Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R), regarding the legislative procedure in an Indian State:
Assertion (A): The State Legislative Assembly holds ultimate legislative supremacy over the State Legislative Council in passing ordinary bills.
Reason (R): Unlike the Rajya Sabha at the Parliament level, the State Legislative Council lacks equal statutory powers to veto an ordinary bill and can only delay its passage for a maximum cumulative period of four months.
In the context of the statements above, which one of the following is correct?
- Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).Cevap
- BBoth Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is NOT the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
- CAssertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
- DAssertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
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Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are constitutionally sound. Under Article 197, when a Legislative Assembly passes an ordinary bill and transmits it to the Legislative Council, the Council can delay it for up to 3 months. If the Assembly passes it a second time, the Council can delay it for at most 1 month. After 4 months total, the bill is deemed passed by both Houses. Thus, the Legislative Council is merely a advisory/delaying chamber, and Reason (R) is the exact rationale for Assertion (A).
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Legislative Procedure for Ordinary Bills in State Legislatures (Article 197)