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Q94 (IAS/2024) Polity & Governance › Parliament › Parliamentary procedures Official Key

With reference to the Indian Parliament, consider the following statements : 1. A bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses on its dissolution. 2. A bill passed by the Lok Sabha and pending in the Rajya Sabha lapses on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha. 3. A bill in regard to which the President of India notified his/her intention to summon the Houses to a joint sitting lapses on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

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Your answer: —  ·  Correct: B
Explanation

The correct answer is option B (statements 1 and 2 are correct).

Statement 1 is correct: A bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses on its dissolution, whether it originated in the Lok Sabha or was transmitted to it by the Rajya Sabha.[3]

Statement 2 is correct: A bill passed by the Lok Sabha but pending in the Rajya Sabha also lapses upon dissolution of the Lok Sabha.[3]

Statement 3 is incorrect: A bill not passed by the two Houses due to disagreement does not lapse if the President has notified the holding of a joint sitting before the dissolution of Lok Sabha.[3] The joint sitting can be held even if the Lok Sabha is dissolved after the President has notified his/her intention to summon such a sitting, as the bill does not lapse in this case.[6]

Therefore, only statements 1 and 2 are correct, making option B the right answer.

Sources
  1. [1] Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 23: Parliament > Dissolution > p. 237
  2. [2] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 23: Parliament > Dissolution > p. 237
  3. [3] Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 23: Parliament > Dissolution > p. 237
  4. [4] Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 23: Parliament > JOINT SITTING OF TWO HOUSES > p. 250
  5. [5] Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 23: Parliament > JOINT SITTING OF TWO HOUSES > p. 250
  6. [6] Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 23: Parliament > JOINT SITTING OF TWO HOUSES > p. 250
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In the Indian Parliament, does a bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapse on dissolution of the Lok Sabha?
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Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 23: Parliament > Dissolution > p. 237
Presence: 5/5
“They (to be pursued further) must be reintroduced in the newly-constituted Lok Sabha. However, some pending bills and all pending assurances that are to be examined by the Committee on Government Assurances do not lapse on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha. The position with respect to lapsing of bills is as follows: • 1. A bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses (whether originating in the Lok Sabha or transmitted to it by the Rajya Sabha).• 2. A bill passed by the LokSabha but pending in the Rajya Sabha lapses.• 3. A bill not passed by the two Houses due to disagreement and if the President has notified the holding of a joint sitting before the dissolution of Lok Sabha, does not lapse.• 4.”
Why this source?
  • Explicitly states that a bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses, whether it originated there or was transmitted from the Rajya Sabha.
  • Directly addresses lapsing on dissolution of the Lok Sabha with no conditional exception in this clause.
Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 23: Parliament > JOINT SITTING OF TWO HOUSES > p. 250
Presence: 4/5
“If the bill (under dispute) has already lapsed due to the dissolution of the Lok Sabha, no joint sitting can be summoned. But, the joint sitting can be held if the Lok Sabha is dissolved after the President has notified his/ her intention to summon such a sitting (as the bill does not lapse in this case). After the President notifies his/ her intention to summon a joint sitting of the two Houses, none of the Houses can proceed further with the bill. The Speaker of Lok Sabha presides over a joint sitting of the two Houses and the Deputy Speaker, in his/her absence.”
Why this source?
  • Explains the practical consequence that if a bill has lapsed due to dissolution, a joint sitting cannot be summoned.
  • Also identifies a specific exception: if the President has notified intention to summon a joint sitting before dissolution, the bill does not lapse.
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