Constitution Section 162 — Extent of executive power of State

Part VI — THE STATES — The Governor

Constitutional

Summary

The executive power of a state government covers only those subjects on which the state legislature can make laws. However, if both the state legislature and Parliament can make laws on a subject, the state’s executive power is limited by any executive power that the Constitution or a law made by Parliament gives to the Union government or its authorities.

Official Text

Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the executive power of a State shall extend to the matters with respect to which the Legislature of the State has power to make laws:Provided that in any matter with respect to which the Legislature of a State and Parliament have power to make laws, the executive power of the State shall be subject to, and limited by, the executive power expressly conferred by this Constitution or by any law made by Parliament upon the Union or authorities thereof.