Question

Parliament is adjourned sine die means which of the following?

• A. The parliament will meet after a recess
• B. It will meet again for discussing some urgent issue
• C. The parliament will meet after a fresh election
• D. It will meet again only when the speaker convenes it

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

It will meet again only when the speaker convenes it

Adjournment sine die, which means without day in latin. It means "without assigning a day for a further meeting or hearing". To adjourn an assembly sine die is to adjourn it for an indefinite period. A legislative body adjourns sine die when it adjourns without appointing a say on which to appear or assemble again. The power of adjournment and adjournment sine die lies with the speaker.