[Solved] Consider the following statements. If the election of the President of India is declared void by the Supreme Court of Jndia, all acts done by Supreme Court of India him/her in the performance of duties of his/her office of President before the date of decision become invalid. 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 dissolved and elections are yet to take place. When a Bill is presented to the President of India, the Constitution prescribes time limits within which he/ & has to declare his/her assent. How many of the above statements are correct?

Q66. Consider the following statements.

1. If the election of the President of India is declared void by the Supreme Court of Jndia, all acts done by Supreme Court of India 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 be postponed on the ground that some Legislative Assemblies have been dissolved and elections are yet to take dissolved and elections are yet to take place.
3. When a Bill is presented to the President of India, the Constitution prescribes time limits within which he/ & has to declare his/her assent.

How many of the above statements are correct?

1. Only one
2. Only two
3. All three
4. None

Answer: 4

The President is elected indirectly by the electoral college consisting of elected members of both the houses of Parliament, elected members of State legislative Assembly and elected members of the legislative assemblies of the Union Territories of Delhi and Puducherry.

Statement 1 is incorrect: If the election of a person as President is declared void by the Supreme Court, acts done by him before the date of such declaration of the Supreme Court are not invalidated and continue to remain in force.

Statement 2 is incorrect: The Supreme court in 1974 held that the dissolution of state legislative assembly will not be a ground for preventing the holding of the election on the expiry of the term of the President. Nor can it be a ground to suggest that the election to office of the President could be held only after the election to the state is held, where the Legislative Assembly of a State is dissolved.

Statement 3 is incorrect: The Constitution of India does not prescribe any time-limit within which the President has to take decision with respect to a bill presented to him/her for his/her assent. Thus the President of India can simply keep the bills pending for an indefinite period.