The Constitution of India
Subject-matter of laws made by Parliament and by the Legislatures of States
- Jurisdiction
- India
- Provision
- 246
- Source language
- eng+tel
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
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Official sourceNotwithstanding 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 1[***] 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 2[in a State] notwithstanding that such matter is a matter
enumerated in the State List.
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The Constitution of India · legislative.gov.in · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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