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Q90 (IAS/2020) Polity & Governance › Parliament › Parliament sessions Official Key

Consider the following statements : 1. The President of India can summon a session of the Parliament at such place as he/she thinks fit. 2. The Constitution of India provides for three sessions of the Parliament in a year, but it is not mandatory to conduct all three sessions. 3. There is no minimum number of days that the Parliament is required to meet in a year. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

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The correct answer is Option 3 (1 and 3 only) based on the following constitutional provisions:

  • Statement 1 is correct: Under Article 85(1) of the Constitution, the President has the power to summon each House of Parliament to meet at "such time and place as he thinks fit." While sessions traditionally occur in the Parliament House, New Delhi, there is no constitutional restriction on the location.
  • Statement 2 is incorrect: The Constitution does not specify the number of sessions (Budget, Monsoon, and Winter). It only mandates that six months shall not intervene between two sessions. Thus, while three sessions are conventional, they are not a constitutional requirement.
  • Statement 3 is correct: There is no minimum number of days prescribed by the Constitution or the Rules of Procedure for Parliament to meet annually. The only requirement is the "six-month rule" mentioned above.

Therefore, statements 1 and 3 are legally accurate, making Option 3 the right choice.

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Q. Consider the following statements : 1. The President of India can summon a session of the Parliament at such place as he/she thinks fit.…
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This is a classic 'Constitution vs. Convention' trap. While standard books mention the three sessions (Budget, Monsoon, Winter), the question tests if you know that this schedule is merely a convention, whereas the Constitution only mandates the 'six-month gap' rule. It rewards precision over general reading.

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Does the Constitution of India (for example Article 85) authorize the President of India to summon each House of Parliament to meet at such time and place as he/she thinks fit?
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Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 23: Parliament > Summoning > p. 235
Presence: 5/5
“The President from time to time summons each House of Parliament to meet at such time and place as he/ she thinks fit. But, the maximum gap between two sessions of Parliament cannot be more than six months. In other words, the Parliament should meet at least twice a year. There are usually three sessions in a year, viz, • 1. The Budget Session (February to May); • 2. The Monsoon Session (July to September); and • 3. The Winter Session (November to December). I1oIM.N. Kau l and S.L. Shakdher; Practice and Procedure of Parliament, Sixth Edition, 2009, Lok Sabha Secretariat, pp.”
Why this source?
  • Explicitly states: 'The President from time to time summons each House of Parliament to meet at such time and place as he/ she thinks fit.'
  • Also records the constitutional limit that the gap between two sessions cannot exceed six months, showing both power and its temporal restriction.
Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 23: Parliament > Summoning > p. 235
Presence: 5/5
“The President from time to time summons each House of Parliament to meet at such time and place as he/ she thinks fit. But, the maximum gap between two sessions of Parliament cannot be more than six months. In other words, the Parliament should meet at least twice a year. There are usually three sessions in a year, viz, • 1. The Budget Session (February to May); • 2. The Monsoon Session (July to September); and • 3. The Winter Session (November to December). I. M. Kaul and S.L. Shakdher; Practice and Procedure of Parliament, Sixth Edition, 2009, Lok Sabha Secretariat, pp.”
Why this source?
  • Repeats the identical explicit wording that the President summons each House 'to meet at such time and place as he/she thinks fit.'
  • Adds context by listing the usual sessions (Budget, Monsoon, Winter), illustrating practical exercise of the summoning power.
Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 12: The Union Legislature > p. 245
Presence: 4/5
“Sessions of Parliament. The President's power-(a) to summon either House; (b) to prorogue either House; and (c) to dissolve the House of the People has already been noted (in the chapter titled 'The Union Executive', ante). ' As regards summoning, the Constitution imposes a duty upon the President, namely, that he must summon each House at such intervals 'that six months shall not intervene between its last sitting in one session and the date appointed for its first sitting in the next session [Article 85(1)] Adjournment, prorogation. It would, in this context, be useful to distinguish gation and dissolu· prorogation and dissolution from adjournment.”
Why this source?
  • Identifies a constitutional duty under Article 85(1): the President must summon each House so that not more than six months intervene between sessions.
  • Frames summoning as a power anchored in Article 85, tying the practice to a specific constitutional provision.
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