According to the proviso to Article 3, a Bill for the formation of new States or alteration of areas, boundaries or names of existing States must be referred by the President to the legislature of the affected State(s) for expressing its/their views within a specified period. Statement (i) is correct. However, the President (and thus the Parliament) is not bound by the views or opinion of the state legislature. Parliament can pass the Bill irrespective of whether the state legislature has submitted its views or not, or whether it has approved or disapproved the Bill. Statement (ii) is not correct. A Bill under Article 3 can only be introduced in either House of Parliament on the recommendation of the President. Statement (iii) is correct.
Which of the following statements is/are not correct about the creation of new States by the Parliament under Article 3 of the Indian Constitution? (i) The President of India is required to refer such a Bill to the affected State/ States in order to know its/their view. (ii) The President is bound to accept the opinion/view of the affected State/States in making recommendations to the Parliament. (iii) The Parliament cannot introduce a Bill to this effect without the prior recommendations of the President. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Asked in APSC CCE Prelims Exam 2022 · Topic: State and Union Territories (Procedure for the reorganization of states (President's recommendation, state legislature views))
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