With reference to the Indian Parliament, consider the following statements:
- 1.A bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses on its dissolution.
- 2.A bill passed by the Lok Sabha and pending in the Rajya Sabha lapses on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha.
- 3.A bill in regard to which the President of India notified his/her intention to summon the Houses to a joint sitting lapses on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer & explanation
Answer: (b) 1 and 2
Article 107(5) says a Bill pending in the Lok Sabha, or passed by it and pending in the Rajya Sabha, lapses when the Lok Sabha is dissolved. That rule is 'subject to article 108', and Article 108(5) lets a joint sitting be held even after dissolution, so a Bill for which the President has notified a joint sitting does not lapse.
- ✓ 1. A Bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses on its dissolution (Article 107(5)).
- ✓ 2. A Bill passed by the Lok Sabha and pending in the Rajya Sabha also lapses when the Lok Sabha is dissolved (Article 107(5)).
- ✗ 3. Article 108(5) allows the joint sitting to be held and the Bill passed even though the Lok Sabha has been dissolved since the President notified the sitting. Such a Bill therefore does not lapse.
Remember · Lok Sabha dissolution lapses Bills pending in it, or passed by it and pending in Rajya Sabha. Bills only in Rajya Sabha, or with a joint sitting notified, survive.
Sources
- Constitution of India, Article 107(5): Bills that lapse on dissolution of the House of the People ↗ “A Bill which is pending in the House of the People, or which having been passed by the House of the People is pending in the Council of States, shall, subject to the provisions of article 108, lapse on a dissolution … A joint sitting may be held under this article and a Bill passed thereat, notwithstanding that a dissolution of the House of the People has intervened since the President notified his intention to summon the Houses to meet therein.”
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2024, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·