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Consider the following statements:
\n1. If the election of the President of India is declared void by the Supreme Court of India, all acts done by him\/her in the performance of duties of his\/her office of President before the date of decision become invalid.
\n2. Election for the post of the President of India can be postponed on the ground that some Legislative Assemblies have been dissolved and elections are yet to take place.
\n3. When a Bill is presented to the President of India, the Constitution prescribes time limits within which he\/she has to declare his\/her assent.
\nHow many of the above statements are correct?<\/p>\n

[amp_mcq option1=”Only one” option2=”Only two” option3=”All three” option4=”None” correct=”option4″]<\/p>\n

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\nStatement 1 is incorrect. Article 71(2) of the Constitution of India explicitly states that “If the election of a person as President or Vice-President is declared void by the Supreme Court, acts done by him in the exercise and performance of the powers and duties of the office of President or Vice-President, as the case may be, on or before the date of the decision of the Supreme Court shall not be invalidated by reason of that declaration.”<\/p>\n

Statement 2 is incorrect. Article 62 of the Constitution mandates that an election to fill a vacancy in the office of President shall be held before the expiration of the term of office of the outgoing President. The election cannot be postponed on the ground that some Legislative Assemblies have been dissolved. The electoral college remains valid even if some state assemblies are dissolved; the election is based on the elected members existing at that time.<\/p>\n

Statement 3 is incorrect. Article 111 of the Constitution, which deals with the President’s assent to Bills, does not prescribe any time limit within which the President must declare his\/her assent or return the Bill (in case of ordinary Bills). The President can neither assent nor reject nor return the bill for an indefinite period, which is known as the ‘pocket veto’. This differs from the US President, who has a limited time frame.
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\n– Acts done by the President before the Supreme Court declares the election void remain valid.
\n– Presidential election cannot be postponed due to dissolution of State Legislative Assemblies.
\n– The Constitution does not prescribe a time limit for the President to give assent to an ordinary Bill.
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\nWhile the President has indefinite time for ordinary bills, for Constitutional Amendment Bills, the President is bound to give assent (24th Amendment Act, 1971). For Money Bills, the President can either give assent or withhold assent, but cannot return it for reconsideration (Article 111, read with Article 110).
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Consider the following statements: 1. If the election of the President of India is declared void by the Supreme Court of India, all acts done by him\/her in the performance of duties of his\/her office of President before the date of decision become invalid. 2. Election for the post of the President of India can … <\/p>\n

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