The second term ofNarendra Modi governmentis
likely to place the controversialTriple
Talaq Billin its very first session of Parliament. TheMuslim Women (Protection of
Rights on Marriage) Second Ordinancewas promulgated onFebruary 21, 2019.
An ordinance willlapse after six monthsof the
promulgation. The bill should be passed by both sessions of Parliament within45 days after the first sitting
of Parliament.
The Modi government’s government in its first
tenure has failed to get the Bill cleared in the Rajya Sabha as the Opposition
opposed the criminality clause. Even after removing the clause the government
could not table the Bill, owing to continuous disruptions.
Ordinance:
The ordinance is a decree orlaw promulgated by a state or
national governmentwithoutthe
consent of the legislature.
Article
123of the Constitution of
India grants thePresidentcertain
law-making powers to promulgate ordinances when either of the two Houses of
Parliament is not in session. Thegovernorof
a state can also issue ordinances underArticle 213when the state
legislative assembly is not in session.
Ordinances cease to operate either if
Parliament/State assembly does not approve of themwithin six weeks of once both houses
of the Parliament are in session, or if disapproving
resolutions are passed by both Houses.
