ARTICLE 249 ALSO EMPOWERS THE PARLIAMENT TO ENACT EVEN IN RESPECT OF MATTERS INCLUDED IN THE "STATE LIST" IN THE INTEREST OF NATION AND ALSO WHEN A PROCLAMATION OF EMERGENCY IS IN OPERATION UNDER ARTICLE 250 .

Article 168(1) of the constitution of India provides that for every state there shall be a legislature which shall consist of the Governor and a House .The legislative Assembly of a State ,unless sooner dissolved, continuous for the period of five years,as per Article 172(1) of the constitution.Provisions regarding sessions of the State legislature,right of the Governor to address and send messages to the House ,special address by the Governor etc are contained in Article 174 et-seq .The main function of the legislature is to enact laws for appropriation of money from the consolidated Fund of the State .The legislature also oversees the Executive functioning of the State by virtue of the provisions of the Article 164(2) which makes the Council of Ministers Collectively responsible to the Legislature.The State Legislature passes laws presented in the form of Bills,which after receiving assent of the Governor (or the president of India,if it is reserved for his consideration and receives his assent) is notified and takes the form of an Act . Article 245to 255 of the constitution deal with the Legislative powers of the Parliament and State Legislatures ,Under Article 245 , subject to the provison of the constitution,the Legislatures of state may make laws for the whole or any part of the State . Article 246 precisely defines jurisdiction of the Parliament and the State Legislature.The seventh schedule to the constitution contains three lists ,known as:-- (a) Union list (b) Concurrent list (c) State list .As per Article 246 of the Constitution,the parliament has exclusive jurisdiction to enact on the matters enumerated in the Union List and the state legislature has exclusive jurisdiction to enact on matters enumerated in the state list .In regard to the matters enumerated in the concurrent list both the parliament and the state legislature have powers to make laws . Article 249 also empowers the parliament to enact even in respect of the matters included in the State list ,in the national interest and also when a proclamation of Emergency is in operation under Article 250 .