Q. Consider the following statements regarding the ‘veto powers’ of the President and the Governor:
1. Only the President and not the Governor is empowered to exercise Suspensive Veto over the Ordinary Bills.
2. Neither the President nor the Governor has any Veto Power in case of Money Bills.
3. The Governor has no veto power once a state bill is reserved for the President’s consideration.
How many of the above given statements are correct?
Exp) Option a is the correct answer.
Statement 1 is incorrect: Suspensive veto means power to send back a bill to the legislature for reconsideration. Both the President and as well as the Governor can exercise a suspensive veto. If such a bill is passed again by the legislatures with or without amendment, they are bound to given their assent.
Statement 2 is incorrect: Both the President or the Governor can either give assent or withhold assent. They cannot send it for reconsideration. This implies that both have veto powers against a money bill, except they cannot send it for reconsideration. Additionally, the Governor can also reserve a money bill for the President’s consideration.
Statement 3 is correct: The Governor has no further role once he/she reserves a bill for the consideration of the President. President can give assent or withhold such a bill. The President can also send back the bill to the state legislature for reconsideration. When the House passes the bill again with or without amendment, it must be presented again for the Presidential assent only
