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The Union and a State disagree over who controls a subject. Which body settles the legal dispute?

AThe Planning body
BIndependent judiciary
CThe State Governor
DThe Lok Sabha Speaker
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Independent judiciary
1. Federations need an umpire. 2. An independent judiciary settles centre-State disputes. 3. It reads the constitutional division of powers. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 7, Federalism._
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