Which of the following constitutional provisions empowers the Parliament to form a new State by separating territory from any existing State? 

Article 3 empowers Parliament to form a new State by separation of territory from any State or by uniting two or more States or parts of States. A Bill for this purpose can be introduced in Parliament only on the recommendation of the President, and the President shall refer it to the State Legislature concerned for expressing its views within the period specified. However, Parliament is not bound by the views of the State Legislature. Article 2 relates to admission or establishment of new States, while Article 4 deals with consequential amendments to the First and Fourth Schedules, which are not treated as amendments under Article 368.