Inconsistency between laws made by Parliament under articles 249 and 250 and laws made by the Legislatures of States
included in editionWhat does this mean?
When a State law conflicts with a parliamentary law made under Articles 249 or 250, the parliamentary law prevails to the stated extent and period. The State's ordinary legislative power is not simply erased forever.
Who can make laws and how Union and State executive responsibilities interact.
Why is this provision here?
Union-State relationships need defined powers and cooperation or priority rules. This Article addresses the specific allocation or coordination issue described above.
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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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.