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The President of India may sometimes simply keep a bill on his table indefinitely without giving or refusing assent. This is:1. Absolute Veto2. Suspensive Veto3. Pocket Veto4. Qualified Veto

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : Pocket Veto

The correct answer is Pocket Veto.

  • A bill passed by the Parliament becomes Act only after getting the assent of the President.
  • The President of India has the following rights over the bill passed by the Parliament:
    • He may give his assent to the bill.
    • Withhold his assent to the bill.
    • He may return the bill for the reconsideration of the Parliament.
  • The veto powers enjoyed by the President of India are:
    • Absolute Veto.
    • Pocket Veto.
    • Suspensive Veto.

 

  • A pocket veto is a kind of veto enjoyed by the President of India by keeping a bill on his table indefinitely without giving or refusing assent.
  • He will not take any action on the bill under Pocket veto.
  • The first president to use Pocket Veto was Gyani Zail Singh.

 

  • Absolute Veto refers to the power of the President to withhold his assent to a bill passed by the Parliament.
  • The President of India exercises the Suspensive Veto when he returns a bill for the reconsideration of the Parliament.
  • Qualified Veto does not apply to Indian President
  • President cannot send back a money bill passed by the Parliament. 
  • The 24th Constitutional Amendment Act 1971 made it obligatory for the president to give his assent to a Constitutional Amendment Bill.


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