Legislative power is constitutionally vested by the Parliament of India of which the president is the head, to facilitate the law making process per the constitution (Article 78, Article 86, etc.). The President summons both the Houses (the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha) of the Parliament and prorogues them. He can dissolve the Lok Sabha.[9]:147 Per Article 74, the President shall abide by the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister, provided the given advice is in accordance with the constitution. Article 143 gave power to the president to consult the
 
 Supreme Court about the constitutional validity of any issueThe President inaugurates Parliament by addressing it after the general elections and also at the beginning of the first session each year; this is mentioned in Article 8 The Presidential address on these occasions is generally meant to outline the new policies of the governmentAll bills passed by the Parliament can become laws only after receiving the assent of the President. After a bill is presented to him, the President shall declare either that he assents to the Bill, or that he withholds his assent from it. As a third option, he can return a bill to Parliament, if it is not a money bill or a constitutional amendment bill, for reconsideration. When, after reconsideration, the bill is passed and presented to the President, with or without amendments, the President cannot withhold his assent from it. The President can also withhold his assent to a bill when it is initially presented to him (rather than return it to Parliament) thereby exercising a pocket vetoWhen either of the two Houses of the Parliament of India is not in session, and if the government feels the need for an immediate procedure, the President can promulgate ordinances which have the same force and effect as laws passed by Parliament. These are in the nature of interim or temporary legislation and their continuance is subject to parliamentary approval. Ordinances remain valid for no more than six weeks from the date the Parliament is convened unless approved by it earlier. Under article 123, President as the upholder of the constitution shall be satisfied that immediate action is mandatory as advised by the central cabinet and he is confident that the government commands majority support in the Parliament needed for the passing of the ordinance into an act and Parliament can be summoned to deliberate on the passing of the ordinance as soon as possible. The promulgated ordinance is treated as an act of Parliament when in force and it is the responsibility of the President to withdraw the ordinance as soon as the reasons for promulgation of the ordinance are no longer applicable. Bringing laws in the form of ordinances has become a routine matter by the government and President, but the provisions made in Article 123 are meant for mitigating unusual circumstances where immediate action is inevitable when the extant constitutional provisions are inadequate. The President should take moral responsibility when an ordinance elapses automatically or is not approved by the Parliament. The President is liable for prosecution for his wrong deeds