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UPSC Prelims 2016, GS Paper 1
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Polity
Medium · Lapsing of Bills: Prorogation vs Dissolution
Consider the following statements regarding the lapsing of Bills in Parliament:
1. A Bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses the moment the Lok Sabha is merely prorogued while the Bill is still under consideration.
2. A Bill that originated in the Rajya Sabha and is still pending there, without having been passed by the Lok Sabha, does not lapse merely because the Lok Sabha is dissolved.
Which of the statements given above is correct?