With reference to a Constitution Amendment Bill consider the following statements 1 The bill must be...........

Indian Polity Constitutional Amendments

With reference to a Constitution Amendment Bill, consider the following statements.

1.The bill must be passed in each House by a majority of two-thirds of the member of the House present and voting.

2.A deadlock due to disagreement between the two Houses on such bill must be resolved by a joint sitting of the two Houses.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 Only

2 Only

Both 1 and 2

None of the above

The bill must be passed in each House by a special majority, that is, a majority (that is, more than 50 per cent) of the total membership of the House and a majority of two-thirds of the members of the House present and voting.
Each House must pass the bill separately. In case of a disagreement between the two Houses, there is no provision for holding a joint sitting of the two Houses for the purpose of deliberation and passage of the bill.