Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1) If a State law on a Concurrent List subject is reserved for the President and receives assent, it overrides the existing Union law on the same subject in that state. 2) Parliament can later nullify such a State law by passing another law on the same subject.

Correct — C. Both statements restate Article 254(2) and its proviso.

Statement 1: a State law on a Concurrent List matter that clashes with an earlier Union law prevails in that State if it was reserved for the President and received assent. True.

Statement 2: the proviso lets Parliament enact a law on the same matter at any time, including one amending or repealing the State law. True.

Both true → option (c).

Why the others are wrong

• (a)
  Only 1 — Statement 2 is also true. The proviso to Article 254(2) keeps Parliament free to legislate on the same matter at any time, including repealing the State law.
• (b)
  Only 2 — Statement 1 is also true. Presidential assent is exactly what lets the State law prevail in that State under Article 254(2). Without it, Article 254(1) makes the Union law prevail.
• (d)
  Neither 1 nor 2 — Both statements are in the text. Rejecting them applies the general rule of Article 254(1) to a case that clause (2) and its proviso settle separately.

Article 254 settles clashes between Union and State laws on Concurrent List matters.

The general rule, clause (1): the Union law prevails, whether passed before or after the State law, and the State law is void to the extent of the repugnancy.

The exception, clause (2): a State law reserved for the President and given assent prevails in that State. The proviso keeps Parliament's power to add to, amend, vary or repeal it later.

Key facts

• The Concurrent List is List III of the Seventh Schedule, and Article 246(2) lets both Parliament and State Legislatures make laws on it.
• Under Article 254(1), a Union law prevails over a repugnant State law on a Concurrent matter, and the State law is void to that extent.
• Under Article 254(2), a State law reserved for the President and given assent prevails in that State.
• The proviso to Article 254(2) lets Parliament later add to, amend, vary or repeal that State law.

Common traps

• Stopping at Article 254(1) and assuming the Union law always wins.
• Treating presidential assent as final, when the proviso lets Parliament override the State law later.

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