Extent of laws made by Parliament and by the Legislatures of States
included in editionWhat does this mean?
Parliament can legislate for all or part of India, and a State legislature for all or part of its State, subject to the Constitution. A parliamentary law is not invalid merely because it has extra-territorial operation.
Who can make laws and how Union and State executive responsibilities interact.
Why is this provision here?
A federation needs to identify the territorial reach of its legislatures before allocating their subject-matter powers.
This Article number belongs to the original constitutional framework, but its present wording may include later amendments or substitutions. A provision-specific original Assembly debate has not been verified here. The explanation of function above is editorial inference from the text, not an attributed single motive of the framers. The original draft-making archive is a research resource, not proof of a particular historical reason.
The explanation of purpose is an editorial reading of the provision. A drafting motive is attributed only where a linked historical source supports it.
Limits, exceptions & reading carefully
Educational summary of the linked source text. Exceptions, provisos, implementing laws and applicable judgments must be read before applying it to a real case.
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Source-page notes · may concern neighbouring Articles
1. The words and letters "specified in Part A or Part B of the First Schedule" omitted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch. (w.e.f. 1-11-1956). 2. Subs. by s. 29 and Sch., ibid., for "in Part A or Part B of the First Schedule" (w.e.f. 1-11-1956). 3. Ins. by the Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016, s. 2 (w.e.f. 16-9-2016).
Extracted from the Legislative Department’s May 2026 edition. Page footnotes may refer to neighbouring provisions; check their markers in the PDF. Inclusion in this edition does not by itself establish commencement or judicial effect.