UPSC Prelims 2023 · GS Paper 1 · Q66
Polity
Hard · Presidential election: legal safeguards
Consider the following statements regarding the election of the President of India:
1. If the Supreme Court declares a Presidential election void, all official acts performed by that person as President before the declaration automatically become invalid.
2. The election to fill a vacancy in the office of President must be postponed if some State Legislative Assemblies stand dissolved at the time.
3. The Constitution prescribes a fixed time limit within which the President must give assent to a Bill passed by Parliament.
How many of the above statements are correct?