Question

If a state legislative assembly passes and forwards a bill to its legislative council and if the legislative council rejects it. Then:

The bill can be passed by the legislative assembly to override legislative council

• A. Only 1 & 2
• B. Only 3
• C. Only 1 & 3
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is B Only 3

The Constitution does not provide for the mechanism of joint sitting of two Houses of the state legislature to resolve a deadlock between them over the passage of a bill. The legislative assembly can override the legislative council by passing the bill for the second time. Therefore the final power of passing an ordinary bill lies with the assembly. At the most, the council can detain or delay the bill for the period of four months