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Q66 (IAS/2003) Polity & Governance › Parliament › Parliamentary procedures Answer Verified

Which one of the following Bills must be passed by each House of the Indian Parliament separately, by special majority?

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Answer is Constitution Amendment Bill (4). Constitutional amendment bills must be passed separately by each House by a special majority: a majority of the total membership and not less than two-thirds of members present and voting. The requirement of two kinds of special majorities and separate passage by each House (with no provision for a joint sitting) is laid down for amendment bills [1]. Texts further state that the special majority entails both a majority of total membership and two-thirds of those present and voting for passage in each House under Article 368 [2]. Ordinary, money and financial bills follow ordinary/simple majority procedures, so they do not require this special majority.

Sources

  1. [1] Indian Constitution at Work, Political Science Class XI (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 9: CONSTITUTION AS A LIVING DOCUMENT > Special Majority > p. 202
  2. [2] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 11: Amendment of the Constitution > By Special Majority of Parliament > p. 124
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