The Indian Constitution distributes legislative powers between the Union and State Governments through the Union List, State List, and Concurrent List. Subjects not enumerated in any of these lists are known as residuary subjects. Article 248 of the Constitution states that the Parliament has exclusive power to make any law with respect to any matter not enumerated in the Concurrent List or State List. This power is also included in Entry 97 of the Union List. Thus, residuary powers are vested in the Union Parliament.
The Indian Constitution gives residuary powers to: ,
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 1995 · Topic: The Centre-State Relations (Legislative Relations: Distribution of Powers (Union, State, Concurrent Lists))
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