Correct Option (d)
All three statements are incorrect as per the constitutional provisions of India.
Incorrect Options
Statement 1 is incorrect: Article 71(2) of the Constitution explicitly states that if the election of a person as President or Vice-President is declared void by the Supreme Court, acts done by him or her in the exercise of the powers and performance of the duties of the office on or before the date of the decision shall not be invalidated by reason of that declaration. This provision ensures continuity and stability in the functioning of the executive, preventing a vacuum or disruption of governance due to a subsequent invalidation of the election.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The election for the post of the President of India cannot be postponed on the ground that some Legislative Assemblies have been dissolved and elections are yet to take place. Article 54 defines the electoral college for the President, which comprises the elected members of both Houses of Parliament and the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States. The Supreme Court has clarified that the election of the President cannot be challenged or postponed merely because some seats in the electoral college are vacant for any reason. The electoral college remains duly constituted, and the election must be held within the prescribed time frame.
Statement 3 is incorrect: Article 111 of the Constitution, which deals with the President's power to assent to Bills, does not prescribe any specific time limit within which the President must declare assent or return a Bill (other than a Money Bill) for reconsideration. The President has the option to give assent, withhold assent, or return the Bill. The absence of a time limit allows the President to exercise a 'pocket veto' by neither assenting nor returning the Bill, effectively letting it lapse if Parliament is dissolved.