The President's power to return a bill (other than a Money Bill) to Parliament for reconsideration, which Parliament can override by passing it again, is called:

When the President returns a bill to Parliament for reconsideration, he exercises a suspensive veto. If Parliament passes the bill again, with or without amendments, and presents it to him, he must give his assent. So the veto only suspends the bill for a time.

Constitutional basis:

• The proviso to Article 111 allows the President to return a bill, other than a Money Bill, with a message requesting reconsideration.
• Parliament can override the veto by passing the bill again by a simple majority.

Kinds of veto under the Indian Constitution:

Absolute veto: withholding assent, so that the bill does not become law. It is usually used on private members' bills or when a new government advises the President not to give assent to a bill passed under the previous government.

Suspensive veto: returning the bill for reconsideration; it can be overridden by an ordinary majority.

Pocket veto: keeping the bill pending indefinitely, because there is no time limit for assent.

The Indian President does not have a qualified veto, which can be overridden only by a higher majority, as in the United States.

Money Bills:

The suspensive veto cannot be used on Money Bills, because they are introduced with the President's prior recommendation.

Constitution Amendment Bills:

No veto can be used on Constitution Amendment Bills, since the 24th Amendment made assent obligatory.

Examples:

In 2006, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam returned the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Amendment Bill, known as the Office of Profit Bill, for reconsideration. Parliament passed it again, and he gave his assent.

State bills:

• When a Governor reserves a state bill for the President, the President may direct the Governor to return it to the state legislature for reconsideration.
• If the legislature passes it again, the President is not bound to give assent.

Why not the other options?

• ✗Pocket veto means keeping the bill pending indefinitely.
• ✗Absolute veto means withholding assent altogether.
• ✗Qualified veto is not available to the Indian President.