Multiple choice

A law for preventive detention may be enacted by

  1. the Parliament

  2. the State Legislature

  3. By both Parliament as well as by State Legislature

  4. Only by means of ordinance promulgated by the President
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Explanation

Article 229(3) of the Constitution clarifies that preventive detention laws fall under Entry 9 of List I (Union List), meaning only Parliament has the exclusive power to enact such laws. State legislatures cannot enact preventive detention laws under the constitutional scheme.

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