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Article 252 of the Constitution authorises Parliament to legislate on a State List subject under a specific condition. Which condition?
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D.
1. Article 252 enables Parliament to legislate on a State List subject when **two or more States request Parliament** to do so by passing resolutions in their legislatures.
2. Once Parliament enacts such law, only Parliament can amend, modify or repeal it as regards the consenting States; the consenting State legislatures lose their competence on that subject.
3. Other States may later adopt the same law by passing a similar resolution.
4. Example given in the ICSI text: Parliament passed the **Prize Competitions Act, 1955** under Article 252.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive — Lesson 2, 'On the request of two or more States (Article 252)', p. 65._
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