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Q71 (CAPF/2009) Polity & Governance › Parliament › Parliamentary procedures Answer Verified

The Parliament is entitled to enact a law of preventive detention for reasons connected with :

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The legislative power to enact preventive detention laws in India is divided between the Parliament and State Legislatures. According to Entry 9 of List I (Union List) in the Seventh Schedule, the Parliament has exclusive authority to enact laws for preventive detention for reasons connected with Defence, Foreign Affairs, or the Security of India [t1][t2]. Additionally, under Entry 3 of List III (Concurrent List), both the Parliament and State Legislatures can legislate on preventive detention for reasons related to the security of a State, maintenance of public order, or maintenance of supplies and services essential to the community [t1][t2]. Therefore, the Parliament is entitled to enact such laws for all the specified grounds: defence, foreign affairs, and the security of India [c1][t6]. These provisions are governed by the safeguards provided under Article 22 of the Constitution [t3][t5].

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  1. [1] https://ijcl.nalsar.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/9IndianJConstL173_Sekhri.pdf
  2. [2] Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 8: FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES > When a person has been arrested under a law of preventive detention- > p. 135
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