Centre-State Relations (Part-XI) Legislative Relations Administrative Relations

A builder in Panvel, a bank in Delhi and a Maharashtra ministry all claim the right to make rules about the same transaction. Whose law wins? The answer sits in Part XI of the Constitution, which tells Parliament and the State Legislatures what each may legislate on, tells the Union and the States how far each may direct the other, and leaves Parts XII and XVI to handle the money, the property, the contracts and the special classes that the two governments have in common.

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Part XI splits lawmaking by three Lists (Arts.245 to 255) and lets the Union give directions to States (Arts.256 to 263); Part XII allocates taxes, borrowing, property, contracts and suits (Arts.264 to 300A); Part XVI carries special provisions for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and backward classes (Arts.330 to 342).

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