Constitution 201 — Bills reserved for consideration

The Constitution of India, 1950

Statutory text

When a Bill is reserved by a
Governor for the consideration of the President, the President shall declare
either that he assents to the Bill or that he withholds assent therefrom:
Provided that, where the Bill is not a Money Bill, the President may
direct the Governor to return the Bill to the House or, as the case may be, the
Houses of the Legislature of the State together with such a message as is
mentioned in the first proviso to article 200 and, when a Bill is so returned, the
House or Houses shall reconsider it accordingly within a period of six months
from the date of receipt of such message and, if it is again passed by the House

or Houses with or without amendment, it shall be presented again to the
President for his consideration.
Procedure in Financial Matters

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