Which of the following statements is are correct Under the provisions of Article 200 of the Constitu...........

Indian Polity (Easy) Articles, Schedules and Amendment

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Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Under the provisions of Article 200 of the Constitution of India the Governor of a state may

Withhold his assent to a Bill passed by the state legislature.
Reserve the Bill passed by the state legislature for consideration of the President.
Return the Bill, other than a money Bill, for reconsideration of the legislature.

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Explanation:

All of the above statements are correct.

According to Article 200, when a Bill passed by the Legislature of a State is presented to the
Governor, he has four options, namely, (a) he assents to the Bill; (b) he withholds assent; (c) he reserves
the Bill for the consideration of the President; or (d) he returns the Bill to the Legislature for
reconsideration. The first proviso says that as soon as the Bill is presented to him, he may return the Bill
to the Legislature (if it is not a Money Bill) together with a message requesting the Legislature to
reconsider the Bill. He can also suggest the desirability of introducing such amendments or changes as
he thinks appropriate. If, on such reconsideration, the Bill is passed again, with or without amendments,
and is presented to the Governor for assent, he has to accord his assent. The second proviso says that if
the Bill presented to him derogates, in the opinion of Governor, from the powers of the High Court so as
to endanger the position which the High court is designed to fill by the Constitution, he is bound to reserve
the Bill for the consideration of the President