Q. In which of the following situation/s is/are the President can summon a joint sitting of both the houses of Parliament?
1.If the bill is rejected by the other House.
2.If the Houses have finally disagreed as to the amendments to be made in the bill.
3.If more than six months have elapsed from the date of the receipt of the bill by the other House without the bill being passed by it.
Choose the correct answer from below given codes:
Answer: D
Notes:
Explanation: Joint sitting is extraordinary machinery provided by the Constitution to resolve a deadlock between the two Houses over the passage of a bill.
A deadlock is deemed to have taken place under any one of the following three situations after a bill has been passed by one House and transmitted to the other House:
- if the bill is rejected by the other House;
- if the Houses have finally disagreed as to the amendments to be made in the bill; or
- if more than six months have elapsed from the date of the receipt of the bill by the other House without the bill being passed by it.
In the above three situations, the president can summon both the Houses to meet in a joint sitting for the purpose of deliberating and voting on the bill.
Source: Laxmikanth’s Polity
