Consider the following statements: (a) The President may return an ordinary bill for reconsideration of the Parliament. (b) The President may return the money bill for reconsideration of the Parliament. (c) If an ordinary bill is passed again by the Parliament, the President must give his assent to the bill. Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct ?

Statement (a) is correct: Under Article 111, the President can return a bill (other than a Money Bill or a Constitution Amendment Bill) to the Houses for reconsideration. This is known as the suspensive veto. Statement (b) is incorrect: The President cannot return a Money Bill for reconsideration. Under Article 111 read with Article 109, the President has two options regarding a Money Bill: either give assent or withhold assent. However, withholding assent to a Money Bill passed by Parliament is generally considered unconstitutional in practice, meaning the President must usually give assent. There is no provision for returning it for reconsideration. Statement (c) is correct: If a bill (other than a Money Bill) is returned by the President for reconsideration and is passed again by both Houses of Parliament with or without amendments and presented to the President for assent, the President is bound to give assent to the bill. This limits the President's veto power.