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Q60 (NDA-II/2012) Polity & Governance › Parliament › Powers of houses Answer Verified

Normally, the Parliament can legislate on the subjects enumerated in the

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Under the Indian Constitution, the distribution of legislative powers is governed by Article 246 and the Seventh Schedule. Parliament has exclusive power to legislate on subjects enumerated in the Union List (List I), which includes matters of national importance like defense and foreign affairs [2]. Additionally, Article 246(2) grants Parliament the power to legislate on subjects in the Concurrent List (List III), where both the Union and State Legislatures have authority [3]. While the State Legislature normally has exclusive power over the State List (List II), Parliament's regular legislative domain encompasses both the Union and Concurrent Lists [5]. In the event of a conflict between a Central law and a State law regarding a Concurrent subject, the Central law generally prevails [5]. Therefore, Parliament normally legislates on subjects in both the Union and Concurrent Lists.

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  1. [1] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 15: Centre-State Relations > II Distribution of Legislative Subjects > p. 145
  2. [2] https://legalaffairs.gov.in/sites/default/files/Concurrent%20Power%20of%20Legislation%20under%20List%20III%20of%20the%20Indian%20Constitution.pdf
  3. [3] Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 15: Centre State Relations > II Distribution of Legislative Subjects > p. 145
  4. [5] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 15: Regional Development and Planning > 2. The Second-Level or State Level Planning > p. 56
  5. [4] Exploring Society:India and Beyond ,Social Science, Class VIII . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 6: The Parliamentary System: Legislature and Executive > Union List, State List, and Concurrent List > p. 155
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