Part XI: Relations Between the Union and the States
Articles 245–263
- Legislative Relations
- Article 245 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…
- Article 246 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…
- Article 246A Special provision with respect to goods and services tax(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in articles 246 and 254, Parliament, and, subject to clause (2), the…
- Article 247 Power of Parliament to provide for the establishment of certain additional courtsNotwithstanding anything in this Chapter, Parliament may by law provide for the establishment of any…
- Article 248 Residuary powers of legislation(1) Subject to article 246A, Parliament] has exclusive power to make any law with respect to any matter not…
- Article 249 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…
- Article 250 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…
- Article 251 Inconsistency between laws made by Parliament under articles 249 and 250 and laws made by the Legislatures of StatesNothing in articles 249 and 250 shall restrict the power of the Legislature of a State to make any law which…
- Article 252 Power of Parliament to legislate for two or more States by consent and adoption of such legislation by any other State(1) If it appears to the Legislatures of two or more States to be desirable that any of the matters with…
- Article 253 Legislation for giving effect to international agreementsNotwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this Chapter, Parliament has power to make any law…
- Article 254 Inconsistency between laws made by Parliament and laws made by the Legislatures of States(1) If any provision of a law made by the Legislature of a State is repugnant to any provision of a law made…
- Article 255 Requirements as to recommendations and previous sanctions to be regarded as matters of procedure onlyNo Act of Parliament or of the Legislature of a State and no provision in any such Act, shall be invalid by…
- Administrative Relations
- Article 256 Obligation of States and the UnionThe executive power of every State shall be so exercised as to ensure compliance with the laws made by…
- Article 257 Control of the Union over States in certain cases(1) The executive power of every State shall be so exercised as not to impede or prejudice the exercise of…
- Article 257A Assistance to States by deployment of armed forces or other forces of the UnionOmitted by amendment.
- Article 258 Power of the Union to confer powers, etc., on States in certain cases(1) Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, the President may, with the consent of the Government of…
- Article 258A Power of the States to entrust functions to the UnionNotwithstanding anything in this Constitution, the Governor of a State may, with the consent of the…
- Article 259 Armed Forces in States in Part B of the First ScheduleOmitted by amendment.
- Article 260 Jurisdiction of the Union in relation to territories outside IndiaThe Government of India may by agreement with the Government of any territory not being part of the…
- Article 261 Public acts, records and judicial proceedings(1) Full faith and credit shall be given throughout the territory of India to public acts, records and…
- Article 262 Adjudication of disputes relating to waters of inter-State rivers or river valleys(1) Parliament may by law provide for the adjudication of any dispute or complaint with respect to the use,…
- Article 263 Provisions with respect to an inter-State CouncilIf at any time it appears to the President that the public interests would be served by the establishment of…