In case of a deadlock between the
two houses or in a case where more than six
months lapse in the other house, the President
may summon a joint session of the two houses
which is presided over by the Speaker of the Lok
Sabha and the deadlock is resolved by simple
majority. Until now, only three bills: the Dowry
Prohibition Act (1961), the Banking Service
Commission Repeal Bill (1978) and the
Prevention of Terrorism Bill (2002) have been
passed at joint sessions.