Consider the following statements:1. Only the Union Government can ma...
Constitution contains three lists
1. Union List includes subjects of national importance such as defence of the country, foreign affairs, banking, communications and currency. They are included in this list because we need a uniform policy on these matters throughout the country. The Union Government alone can make laws relating to the subjects mentioned in the Union List.
2. State List contains subjects of State and local importance such as police, trade, commerce, agriculture and irrigation. The State Government alone can make laws relating to the subjects mentioned in the State List.
3. The Concurrent List includes subjects of common interest to both the Union Government as well as the State Governments, such as education, forest, trade unions, marriage, adoption and succession.
4. Both the Union as well as the State Governments can make laws on the subjects mentioned in this list. If their laws conflict with each other, the law made by the Union Government will prevail.
5. Regarding the subjects that do not fall in any of the above three lists or subjects like computer software that came up after the constitution was made, the Union Government has the power to legislate on these ‘residuary’ subjects according to our constitution.