Article 109: Special procedure in respect of Money Bills

The Constitution of IndiaCentral Constitution · 1950

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(1) A Money Bill shall not be introduced in the Council of States.

(2) After a Money Bill has been passed by the House of the People it shall be transmitted to the Council of States for its recommendations and the Council of States shall within a period of fourteen days from the date of its receipt of the Bill return the Bill to the House of the People with its recommendations and the House of the People may thereupon either accept or reject all or any of the recommendations of the Council of States.

(3) If the House of the People accepts any of the recommendations of the Council of States, the Money Bill shall be deemed to have been passed by both Houses with the amendments recommended by the Council of States and accepted by the House of the People.

(4) If the House of the People does not accept any of the recommendations of the Council of States, the Money Bill shall be deemed to have been passed by both Houses in the form in which it was passed by the House of the People without any of the amendments recommended by the Council of States.

(5) If a Money Bill passed by the House of the People and transmitted to the Council of States for its recommendations is not returned to the House of the THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part V.—The Union.—Arts. 108-109.)

Where this provision sits

Act	The Constitution of India
Article	109
Marginal note	Special procedure in respect of Money Bills
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source
Judgments citing it	6

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CRP/618/2024 of SRI SUDHIR Vs SMT ROOPA D VHigh Court of Karnataka · 2025-12-08
SA/296/2004 of MAHESH RAM Vs SMT.JANKIHigh Court of Chhattisgarh · 2025-11-17
K.C.LAXMANA vs K.C.CHANDRAPPA GOWDASupreme Court of India · 2022-04-19
PRAMOD KUMAR vs ZALAK SINGH .Supreme Court of India · 2019-05-10
NARAYAN vs BABASAHEB & ORS.Supreme Court of India · 2016-04-05
K C LAXMANA S/O CHINNEGOWDA Vs K C CHANDRAPPA GOWDAHigh Court of Karnataka · 2008-10-03

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