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Q126 (UPPCS/2023) Polity & Governance › Preamble, Union & Territory, Citizenship

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R) - Assertion (A) - The President can recommend to the Parliament to change the boundary of any state after seeking views of the concerned Legislature of that state on the subject within specified period. Reason (R) - It is not mandatory for the President to accept the proposal of the concerned State Legislature. Select the correct answer using the code given below -

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Explanation

Both statements are correct under Article 3 of the Indian Constitution, which governs the reorganization of states. Assertion (A) is true because any bill seeking to change the boundaries or names of states must be introduced only on the President's recommendation. Before making this recommendation, the President is constitutionally required to refer the bill to the concerned State Legislature to express its views within a specified timeframe.

Reason (R) is also true. The Supreme Court (e.g., in Babulal Parate v. State of Bombay, 1

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