A veto – Latin for "I forbid" – is the power (used by an officer of
the state, for example) to unilaterally stop an official action,
especially the enactment of legislation. A veto can be absolute, as for
instance in the United Nations Security Council, whose permanent members
(China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States of America) can
block any resolution. Or it can be limited, as in the legislative
process of the United States, where a two-thirds vote in both
the House and Senate may override a Presidential veto of legislation. A
veto gives power only to stop changes, not to adopt them (except for
the rare "amendatory veto"). Thus a veto allows its holder to protect
the status quo.
The concept
of a veto body originated with the Roman consuls and tribunes. Either
of the two consuls holding office in a given year could block a military
or civil decision by the other; any tribune had the power to
unilaterally block legislation passed by the Roman Senate.
The President of India is vested with the following three types of veto power.
1. Absolute Veto
2. Suspensive Veto
3. Pocket Veto.
The President of India is vested with the following three types of veto power.
1. Absolute Veto
2. Suspensive Veto
3. Pocket Veto.
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