PART XI
RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNION AND THE STATE
CHAPTER I.—LEGISLATIVE RELATIONS
Distribution of Legislative Powers
Extent of laws made by Parliament and by the Legislatures of States.
245. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, Parliament may make laws for the whole or any part of the territory of India, and the Legislature of a State may make laws for the whole or any part of the State.
(2) No law made by Parliament shall be deemed to be invalid on the ground that it would have extra territorial operation.
Subject matter of laws made by Parliament and by the Legislatures of States.
[१]246. (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 [२]* * * 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 [२]* * * 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 [३][in a State] notwithstanding that such matter is a matter enumerated in the State List.
Power of Parliament to provide for the establishment of certain additional court.
247. Notwithstanding anything in this Chapter, Parliament may by law provide for the establishment of any additional courts for the better administration of laws made by Parliament or of any existing laws with respect to a matter enumerated in the Union List.
- ↑ In its application to the State of Jammu and Kashmir, in art. 246, the words, brackets and figures "Notwithstanding anything in clauses (2) and (3)" occurring in cl. (1), cls. (2), (3) and (4) shall be omitted.
- ↑ २.० २.१ The 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.,
- ↑ Subs. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch. for "In Part A or Part B of the First Schedule".
