Which of the following bill can be returned by the President for reco...
The correct answer is option 'C' - Ordinary Bill.
Explanation:
A) Constitutional Amendment Bill:
- This bill cannot be returned by the President for reconsideration. Once it has been passed by both Houses of Parliament with a special majority (i.e., a majority of the total membership of each House and a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of each House present and voting), it is presented to the President for his assent. The President has to give his assent and cannot withhold his assent to a Constitutional Amendment Bill.
B) Money Bill:
- A Money Bill is a bill that exclusively deals with all or any of the matters specified in Article 110 of the Constitution. It cannot contain any provisions for matters other than those specified in Article 110. Once a Money Bill is passed by the Lok Sabha (the Lower House of Parliament), it is sent to the Rajya Sabha (the Upper House of Parliament) for its recommendations. The Rajya Sabha must return the bill to the Lok Sabha within 14 days with its recommendations, and the Lok Sabha may either accept or reject all or any of the recommendations. After the bill is passed by both Houses, it is sent to the President for his assent. The President cannot return a Money Bill for reconsideration.
C) Ordinary Bill:
- An Ordinary Bill is any bill that does not qualify as a Money Bill or a Constitutional Amendment Bill. Once an Ordinary Bill is passed by both Houses of Parliament, it is sent to the President for his assent. The President has three options: (i) give his assent to the bill, (ii) withhold his assent to the bill, or (iii) return the bill for reconsideration. If the President returns the bill for reconsideration, the Parliament can reconsider the bill, and if it is passed again by both Houses, it is sent to the President for his assent. The President cannot return the bill for reconsideration a second time.
D) Both a and b:
- The Constitutional Amendment Bill and the Money Bill cannot be returned by the President for reconsideration. Therefore, this option is incorrect.
E) None of the above / More than one of the above:
- The correct answer is option 'C' - Ordinary Bill.
Which of the following bill can be returned by the President for reco...
- An ordinary bill passed by both the Houses can be withheld by the President or returned for reconsideration. If it comes to the President after being passed again by both the houses, then it is mandatory for the President to give his assent.
- The President can either give his assent or withhold the money bill. Under the Constitution, a money bill cannot be returned to the House for reconsideration by the President. If he does not give approval within 14 days, he is deemed to have passed.
- The President cannot return the Constitution amendment bill for reconsideration and the President has no veto power in relation to it. The 24th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1971 made it mandatory for the President to give his assent to the Constitutional Amendment Bill.
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