| Condition | Duration |
| Maximum interval between two sessions of Parliament/State Assembly | Six months |
| Maximum life of Presidential Ordinance | Six months + Six weeks* |
| Maximum period within which an election is to be held to fill a vacancy created by the death, resignation or removal, or otherwise of a President | Six months |
| Maximum duration for which President’s rule can be imposed in a state | Six months extendable upto a maximum of three years |
| Time after which money bill passed by Lok Sabha is deemed to have been passed by Rajya Sabha when no action is taken by it | 14 days |
| Maximum duration for which a President/Vice-President/Governor may hold his office from the date on which he enters his office | 5 years |
| Maximum duration for which a Lok Sabha/State Legislature may function from the date appointed for its first meeting | 5 years |
| Maximum period for which the term of a Lok Sabha/State Legislature may be extended while a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation | 1 year at a time |
| Where the term of a Lok Sabha/State Legislature has been extended while a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation, the maximum period for which he Lok Sabha/State Legislature may continue to function after the Proclamation of Emergency has ceased to operate | Six months |
| Maximum duration for which a Union Minister/State Minister may hold his office without being a member of either of the houses of the Parliament/State Legislature | Six months |
| Maximum duration for which a member of either House of Parliament may be absent without permission, before his seat is declared is vacant | 60 days |
| Maximum period within which a person who is arrested and detained in custody shall be produced before the nearest magistrate | 24 hours |
| Maximum duration for which a Panchayat/Municipality shall function from the date appointed for its first meeting | 5 years |
| Maximum duration for which a member of a Union Commission may hold his office subject to his not attaining the age of sixty-five years | 6 years |
| Maximum duration for which a member of a State Commission may hold his office subject to his not attaining the age of sixty-two years | 6 years |
| Time within which a candidate elected from more than one seat in Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha or either House of the Legislature of a State must resign from all but one of such seats | 10 days |
| * Six months being the maximum interval between two sessions of the Parliament and six weeks being the time allowed for the Parliament to approve/disapprove the ordinance after its reassembly. | |
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