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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- Article 254 of the Indian Constitution provides that when a state law on a Concurrent List subject conflicts with a central law, the central law prevails and the state law is void to the extent of the repugnancy.
- What is the difference between Article 254(1) and Article 254(2)?
- How do courts determine whether two laws are repugnant?
- Does Presidential assent under Article 254(2) make a state law permanently supreme?
- How does Article 254 differ from Article 251?

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In 2017 the Tamil Nadu government secured Presidential assent under Article 254(2) for its Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act to legalise jallikattu despite the conflicting central Act of 1960.

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