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Write a short note on various Lists provided unde…

Write a short note on various Lists provided under Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.

Write a short note on various Lists provided under Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.

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Kanishka Dec. 21, 2017

Please view the attachment if you want a detailed information on the contents of the seventh schedule. Alternately, you can use this link https://goo.gl/3T1XdJ

Let me explain you the contents of the seventh schedule in brief:

There are three lists which provide for distribution of legislative powers under 7th Schedule to the constitution:-

(1) Union List (List 1) – It contains 97 items and comprises of the subjects which are of national importance and admit of uniform laws for the whole of the country.

(2) State List (List 2) – It contains 66 items and comprises of subjects of local or state interest and thus lie within the legislative competence of the state legislatures, viz. public order and police, health, agriculture, forests, etc.

(3) Concurrent List (list 3) – It contains 47 items, with respect to which; both union parliament and the state legislature have a concurrent power of legislation.

However, in spite of the distribution of legislative powers under the three lists, the predominance has been given to the union parliament over the state legislatures.