Which institution in India is vested with the authority to legislate on residuary subjects that do not fall under the Union, State, or Concurrent Lists?
Parliament, Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha & Legislative Procedure — question ID 1014
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Explanation
Under the scheme of distribution of legislative powers in the Seventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution, the power to make laws on residuary subjects (subjects not mentioned in any of the three lists) is vested in the Parliament. This concept of residuary powers is borrowed from the Canadian Constitution.