With reference to Bills under Article 3 consider the following statements 1 No Bill can be int...........

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With reference to Bills under Article 3, consider the following statements:

1. No Bill can be introduced in either House of Parliament except on the recommendation of the President.
2. No Bill can be introduced in either House of Parliament before referring it to the Legislatures of the concerned States for expressing opinion thereon.
3. The views expressed by the State Legislature on the Bill are binding on the President.

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Explanation:

Under Article 3, the Parliament is empowered:
1. to form a new State by separating a part of the territory of a State or by uniting two or more States or parts of States or by uniting any territory to a part of any State. It also includes the power of the Parliament to form a new State or Union territory by uniting a part of any State or Union territory to any other State or Union territory.

2. to increase the area of any State

3. to diminish the area of any State

4. to alter the boundaries of any State

5. to alter the name of any State

The term ‘State’ includes a Union territory in all the above five cases. However, a Bill under Article 3 must satisfy two conditions:

1. No Bill for the purpose can be introduced in either House of Parliament except on the recommendation of the President.

2. The Bill must be referred by the President to the Legislatures of the concerned States for expressing opinion thereon. The President should do so before giving his recommendation. Hence no Bill can be introduced in either House of Parliament before referring it to the Legislatures of the concerned States for expressing opinion thereon. Such an opinion has to be expressed within a period specified by the President. In any case, the views expressed by the State Legislature are not binding on the President or Parliament