Consider the following statements :
1. If the election of the President of India is declared void by the Supreme Court of India, all acts done by him/her in the performance of duties of his/her office of President before the date of decision become invalid.
2. Election for the post of the President of India can be postponed on the ground that some Legislative Assemblies have been dissolved and elections are yet to take place.
3. When a Bill is presented to the President of India, the Constitution prescribes time limits within which he/she has to declare his/ her assent.
How many of the above statements are correct?
Explanation
statement 1 is wrong: Article 71 of the Constitution explicitly states that any acts done by the president or vice president in their official capacity shall not be invalidated just because the Supreme court has declared their election to be invalid.
Statement 2 is wrong: The Presidential and Vice presidential election Act and rules of 1952 empower the election commission of India to conduct elections to these offices without any provision allowing for changes to election cycles due to non functional legislative assemblies.
Statement 3 is wrong: The Constitution does not provide for any time limit to either the President or Governor with respect to delivering assent.
all the three statements wrong.