The interval between the last sitting of one session of Parliament and the…

Concept

A constitutional interval rule limits how long the two Houses may go without being summoned for the next session.

Article 85(1) measures this interval from the last sitting of one session to the first sitting of the next session.

Application

Article 85(1) states that six months shall not intervene between those two sittings. Therefore, the maximum permitted interval is six months.

Contrast

• Three months represents a quarterly interval, not the period stated in Article 85(1).

• Six months is the half-year interval expressly used in Article 85(1).

• Four months is a one-third-year interval and is not the constitutional wording.

• One hundred days is a fixed day count and is not the interval specified in Article 85(1).

Cross-check

Reading the provision directly confirms both the duration and the endpoints: the last sitting of one session and the first sitting of the next.

Result: The interval must not exceed six months.