{"id":59197,"date":"2026-03-08T12:54:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T07:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=59197"},"modified":"2026-03-19T11:02:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T05:32:38","slug":"article-111-of-indian-constitution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/article-111-of-indian-constitution\/","title":{"rendered":"Article 111 of Indian Constitution, Interpretation, Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"

Though Article 111 of Indian Constitution has never been amended directly, its practical application has shaped parliamentary procedure over time. It defines how a Bill, once passed by both Houses of Parliament, is sent to the President for assent. The President may\u00a0 Approve it, Withhold assent, or Return it (if it is not a Money Bill) for reconsideration.<\/span><\/p>\n

This mechanism ensures an additional constitutional check before a Bill becomes law. While the Article 111 of Indian Constitution has remained unchanged, debates around the President\u2019s discretion and timelines for action have influenced its interpretation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Article 111 of Indian Constitution<\/b><\/h2>\n

When a Bill has been passed by the Houses of Parliament, it shall be presented to the President, and the President shall declare either that he assents to the Bill, or that he withholds assent therefrom:<\/span><\/p>\n

Provided that the President may, as soon as possible after the presentation to him of a Bill for assent, return the Bill if it is not a Money Bill to the Houses with a message requesting that they will reconsider the Bill or any specified provisions thereof and, in particular, will consider the desirability of introducing any such amendments as he may recommend in his message, and when a Bill is so returned, the Houses<\/span><\/p>\n

shall reconsider the Bill accordingly, and if the Bill is passed again by the Houses with or without amendment and presented to the President for assent, the President shall not withhold assent therefrom.<\/span><\/p>\n

Article 111 of Indian Constitution Interpretation<\/b><\/h2>\n

Article 111 of the Indian Constitution lays down the process for the President\u2019s assent to Bills. Once a Bill has been passed by both the houses of the Parliament, it is sent to the Presidents who can either approve it thereby making it a law or withhold the assent. Except in the cases of Money Bills<\/strong><\/a>, the President may also return a Bill to Parliament with recommendations for reconsideration. If both Houses pass the bill again with or without changes, the President is then obliged to give assent.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some commentaries mention \u201cpocket veto\u201d or \u201cconstructive assent\u201d in relation to Article 111. These are not formal constitutional terms but describe situations arising from the President\u2019s use of powers under this provision.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Article 111 of Indian Constitution outlines the President\u2019s options for assent to Bills, including approval, withholding, or returning non-Money Bills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":59205,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[786],"tags":[2154],"class_list":{"0":"post-59197","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-general-studies","8":"tag-article-111-of-indian-constitution","9":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59197"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59197\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93611,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59197\/revisions\/93611"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}