Assent of the President (In context of a bill )

[Varun Gupta]

Assent of the President 

When a Bill is passed by both Houses, the Secretariat of the House which is last in possession of the Bill obtains the assent of the President. In the case of a Money Bill or a Bill passed at a joint sitting of the Houses, the Lok Sabha Secretariat obtains assent of the President. The Bill becomes an Act only after the President has given his assent to it. The President may give his/her assent or withhold his assent to a Bill. The President may also return the Bill (except a Money Bill) with his/her recommendations to the Houses for reconsideration, and if the Houses pass the Bill again with or without amendments the President cannot withhold his/her assent to the Bill. The President, however, is bound to give his/her assent to a Constitution Amendment Bill passed by the Houses of Parliament by the requisite special majority and, where necessary, ratified by the States.