Constitution of India, 1949
198. Special procedure
in respect of Money Bills.-
(1) A Money Bill shall not be introduced in a
Legislative Council.
(2) After a Money Bill has been passed by the
Legislative Assembly of a State having a Legislative Council, it shall be
transmitted to the Legislative Council for its recommendations, and the
Legislative Council shall within a period of fourteen days from the date of its
receipt of the Bill return the Bill to the Legislative Assembly with its
recommendations, and the Legislative Assembly may thereupon either accept or
reject all or any of the recommendations of the Legislative Council.
(3) If the Legislative Assembly accepts any of
the recommendations of the Legislative Council, the Money Bill shall be deemed
to have been passed by both Houses with the amendments recommended by the
Legislative Council and accepted by the Legislative Assembly.
(4) If the Legislative Assembly does not
accept any of the recommendations of the Legislative Council, the Money Bill
shall be deemed to have been passed by both Houses in the form in which it was
passed by the Legislative Assembly without any of the amendments recommended by
the Legislative Council.
(5) If a Money Bill passed by the Legislative
Assembly and transmitted to the Legislative Council for its recommendations is
not returned to the Legislative Assembly within the said period of fourteen
days, it shall be deemed to have been passed by both Houses at the expiration
of the said period in the form in which it was passed by the Legislative
Assembly.