The Constitution of India
Right of President to address and send messages to Houses
- Jurisdiction
- India
- Provision
- 86
- Source language
- eng+tel
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official sourceaddress either House of Parliament or both Houses assembled together, and for that purpose
require the attendance of members.
(2) The President may send messages to either House of Parliament, whether with
respect to a Bill then pending in Parliament or otherwise, and a House to which any message
is so sent shall with all convenient despatch consider any matter required by the message to
be taken into consideration.
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The Constitution of India · legislative.gov.in · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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