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Article 192 of Indian Constitution
Decision on questions as to disqualifications of members (1) If any question arises as to whether a member of a House of the Legislature of a State has become subject to any of the disqualifications mentioned in clause ( 1 ) of Article 191, the question shall be referred for the decision of the Governor and his decisio...
Article 193 of Indian Constitution
Penalty for sitting and voting before making oath or affirmation under Article 188 or when not qualified or when disqualified If a person sits or votes as a member of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council of a State before he has complied with the requirements of Article 188, or when he knows that he is n...
Article 194 of Indian Constitution
Powers, privileges, etc, of the House of Legislatures and of the members and committees thereof (1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution and to the rules and standing orders regulating the procedure of the Legislature, there shall be freedom of speech in the Legislature of every State (2) No member of the Leg...
Article 195 of Indian Constitution
Salaries and allowances of members Members of the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council of a State shall be entitled to receive such salaries and allowances as may from time to time be determined, by the Legislature of the State by law and, until provision in that respect is so made, salaries and allowances ...
Article 196 of Indian Constitution
Provisions as to introduction and passing of Bills (1) Subject to the provisions of Article 198 and 207 with respect o Money Bills and other financial Bills, a Bill may originate in either House of the Legislature of a State which has a Legislative Council (2) Subject to the provisions of Article 197 and 198, a Bill sh...
Article 197 of Indian Constitution
Restriction on powers of Legislative Council as to Bills other than Money Bills (1) If after a Bill has been passed by the Legislative Assembly of a State having a Legislative Council and transmitted to the Legislative Council (a) the Bill is rejected by the Council; or (b) more than three months elapse from the date o...
Article 198 of Indian Constitution
Special procedure in respect of Money Bills (1) A Money Bill shall not be introduced in a Legislative Council (2) ) After a Money Bill has been passed by the Legislative Assembly of a State having a Legislative Council, it shall be transmitted to the Legislative Council for its recommendations, and the Legislative Coun...
Article 199 of Indian Constitution
Definition of Money Bills (1) For the purposes of this Chapter, a Bill shall be deemed to be a Money Bill if it contains only provisions dealing with all or any of the following matters, namely: (a) the imposition, abolition, remission, alteration or regulation of any tax; (b) the regulation of the borrowing of money o...
Article 200 of Indian Constitution
Assent to Bills When a Bill has been passed by the Legislative Assembly of a State or, in the case of a State having a Legislative Council, has been passed by both Houses of the Legislature of the State, it shall be presented to the Governor and the Governor shall declare either that he assents to the Bill or that he w...
Article 201 of Indian Constitution
Bill reserved for consideration When a Bill is reserved by a Governor for the consideration of the President, the President shall declare either that he assents to the Bill or that he withholds assent therefrom: Provided that, where the Bill is not a Money Bill, the President may direct the Governor to return the Bill ...
Article 202 of Indian Constitution
Annual financial statement (1) The Governor shall in respect of every financial year cause to be laid before the House or Houses of the Legislature of the State a statement of the estimated receipts and expenditure of the State for that year, in this Part referred to as the annual financial statement (2) The estimates ...
Article 203 of Indian Constitution
Procedure in Legislature with respect to estimates (1) So much of the estimates as relates to expenditure charged upon the Consolidated Fund of a State shall not be submitted to the vote of the Legislative Assembly, but nothing in this clause shall be construed as preventing the discussion in the Legislature of any of ...
Article 204 of Indian Constitution
Appropriation Bills (1) As soon as may be after the grants under article 203 have been made by the Assembly, there shall be introduced a Bill to provide for the appropriation out of the Consolidated Fund of the State of all moneys required to meet (a) the grants so made by the assembly; and (b) the expenditure charged ...
Article 205 of Indian Constitution
Supplementary, additional or excess grants (1) The Governor shall (a) if the amount authorised by any law made in accordance with the provisions of article 204 to be expended for a particular service for the current financial year is found to be insufficient for the purposes of that year or when a need has arisen durin...
Article 206 of Indian Constitution
Votes on account, votes of credit and exceptional grants (1) Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this Chapter, the Legislative Assembly of a State shall have power (a) to make any grant in advance in respect of the estimated expenditure for a part of any financial year pending the completion of the ...
Article 207 of Indian Constitution
Special provisions as to financial Bills (1) A Bill or amendment making provision for any of the matters specified in sub clause (a) to (f) of clause ( 1 ) of article 199 shall not be introduced or moved except on the recommendation of the Governor, and a Bill making such provision shall not be introduced in a Legislat...
Article 208 of Indian Constitution
Rules of procedure (1) A House of the Legislature of a State may make rules for regulating subject to the provisions of this Constitution, its procedure and the conduct of its business (2) Until rules are made under clause ( 1 ), the rules of procedure and standing orders in force immediately before the commencement of...
Article 209 of Indian Constitution
Regulation by law of procedure in the Legislature of the State in relation to financial business The Legislature of a State may, for the purpose of the timely completion of financial business, regulate by law the procedure of, and the conduct of business in, the House or Houses of the Legislature of the State in relati...
Article 210 of Indian Constitution
Language to be used in the Legislature (1) Notwithstanding anything in Part XVII, but subject to the provisions of article 348, business in the Legislature of a State shall be transacted in the official language or languages of the State or in Hindi or in English: Provided that the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly o...
Article 211 of Indian Constitution
Restriction on discussion in the Legislature No discussion shall take place in the Legislature of a State with respect to the conduct of any Judge of the Supreme Court or of a High Court in the discharge of his duties
Article 212 of Indian Constitution
Courts not to inquire into proceedings of the Legislature (1) The validity of any proceedings in the Legislature of a State shall not be called in question on the ground of any alleged irregularity of procedure (2) No officer or member of the Legislature of a State in whom powers are vested by or under this Constitutio...
Article 213 of Indian Constitution
Power of Governor to promulgate Ordinances during recess of Legislature (1) If at any time, except when the Legislative Assembly of a State is in session, or where there is a Legislative Council in a State, except when both Houses of the Legislature are in session, the Governor is satisfied that circumstances exist whi...
Article 214 of Indian Constitution
High Courts for States There shall be a High Court for each State
Article 215 of Indian Constitution
High Courts to be courts of record Every High Court shall be a court of record and shall have all the powers of such a court including the power to punish for contempt of itself
Article 216 of Indian Constitution
Constitution of High Courts Every High Court shall consist of a Chief Justice and such other Judges as the President may from time to time deem it necessary to appoint
Article 217 of Indian Constitution
Appointment and conditions of the office of a Judge of a High Court (1) Every Judge of a High Court shall be appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, the Governor of the State, and, in the case of appointment of a Judge other than the chief Justic...
Article 218 of Indian Constitution
Application of certain provisions relating to Supreme Court to High Courts The provisions of clauses ( 4 ) and ( 5 ) of Article 124 shall apply in relation to a High Court as they apply in relation to the Supreme Court with the substitution of references to the High Court for references to the Supreme Court
Article 219 of Indian Constitution
Oath or affirmation by Judges of High Courts Every person appointed to be a Judge of a High Court shall, before he enters upon his office, make and subscribe before the Governor of the State, or some person appointed in that behalf by him, an oath or affirmation according to the form set out for the purpose in the Thir...
Article 220 of Indian Constitution
Restriction on practice after being a permanent Judge No person who, after the commencement of this Constitution, has held office as a permanent Judge of a High Court shall plead or act in any court or before any authority in India except the Supreme Court and the other High Courts Explanation In this article, the expr...
Article 221 of Indian Constitution
Salaries etc, of Judges (1) There shall be paid to the Judges of each High Court such salaries as may be determined by Parliament by law and, until provision in that behalf is so made, such salaries as are specified in the Second Schedule (2) Every Judge shall be entitled to such allowances and to such rights in respec...
Article 222 of Indian Constitution
Transfer of a Judge from one High Court to another (1) The President may, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, transfer a Judge from one High Court to any other High Court (2) When a Judge has been or is so transferred, he shall, during the period he serves, after the commencement of the Constitution (Fi...
Article 223 of Indian Constitution
Appointment of acting Chief Justice When the office of Chief Justice of High Court is vacant or when any such Chief Justice is, by reason of absence or otherwise, unable to perform the duties of his office, the duties of the office shall be performed by such one of the other Judges of the Court as the President may app...
Article 224 of Indian Constitution
Appointment of additional and acting Judges (1) If by reason of any temporary increase in the business of High Court or by reason of arrears of work therein, it appears to the President that the number of the Judges of that Court should be for the time being increased, the President may appoint duly qualified persons t...
Article 224A of Indian Constitution
Appointment of retired Judges at sittings of High Courts Notwithstanding anything in this Chapter, the Chief Justice of a High Court for any State may at any time, with the previous consent of the President, request any person who has held the office of Judge of that Court or of any other High Court to sit and act as a...
Article 225 of Indian Constitution
Jurisdiction of existing High Courts Subject to the provisions of this Constitution and to the provisions of any law of the appropriate Legislature made by virtue of powers conferred on that Legislature by this Constitution, the jurisdiction of, and the law administered in, any existing High Court, and the respective p...
Article 226 of Indian Constitution
Power of High Courts to issue certain writs (1) Notwithstanding anything in Article 32 every High Court shall have powers, throughout the territories in relation to which it exercise jurisdiction, to issue to any person or authority, including in appropriate cases, any Government, within those territories directions, o...
Article 226A of Indian Constitution
Constitutional validity of Central laws not to be considered in proceedings under Article 226 Omitted
Article 227 of Indian Constitution
Power of superintendence over all courts by the High Court (1) Every High Court shall have superintendence over all courts and tribunals throughout the territories interrelation to which it exercises jurisdiction (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions, the High Court may (a) call for return...
Article 228 of Indian Constitution
Transfer of certain cases to High Court If the High Court is satisified that a case pending in a court subordinate to it involves a substantial question of law as to the interpretation of this Constitution the determination of which is necessary for the disposal of the case, it shall withdraw the case and may (a) eithe...
Article 228A of Indian Constitution
Special provisions as to disposal of question relating to constitutional validity of State Laws Rep by the Constitution (Forty third Amendment) Act, 1977 , sec 10, (w e f 13 4 1978 )
Article 229 of Indian Constitution
Officers and servants and the expenses of High Courts (1) Appointments of officers and servants of a High Court shall be made by the Chief Justice of the Court or such other Judge or officer of the Court as he may direct: Provided that the Governor of the State may by rule require that in such cases as may be specified...
Article 230 of Indian Constitution
Extension of jurisdiction of High Courts to Union territories (1) Parliament may by law extend the jurisdiction of a High Court to, or exclude the jurisdiction of a High Court from, any Union territory (2) Where the High Court of a State exercises jurisdiction in relation to a Union territory: (a) nothing in this Const...
Article 231 of Indian Constitution
Establishment of a common High Court for two or more States (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the preceding provisions of this Chapter, Parliament may by law establish a common High Court for two or more States or for two or more States and a Union territory (2) In relation to any such High Court, (a) the refer...
Article 232 of Indian Constitution
Omitted by the Constitution 7 th Amendment Act, 1956 CHAPTER VI SUBORDINATE COURTS
Article 233 of Indian Constitution
Appointment of district judges (1) Appointments of persons to be, and the posting and promotion of, district judges in any State shall be made by the Governor of the State in consultation with the High Court exercising jurisdiction in relation to such State (2) A person not already in the service of the Union or of the...
Article 233A of Indian Constitution
Validation of appointments of, and judgments, etc, delivered by, certain district judges Notwithstanding any judgment, decree or order of any court, (a) (i) no appointment of any person already in the judicial service of a State or of any person who has been for not less than seven years an advocate or a pleader, to be...
Article 234 of Indian Constitution
Recruitment of persons other than district judges to the judicial service Appointment of persons other than district judges to the judicial service of a State shall be made by the Governor of the State in accordance with rules made by him in that behalf after consultation with the State Public Service Commission and wi...
Article 235 of Indian Constitution
Control over subordinate courts The control over district courts and courts subordinate thereto including the posting and promotion of, and the grant of leave to, persons belonging to the judicial service of a State and holding any post inferior to the post of district judge shall be vested in the High Court, but nothi...
Article 236 of Indian Constitution
Interpretation In this Chapter (a) the expression district judge includes judge of a city civil court, additional district judge, joint district judge, assistant district judge, chief judge of a small cause court, chief presidency magistrate, additional chief presidency magistrate, sessions judge, additional sessions j...
Article 237 of Indian Constitution
Application of the provisions of this Chapter to certain class or classes of magistrates The Governor may by public notification direct that the foregoing provisions of this Chapter and any rules made thereunder shall with effect from such date as may be fixed by him in that behalf apply in relation to any class or cla...
Article 238 of Indian Constitution
Omitted by the Constitution 7 th Amendment Act, 1956 PART VIII THE UNION TERRITORIES
Article 239 of Indian Constitution
Administration of Union territories (1) Save as otherwise provided by Parliament by law, every Union territory shall be administered by the President acting, to such extent as he thinks fit, through an administrator to be appointed by him with such designation as he may specify (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in...
Article 239A of Indian Constitution
Creation of local Legislatures or Council of Ministers or both for certain Union territories (1) Parliament may by law create for the Union territory of Pondicherry (a) a body, whether elected or partly nominated and partly elected, to function as a Legislature for the Union territory, or (b) a Council of Ministers, or...
Article 239B of Indian Constitution
Power of administrator to promulgate Ordinances during recess of Legislature (1) If at any time, except when the Legislature of the Union territory of Pondicherry is in session, the administrator thereof is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action, he may promulgate ...
Article 240 of Indian Constitution
Power of President to make regulations for certain Union territories (1) The President may make regulations for the peace, progress and good government of the Union territory of (a) the Andaman and Nicobar Islands; (b) Lakshadweep; (c) Dadra and Nagar Haveli; (d) Daman and Diu; (e) Pondicherry; Provided that when any b...
Article 241 of Indian Constitution
High Courts for Union territories (1) Parliament may by law constitute a High Court for a Union territory or declare any court in any such territory to be a High Court for all or any of the purposes of this Constitution (2) The provisions of Chapter V of Part VI shall apply in relation to every High Court referred to i...
Article 242 of Indian Constitution
Coorg Rep by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956 , Section 29 and Schedule PART IX THE PANCHAYATS
Article 243 of Indian Constitution
Definitions In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) district means a district in a State; (b) Gram Sabha means a body consisting of persons registered in the electoral rolls relating to a village comprised within the area of Panchayat at the village level; (c) intermediate level means a level between t...
Article 243A of Indian Constitution
Gram Sabha A Gram Sabha may exercise such powers and perform such functions at the village level as the Legislature of a State may by law, provide
Article 243B of Indian Constitution
Constitution of Panchayats (1) There shall be constituted in every State, Panchayats at the village, intermediate and district levels in accordance with the provisions of this Part (2) Notwithstanding anything in clause ( 1 ), Panchayats at the intermediate level may not be constituted in a State having a population no...
Article 243C of Indian Constitution
Composition of Panchayats (1) Subject to the provisions of this Part, the Legislature of a State may, by law, make provisions with respect to the composition of Panchayts: Provided that the ratio between the population of the territorial area of a Panchayat at any level and the number of seats in such Panchayat to be f...
Article 243D of Indian Constitution
Reservation of seats (1) Seats shall be reserved for (a) the Scheduled Castes; and (b) the Scheduled Tribes, in every Panchayat and the number of seats so reserved shall bear, as nearly as may be, the same proportion to the, total number of seats to be filled by direct election in that Panchayat as the population of th...
Article 243E of Indian Constitution
Duration of Panchayats, etc (1) Every Panchayat, unless sooner dissolved under any law for the time being in force, shall continue for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting and no longer (2) No amendment of any law for the time being in force shall have the effect of causing dissolution of a Panchaya...
Article 243F of Indian Constitution
Disqualifications for membership (1) A person shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a member of a Panchayat (a) if he is so disqualified by or under any law for the time being in force for the purposes of elections to the Legislature of the State concerned: Provided that no person shall be disqualif...
Article 243G of Indian Constitution
Powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats Subject to the provisions of this Constitution the Legislature of a State may, by law, endow the Panchayats with such powers and authority and may be necessary to enable them to function as institutions of self government and such law may contain provisions for the d...
Article 243H of Indian Constitution
Powers to impose taxes by, and funds of, the Panchayats The Legislature of a State may, by law, (a) authorise a Panchayat to levy, collect and appropriate such taxes, duties, tolls and fees in accordance with such procedure and subject to such limits; (b) assign to a Panchayat such taxes, duties, tolls and fees levied ...
Article 243I of Indian Constitution
Constitution of finance Commissions to review financial position (1) The Governor of a State shall, as soon as may be within one year from the commencement of the Constitution (Seventy third Amendment) Act, 1992 , and thereafter at the expiration of every fifth year, constitute a Finance Commission to review the financ...
Article 243J of Indian Constitution
Audit of accounts of Panchayats The Legislature of a State may, by law, make provisions with respect to the maintenance of accounts by the Panchayats and the auditing of such accounts
Article 243K of Indian Constitution
Elections to the Panchayats The superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls for, and the conduct of, all elections to the Panchayats shall be vested in a State Election Commission consisting of a State Election Commissioner to be appointed by the Governor (2) Subject to the provisions o...
Article 243L of Indian Constitution
Application to Union territories The provisions of this Part shall apply to the Union territories and shall, in their application to a Union territory, have effect as if the references to the Governor of a State were references to the Administrator of the Union territory appointed under 239 and references to the Legisl...
Article 243M of Indian Constitution
Part not to apply to certain areas (1) Nothing in this Part shall apply to the Scheduled Areas referred to in clause ( 1 ), and the tribal areas referred to in clause ( 2 ), of article 244 (2) Nothing in this Part shall apply to (a) the States of Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram; (b) the Hill areas in the State of Manip...
Article 243N of Indian Constitution
Continuance of existing laws and Panchayats Notwithstanding anything in this Part, any provision of any law relating to Panchayats in force in a State immediately before commencement of the Constitution (Seventy third Amendment) Act, 1992 , which is inconsistent with the provisions of this part, shall continue to be in...
Article 243O of Indian Constitution
Bar to interference by courts in electoral matters Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution (a) the validity of any law relating to the delimitation of constituencies or the allotment of seats to such constituencies made or purporting to be made under article 243K, shall not be called in question in any court; (b)...
Article 243P of Indian Constitution
Definitions In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) Committee means a Committee constituted under article 243S; (b) district means a district in a State; (c) Metropolitan area means an area having a population of ten lakhs or more, comprised in one or more districts and consisting of two or more Munici...
Article 243Q of Indian Constitution
Constitution of Municipalities (1) There shall be constituted in every State, (a) a Nagar Panchayat (by whatever name called) for a transitional area, that is to say, an area in transition from a rural area to an urban area (b) a Municipal Council for a smaller urban area; and (c) a Municipal Corporation for a larger u...
Article 243R of Indian Constitution
Composition of Municipalities (1) Save as provided in clause ( 2 ), all the seats in a Municipality shall be filled by persons chosen by direct election from the territorial constituencies in the Municipal area and for this purpose each Municipal area shall be divided into territorial constituencies to be known as ward...
Article 243S of Indian Constitution
Constitution and composition of wards Committees, etc (1) There shall be constituted Wards Committees, consisting of one or more Wards, within the territorial area of a Municipality having a population of three lakhs or more (2) The Legislature of a State may, by law, make provision with respect to (a) the composition ...
Article 243T of Indian Constitution
Reservation of seats (1) Seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in every Municipality and the number of seats so reserved shall bear, as nearly as may be, the same proportion to the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in that Municipality as the population of the Sch...
Article 243U of Indian Constitution
Duration of Municipalities, etc (1) Every Municipality, unless sooner dissolved under any law for the time being in force, shall continue for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting and no longer: Provided that a Municipality shall be given a reasonable opportunity of being heard before its dissolution...
Article 243V of Indian Constitution
Disqualifications for membership (1) A person shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being a member of a Municipality (a) if he is so disqualified by or under any law for the time being in force for the purposes of elections to the Legislature of the State concerned: Provided that no person shall be disqual...
Article 243W of Indian Constitution
Powers, authority and responsibilities of Municipalities, etc Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the Legislature of a State may, by law, endow (a) the Municipalities with such powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to function as institutions of self government and such law may contain pro...
Article 243X of Indian Constitution
Power to impose taxes by, and funds, of, the Municipalities The Legislature of a State may, by law (a) authorise a Municipality to levy, collect and appropriate such taxes, duties, tolls and fees in accordance with such procedure and subject to such limits; (b) assign to a Municipality such taxes, duties, tolls and fee...
Article 243Y of Indian Constitution
Finance Commission (1) The Finance Commission constituted under article 243 I shall also review the financial position of the Municipalities and make recommendations to the Governor as to (a) the principles which should govern (i) the distribution between the State and the Municipalities of the net proceeds of the taxe...
Article 243Z of Indian Constitution
Audit of accounts of Municipalities The Legislature of a State may, by law, make provisions with respect to the maintenance of accounts by the Municipalities and the auditing of such accounts
Article 243ZA of Indian Constitution
Elections to the Municipalities (1) The superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls for, and the conduct of, all elections to the Municipalities shall be vested in the State Election Commission referred to in article 243K (2) Subject to provisions of this Constitution, the Legislature o...
Article 243ZB of Indian Constitution
Application to Union territories The Provisions of this Part shall apply to the Union territories and shall, in their application to a Union territory, have effect as if the references to the Governor of a State were references to the Administrator of the Union territory appointed under article 239 and references to th...
Article 243ZC of Indian Constitution
Part not to apply to certain areas (1) Nothing in this Part shall apply to the Scheduled Areas referred to in Clause ( 1 ), and the tribal areas referred to in Clause ( 2 ), of article 244 (2) Nothing in this part shall be construed to affect the functions and powers of the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council constituted un...
Article 243ZD of Indian Constitution
Committee for district planning (1) There shall be constituted in every State at the district level a District Planning Committee to consolidate the plans prepared by the Panchayats and the Municipalities in the district and to prepare a draft development plan for the district as a whole (2) The Legislative of a State ...
Article 243ZE of Indian Constitution
Committee for Metropolitan Planning (1) There shall be constituted in every Metropolitan, area a Metropolitan Planning Committee to prepare a draft development plan for the Metropolitan area as a whole (2) The Legislature of a State may, by law, make with respect to (a) the composition of the Metropolitan Planning Comm...
Article 243ZF of Indian Constitution
Continuance of existing laws and Municipalities Notwithstanding anything in this Part, any provision of any law relating to Municipalities in force in a State immediately before the commencement of the Constitution (Seventy fourth Amendment) Act, 1992 , which is inconsistent with the provisions of this Part, shall cont...
Article 243ZG of Indian Constitution
Bar to interference by courts in electoral matters Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, (a) the validity of any law relating to the delimitation of constituencies or the allotment of seats to such constituencies, made or purporting to be made under article 243Z A shall not be called in question in any court; ...
Article 244 of Indian Constitution
Administration of Scheduled Areas and Tribal Areas (1) The provisions of the Fifth Schedule shall apply to the administration and control of the Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in any State other than the States of Assam Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram
Article 244A of Indian Constitution
Formation of an autonomous State comprising certain tribal areas in Assam and creation of local Legislature or Council of Ministers or both therefor (1) Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, Parliament may, by law, form within the State of Assam an autonomous State comprising (whether wholly or in part) all or...
Article 245 of Indian Constitution
Extent of laws made by Parliament and by the Legislatures of States (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...
Article 246 of Indian Constitution
Subject matter of laws made by Parliament and by the Legislatures of States (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) Notwit...
Article 247 of Indian Constitution
Power of Parliament to provide for the establishment of certain additional courts 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...
Article 248 of Indian Constitution
Residuary powers of legislation (1) Parliament has exclusive power to make any law with respect to any matter not enumerated in the Concurrent List or State List (2) Such power shall include the power of making any law imposing a tax not mentioned in either of those Lists
Article 249 of Indian Constitution
Power of Parliament to legislate with respect to a matter in the State List in the national interest (1) Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this Chapter, if the Council of States has declared by resolution supported by not less than two thirds of the members present and voting that it is necessary ...
Article 250 of Indian Constitution
Power of Parliament to legislate with respect to any matter in the State List if a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation (1) Notwithstanding anything in this Chapter, Parliament shall, while a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation, have, power to make laws for the whole or any part of the territory of India wit...
Article 251 of Indian Constitution
Inconsistency between laws made by Parliament under Articles 249 and 250 and laws made by the Legislatures of States Nothing in Articles 249 and 250 shall restrict the power of the Legislature of a State to make any law which under this Constitution it has power to make, but if any provision of a law made by the legisl...