Can the Legislature of a State make laws with respect to matters enumerated in List I or List III, if Parliament has not made any law regarding those matters?
No, the Legislature of a State cannot make laws with respect to matters enumerated in List I or List III if Parliament has not made any law regarding those matters. According to Article 246(1), Parliament has exclusive power to make laws with respect to any of the matters enumerated in List I (Union List). Similarly, according to Article 246(2), Parliament, and subject to Article 246(1), the Legislature of any State also have power to make laws with respect to any of the matters enumerated in List III (Concurrent List). In other words, the legislative authority of a State is limited to making laws with respect to matters enumerated in List II (State List) only.