Consider the following statements: 1. If an ordinary Bill is returned by the President for reconsideration and is passed again by the state legislature with or without amendment, the Governor can reserve it again for the President's consideration. 2. When the President returns a Bill to the state legislature for reconsideration, the state legislature must act upon it within 3 months. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? |ForumIAS

Q. Consider the following statements:
1.If an ordinary Bill is returned by the President for reconsideration and is passed again by the state legislature with or without amendment, the Governor can reserve it again for the President’s consideration.
2.When the President returns a Bill to the state legislature for reconsideration, the state legislature must act upon it within 3 months.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: D

Notes:

Explanation –

Statements 1 and 2 are incorrect. According to the Indian Constitution, when an ordinary Bill is returned by the President for reconsideration and is passed again by the state legislature, the President may or may not give his assent. The Governor does not have the authority to reserve the Bill again for the President’s consideration once it has been reconsidered and passed by the state legislature. The Constitution specifies that when the President returns a Bill to the state legislature for reconsideration, the state legislature must act upon it within 6 months.

Source: The Hindu

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