Power of Parliament to legislate for two or more States by consent and adoption of such legislation by any other State
included in editionWhat does this mean?
Two or more State legislatures can invite Parliament to legislate on a State subject, and other States can later adopt that law. Amendment or repeal follows the special parliamentary route stated here.
Who can make laws and how Union and State executive responsibilities interact.
Why is this provision here?
States can cooperate through a common parliamentary law on a State subject without changing every State's law automatically.
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.