The Speaker of the Lok Sabha certifies a Bill as a Money Bill under Article 110(3). The Speaker's certificate is:
Asubject to plenary judicial review of every clause on the merits of the certification (compare Article 110(3); Rojer Mathew v. South Indian Bank, (2020) 6 SCC 1; K. S. Puttaswamy (Aadhaar), (2019) 1 SCC 1)
Bfinal and not ordinarily challengeable in court (though limited judicial review on constitutional grounds is now recognised)
Csubject to the concurrence of the Vice-President as Chairman of the Council of States (compare Article 110(3); Rojer Mathew v. South Indian Bank, (2020) 6 SCC 1; K. S. Puttaswamy (Aadhaar), (2019) 1 SCC 1)
Dsubject to the concurrence of the President at the time of giving or withholding assent (compare Article 110(3); Rojer Mathew v. South Indian Bank, (2020) 6 SCC 1; K. S. Puttaswamy (Aadhaar), (2019) 1 SCC 1)
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. final and not ordinarily challengeable in court (though limited judicial review on constitutional grounds is now recognised)
1. Article 110(3) states that if any question arises whether a Bill is a Money Bill, the decision of the Speaker thereon shall be final.
2. While historically treated as non-justiciable, the Court in Rojer Mathew (2020) and Puttaswamy (Aadhaar, 2019) has recognised that limited judicial review of the Speaker's certificate is permissible on constitutional grounds.
3. The Vice-President and President do not concur with the Speaker's certification.
4. Hence option B captures the present position.
_Source: Constitution of India (Bare Act, updated to 105th Amendment Act 2021), Govt. of India Legislative Dept., Article 110(3); Rojer Mathew v. South Indian Bank, (2020) 6 SCC 1; K. S. Puttaswamy (Aadhaar), (2019) 1 SCC 1_
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