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During a National Emergency under Article 352, Parliament can legislate on subjects in the State List under Article ______, and such laws cease to operate 6 months after the Emergency ends.
- 249
- 250
- 252
- 253
Answer: 250
Emergency federalism transformation: (a) Article 250: During National Emergency, Parliament gains power to legislate on any State List subject; laws made cease to operate 6 months after Emergency ends (except things done/omitted before expiry), (b) Article 353(b): Union executive can give directions to States on 'manner of exercise' of executive power, (c) Article 354: President can modify financial distribution between Union and States during Emergency, (d) Rationale: Ensure coordinated national response to existential threats (war, external aggression, armed rebellion), (e) Safeguards: Temporary nature, Parliamentary approval, judicial review, restoration of federal normalcy post-Emergency. Illustrates Indian federalism's flexibility: unitary features for crisis management within constitutional framework.