Article 245                  Territorial extent
•	Subject to provisions of this Constitution
•	Parliament may make laws
o	for the whole or any part of India
•	Legislature of a State may make laws
o	for the whole or any part of State
•	No law made by Parliament
o	shall be deemed to be invalid
o	on the ground that it would have extra-territorial operation

Article 246                      Subject matter of laws
(1)
•	Parliament has exclusive power
o	to make laws
o	on any matter in List I in Seventh Schedule
(2)
•	Parliament and Legislature of a State have power
o	to make laws
o	on any matter in List III in Seventh Schedule
(3)
•	Legislature of a State has exclusive power
o	to make laws for such State or any part
o	on any matter in List II in Seventh Schedule
(4)
•	Parliament has power
o	to make laws
o	on any matter in any List
o	for any part of India not included in a State

Article 246A(1)*
•	Notwithstanding articles 246 and 254:
•	Parliament and Legislature of every State
o	shall have power to make laws
o	on goods and services tax imposed by the Union or by such State
Article 246A (2)*
•	Parliament has exclusive power to make laws
o	with respect to goods and services tax
o	where supply of goods or services takes place
o	in the course of inter-State trade or commerce
Explanation
•	Provisions of this article
o	for goods and services tax referred in article 279A(5)
o	shall take effect
o	from the date recommended by the Goods and Services Tax Council
*Note:
•	Article 246A has been inserted
o	by the 101st Amendment Act 2016

Article 247
•	Parliament may by law can
o	provide for establishment of additional courts for better administration
	of laws made by Parliament or of any existing laws
	on a matter in Union List

Article 248                         Residuary Powers of Legislation
•	Subject to article 246A
•	Parliament has exclusive power
o	to make law
o	on any matter not in Concurrent List or State List
•	Parliament has exclusive power
o	to impose any tax
o	not mentioned in those Lists

Article 249
•	If Council of States has declared by resolution
o	by not less than two-thirds of members present and voting
•	that it is necessary or expedient in national interest
•	that Parliament should make laws
o	on goods and services tax (article 246A) or
o	on a specified matter in State List
•	Parliament can make laws on that matter
o	while the resolution is in force

•	Such resolution shall remain in force for a period specified therein
o	but not exceeding one year
•	Such resolution shall continue in force for a further period of one year
o	if and so often as another resolution approving continuance is passed

Temporary Law
•	A law made under this article
o	shall cease to have effect
o	on expiry of six months from the end of resolution

Article 250                       During Emergency
•	Parliament shall have power
o	while Emergency is in operation
•	to make laws for whole or any part of India
o	on goods and services tax (article 246A) or
o	on any matter in State List
Temporary Law
•	A law made under this article
o	shall cease to operate
	o	on expiry of six months after end of Emergency

Article 251
•	Articles 249 and 250 shall not restrict power of a State Legislature
	o	to make any law which it otherwise has power to make

•	If such law is repugnant to a law made by Parliament under these articles
•	Law made by Parliament shall prevail
	o	whether passed before or after the law made by State Legislature
•	Law made by State Legislature shall be inoperative
	o	to the extent of repugnancy
	o	but so long only as the law made by Parliament continues to have effect

Article 252
•	If resolutions are passed by Legislatures of two or more States
	o	that it would be desirable that a matter
		on which Parliament has no power to make laws for States
		except under articles 249 and 250
	o	should be regulated in such States by Parliament
•	it shall be lawful for Parliament to pass an Act for regulating that matter
•	Any Act so passed shall apply
	o	to such States and also
	o	to any other State by which it is adopted afterwards
		by resolution passed by Legislature of that State
•	Any Act so passed by Parliament
	o	may be amended or repealed by Parliament
	o	 but shall not be amended or repealed by State Legislature

Article 253
•	Notwithstanding anything in this Chapter
•	Parliament has power to make any law
	o	for implementing
		any treaty, agreement or convention with any country
		any decision made at any international conference

Article 254                     Repugnancy in Concurrent List laws
(1)
•	If a law made by a State Legislature
	o	is repugnant
		to a law made by Parliament or to an existing law
		on a matter in Concurrent List
•	law made by Parliament shall prevail
	o	whether passed before or after State law
•	law made by State Legislature shall be void
	o	to the extent of repugnancy
(2)
•	Where a law made by State Legislature
	o	on a matter in Concurrent List
	o	contains any provision repugnant to provisions of
	o	an earlier law made by Parliament or an existing law on that matter
•	then, the law so made by State Legislature
	o	shall prevail in that State
		if it has been reserved for consideration of President and
		has received his assent
Proviso
•	Parliament can enact at any time
	o	any law on the same matter
•	Such law can add to, amend or repeal
	o	the law so made by State Legislature