A joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament can be convened by the President under which of the following circumstances? 1. If a bill passed by one House is rejected by the other House. 2. If the Houses have finally disagreed as to the amendments to be made in the bill. 3. If more than six weeks have elapsed from the date of reception of the bill by the other House without the bill being passed by it. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Parliament, Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha & Legislative Procedure — question ID 886
Options
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Explanation
According to the Constitution, a joint sitting can be called if more than six months (not six weeks) have elapsed from the date of receipt of the bill by the other House without it being passed. Therefore, statements 1 and 2 are correct, while statement 3 is incorrect.