- What is it?: Joint sitting is extraordinary machinery provided by the Constitution to resolve a deadlock between the two Houses over the passage of a bill.
- Conditions for Deadlock
- If the bill is rejected by the other House.
- If the Houses have finally disagreed as to the amendments to be made in the bill.
- If more than six months have elapsed from the date of the receipt of the bill by the other House without the bill being passed by it.
- Applicability
- The provision of joint sitting is applicable to ordinary bills or financial bills only and not to money bills or Constitutional amendment bills.
- Speakers Role
- The Speaker of Lok Sabha presides over a joint sitting of the two Houses and the Deputy Speaker, in his absence.
- If both are absent, the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha presides.
- Quorum
- The quorum to constitute a joint sitting is one-tenth of the total number of members of the two Houses.
- Bills Passed till now through joint sitting
- Dowry Prohibition Bill, 1960.
- Banking Service Commission (Repeal) Bill, 1977.
- Prevention of Terrorism Bill, 2002.