Indian Polity • Parliament & ExecutiveHard
Consider the following statements regarding the legislative powers of the President of India: 1. When a bill is passed by both Houses of Parliament and presented to the President, the President can give assent, withhold assent, or return the bill once for reconsideration if it is not a Money Bill. 2. The President can promulgate ordinances under Article 123 only when both Houses of Parliament are in active session. 3. Any ordinance promulgated by the President ceases to operate at the expiration of six weeks from the reassembly of Parliament unless approved earlier. Which of the statements given above are correct?
A. 1 and 3 only✓ Correct Answer
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
💡 Solution & Explanation
Statements 1 and 3 are correct because the President possesses suspensive veto powers over ordinary bills and ordinances must be approved within six weeks of parliamentary reassembly. Statement 2 is incorrect because Article 123 explicitly stipulates that the President can promulgate ordinances only when *both* Houses of Parliament are *not* in session, or when only one House is in session. Ordinances carry the same legal force as parliamentary statutes.
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