Consider the following statements regarding an ordinary bill in state legislature 1 At the most the ...........

Indian Polity State Executive

Consider the following statements regarding an ordinary bill in state legislature:

1. At the most, the council can detain or delay the bill for a period of four months.

2. The bill, which has originated in the council and was sent to the assembly, if rejected by the assembly, the bill ends and becomes dead.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both

None

The ultimate power of passing an ordinary bill is vested in the assembly.
At the most, the council can detain or delay the bill for a period of four months—three months in the first instance and one month in the second instance.
The Constitution does not provide for the mechanism of joint sitting of both the Houses to resolve the disagreement between the two Houses over a bill.
On the other hand, there is a provision for joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha to resolve a disagreement between the two over an ordinary bill.
Moreover, when a bill, which has originated in the council and was sent to the assembly, is rejected by the assembly, the bill ends and becomes dead.