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