Article 85 of the Constitution of India

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Article 85 of the Constitution of India empowers the President to summon, prorogue, and dissolve the Houses of Parliament, thereby regulating the sessions and continuity of the legislature.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional provision
appliesTo Council of States (Rajya Sabha) NERFINISHED
House of the People (Lok Sabha) NERFINISHED
branch Union legislature NERFINISHED
cameIntoForceOn 26 January 1950
category Indian constitutional law
Parliamentary procedure in India
citationForm Article 85, Constitution of India NERFINISHED
concerns executive-legislature relations at the Union level
constitutionalPosition Chapter II – Parliament
located in Part V of the Constitution of India
country India
doesNotApplyTo State Legislatures NERFINISHED
empowers President to dissolve the Lok Sabha before expiry of its term
President to issue summons to members of each House
President to terminate a session by prorogation
ensures that Parliament meets at least twice a year
governs continuity of parliamentary sessions
continuity of the Lok Sabha
grantsPowerTo President of India NERFINISHED
hasAmendmentHistory has been affected by constitutional amendments
historicalOrigin Constituent Assembly of India NERFINISHED
interpretedBy High Courts in India NERFINISHED
Supreme Court of India NERFINISHED
language English
Hindi
legalEffect empowers President to dissolve the House of the People
empowers President to prorogue each House of Parliament
empowers President to summon each House of Parliament
locatedInLegalSystem Indian legal system
partOf Constitution of India NERFINISHED
regulates intervals between sessions of Parliament
relatedTo Article 83 of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED
Article 86 of the Constitution of India
requires that six months shall not intervene between last sitting of one session and first sitting of next session of Parliament
scope Union Parliament only
subject Parliament of India NERFINISHED
dissolution of the Lok Sabha
prorogation of Parliament
sessions of Parliament
summoning of Parliament
typeOfPower formal constitutional power of the President
usedBy President of India on advice of Council of Ministers NERFINISHED

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Article 79 of the Constitution of India relatedTo Article 85 of the Constitution of India