• (A) when Lok Sabha is not in session and circumstances .exist which render it necessary for the President to take immediate action
• (B) when Council of States is not in session and the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action
• (C) when both Houses of Parliament are not in session and President is satisfied that circumstances exist which made it necessary for him to take the immediate action
• (D) in all the above circumstances