The Constitution envisages the "principle of federal supremacy" in the executive space of Indian federal polity. Discuss while referring to the relevant Constitutional provisions and case laws. How public policy discuss while referring to the contentious issues regarding the distribution of powers between Union and States.

Principle of federal supremacy is as follows: (1) In case of any conflict between state law and central law on concurrent list state law and union list. (2) Conflict between state and central law on concurrent list. In both above cases, central law shall prevail over state law. Resolution of Contentious Issues: Principle of Harmonious Construction. Here the Court tries to see if it can harmoniously interpret both central and state law to do excluded instead of one taking precedence over other.

Interpret both central and state law. It will try to give their interpretation that allows both central and state law to be excluded instead of one taking precedence over other.