Article 246 of the Constitution establishes the distribution of legislative powers. Parliament has exclusive power to make laws with respect to any of the matters enumerated in the Union List (List I). State Legislatures have exclusive power with respect to the State List (List II) and both Parliament and State Legislatures can make laws on the Concurrent List (List III). State Legislatures are not empowered to make laws on subjects in the Union List under any circumstances.
Which of the following is not true?
Asked in WBCS Main Paper 5 2019 · Topic: The Centre-State Relations (Legislative Relations: Distribution of Powers (Union, State, Concurrent Lists))
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Answer: C. In certain exceptional circumstances, State Legislatures can make law on the subject given in the Union List.
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