Section 24: Assent to Bills.

Q: What does Section 24 of The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991 (TGNCTDA) deal with?

Section 24 TGNCTDA pertains to "Assent to Bills.". It is part of the The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991, a legislation enacted by the Parliament of India. Section 24 of The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991 (TGNCTDA) governs assent to Bills. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: Is Section 24 TGNCTDA still in force?

Yes, Section 24 of the The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991 is currently in force across the Republic of India.

Q: What is धारा 24 TGNCTDA?

धारा 24 TGNCTDA is the Devanagari Hindi reference for Section 24 of the The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991. Section 24 of The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991 (TGNCTDA) governs assent to Bills. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: What is Dhara 24 TGNCTDA?

Dhara 24 TGNCTDA is the Roman Hindi reference for Section 24 of the The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991. "Dhara" means "Section" in Hindi. Section 24 of The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991 (TGNCTDA) governs assent to Bills. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: How to cite Section 24 of The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991?

Cite as: "Section 24, The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991 (TGNCTDA)" in legal briefs. For academic writing, use the BlueBook format: The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991, § 24 (India).

Law on Tips Editorial Board

When a Bill has been passed by the Legislative Assembly, it shall be presented to the Lieutenant Governor and the Lieutenant Governor shall declare either that he assents to the Bill or that he withholds assent therefrom or that he reserves the Bill for the consideration of the President:

Provided that the Lieutenant Governor may, as soon as possible after the presentation of the Bill to him for assent, return the Bill if it is not a Money Bill together with a message requesting that the Assembly will consider the Bill or any specified provisions thereof, and, in particular, will consider the desirability of introducing any such amendments as he may recommend in his message and, when a Bill is so returned, the Assembly will reconsider the Bill accordingly, and if the Bill is passed again with or without amendment and presented to the Lieutenant Governor for assent, the Lieutenant Governor shall declare either that he assents to the Bill or that he reserves the Bill for the consideration of the President:

Provided further that the Lieutenant Governor shall not assent to, but shall reserve for the consideration of the President, any Bill which,—

(a) in the opinion of the Lieutenant Governor would, if it became law, so derogate from the powers of the High Court as to endanger the position which that Court is, by the Constitution, designed to fill; or

(b) the President may, by order, direct to be reserved for his consideration; or

(c) relates to matters referred to in sub-section (5) of section 7 or section 19 or section 34 or sub-section (3) of ¹[section 43; or]

²[(d) incidentally covers any of the matters which falls outside the purview of the powers conferred on the Legislative Assembly.]
Explanation.—For the purposes of this section and section 25, a Bill shall be deemed to be a Money Bill if it contains only provisions dealing with all or any of the matters specified in sub-section (1) of section 22 or any matter incidental to any of those matters and, in either case, there is endorsed thereon the certificate of the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly signed by him that it is a Money Bill.

1. Subs. by Act 15 of 2021, s. 3, for "section 43" (w.e.f. 27-4-2021).
2. Ins. by s. 3, ibid. (w.e.f. 27-4-2021).