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Difference between pocket and absolute veto in the context of Indian constitution
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  <p>The pocket of Indian President is bigger than that of US President</p>
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<p>Meaning that the Indian President can keep a bill pending for infinite time then what is the difference between absolute veto, where he withholds the bill and a pocket veto.</p>

<p>After reading some standard books I figured it out myself</p>

<p>A bill according the Indian Constitution can have these following fates</p>

<pre><code>President's Action              Impact on Bill        Veto
Gives assent                    Passed  
Withohold assent                Lapses                Absolute
Returns the Bill                Back to parliament    Suspensive
Neither ratifies nor rejects    Infinitely pending    Pocket
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<p>So the difference between Pocket and Absolute Veto is in former the bill doesn't lapse while in the later the bill lapses.</p>
