The Parliament is entitled to enact a law of preventive detention for reasons connected with :
[amp_mcq option1=”defence” option2=”foreign affairs” option3=”security of India” option4=”all the above” correct=”option4″]
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CAPF – 2009
– Union List (List I): Entry 9 specifically lists “Preventive detention for reasons connected with Defence, Foreign Affairs, or the Security of India; persons subjected to such detention”. Parliament has exclusive power to legislate on items in the Union List.
– Concurrent List (List III): Entry 3 lists “Preventive detention for reasons connected with the security of a State, the maintenance of public order, or the maintenance of supplies and services essential to the community; persons subjected to such detention; regulation of the place and conditions of detention of such persons”. Both Parliament and state legislatures can legislate on items in the Concurrent List.
– Since Defence, Foreign Affairs, and Security of India are explicitly mentioned in Entry 9 of the Union List, Parliament is entitled to enact a law of preventive detention for reasons connected with all these three areas.