What is a joint session?
Under what circumstances is a joint session being called?
Dear Student,
India's Parliament is divided into two chambers. To pass a bill, it must receive the support of both houses. The framers of the Indian Constitution, on the other hand, foresaw an impasse between the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha. As a result, the Indian Constitution provides for joint sittings of both Houses to break the impasse.
The President of India convenes a joint sitting of Parliament, which is presided over by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha or, in their absence, the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha or, in their absence, the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. The joint session is not presided over by the Vice President of India, who is also the Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha.
As per Article 108 of Constitution, a Joint session of Parliament can be summoned in the following situations.
If, after a Bill has been passed by one House and submitted to the other House—
(a) the Bill is rejected by the other House; or
(b) the Houses have finally disagreed as to the amendments to be made in the Bill; or
(c) more than six months have elapsed from the date of the other House's receipt of the Bill without the Bill being passed by it, the President may, unless the Bill has elapsed for some other reason, reintroduce the Bill.
When the house is prorogued or adjourned for more than four days in a row, those days are not counted against the six-month calculating period.
If the conditions outlined above are met, the President of India may call a joint session of both houses of parliament.
Regards.
India's Parliament is divided into two chambers. To pass a bill, it must receive the support of both houses. The framers of the Indian Constitution, on the other hand, foresaw an impasse between the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha. As a result, the Indian Constitution provides for joint sittings of both Houses to break the impasse.
The President of India convenes a joint sitting of Parliament, which is presided over by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha or, in their absence, the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha or, in their absence, the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. The joint session is not presided over by the Vice President of India, who is also the Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha.
As per Article 108 of Constitution, a Joint session of Parliament can be summoned in the following situations.
If, after a Bill has been passed by one House and submitted to the other House—
(a) the Bill is rejected by the other House; or
(b) the Houses have finally disagreed as to the amendments to be made in the Bill; or
(c) more than six months have elapsed from the date of the other House's receipt of the Bill without the Bill being passed by it, the President may, unless the Bill has elapsed for some other reason, reintroduce the Bill.
When the house is prorogued or adjourned for more than four days in a row, those days are not counted against the six-month calculating period.
If the conditions outlined above are met, the President of India may call a joint session of both houses of parliament.
Regards.