Legislative Procedure  196. Provisions as to introduction and passing of Bills. (1) Subject to the provisions of articles 198 and 207 with respect to Money Bills and other financial Bills, a Bill may originate in either House of the Legislature of a State which has a Legislative Council. (2) SubjectKEEP READING

197. Restriction on powers of Legislative Council as to Bills other than Money Bills. (1) If after a Bill has been passed by the Legislative Assembly of a State having a Legislative Council and transmitted to the Legislative Council- (a) the Bill is rejected by the Council; or (b) moreKEEP READING

198. Special procedure in respect of Money Bills. (1) A Money Bill shall not be introduced in a Legislative Council. (2) After a Money Bill has been passed by the Legislative Assembly of a State having a Legislative Council, it shall be transmitted to the Legislative Council for its recommendations,KEEP READING

199. Definition of “Money Bills”. (1) For the purposes of this Chapter, a Bill shall be deemed to be a Money Bill if it contains only provisions dealing with all or any of the following matters, namely- (a) the imposition, abolition, remission, alteration or regulation of any tax; (b) theKEEP READING

200. Assent to Bills. When a Bill has been passed by the Legislative Assembly of a State or, in the case of a State having a Legislative Council, has been passed by both Houses of the Legislature of the State, it shall be presented to the Governor and the GovernorKEEP READING

201. Bills reserved for consideration. When a Bill is reserved by a Governor for the consideration of the President, the President shall declare either that he assents to the Bill or that he withholds assent therefrom: Provided that, where the Bill is not a Money Bill, the President may directKEEP READING

Procedure in Financial Matters 202. Annual financial statement. (1) The Governor shall in respect of every financial year cause to be laid before the House or Houses of the Legislature of the State a statement of the estimated receipts and expenditure of the State for that year, in this PartKEEP READING

203. Procedure in Legislature with respect to estimates. (1) So much of the estimates as relates to expenditure charged upon the Consolidated Fund of a State shall not be submitted to the vote of the Legislative Assembly, but nothing in this clause shall be construed as preventing the discussion inKEEP READING

204. Appropriation Bills. (1) As soon as may be after the grants under article 203 have been made by the Assembly, there shall be introduced a Bill to provide for the appropriation out of the Consolidated Fund of the State of all moneys required to meet- (a) the grants soKEEP READING

205. Supplementary, additional or excess grants. (1) The Governor shall- (a) if the amount authorised by any law made in accordance with the provisions of article 204 to be expended for a particular service for the current financial year is found to be insufficient for the purposes of that yearKEEP READING

206. Votes on account, votes of credit and exceptional grants. (1) Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this Chapter, the Legislative Assembly of a State shall have power- (a) to make any grant in advance in respect of the estimated expenditure for a part of any financial year pendingKEEP READING

207. Special provisions as to financial Bills. (1) A Bill or amendment making provision for any of the matters specified in sub-clauses (a) to (f) of clause (1) of article 199 shall not be introduced or moved except on the recommendation of the Governor, and a Bill making such provisionKEEP READING

Procedure Generally  208. Rules of procedure. (1) A House of the Legislature of a State may make rules for regulating, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, its procedure and the conduct of its business. (2) Until rules are made under clause (1), the rules of procedure and standing ordersKEEP READING

209. Regulation by law of procedure in the Legislature of the State in relation to financial business. The Legislature of a State may, for the purpose of the timely completion of financial business, regulate by law the procedure of, and the conduct of business in, the House or Houses ofKEEP READING

210. Language to be used in the Legislature. (1) Notwithstanding anything in Part XVII, but subject to the provisions of article 348, business in the Legislature of a State shall be transacted in the official language or languages of the State or in Hindi or in English: Provided that theKEEP READING

211. Restriction on discussion in the Legislature. No discussion shall take place in the Legislature of a State with respect to the conduct of any Judge of the Supreme Court or of a High Court in the discharge of his duties. Read Constitution of India in a systematic way. DownloadKEEP READING