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Question
With reference to the Indian Parliament, explain the following:
Its powers to make laws on subjects mentioned in the Union List and Concurrent List.
Solution
The following are the powers of the Parliament with regards to the Union List and the Concurrent List respectively:
- The Parliament has exclusive powers to make laws on all the 97 subjects enumerated in the Union List. These include important subjects like Defence, Communications, Foreign Policy, etc.
- Along with the State Legislative Assemblies, the Parliament can also make laws on the 47 topics enumerated in the Concurrent List. If there is a conflict between the Union Parliament and the State Legislature on a law in this list, the Constitution dictates that the Union Law shall prevail.
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