The Constitution gives the President the power to address either House or a joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament. Article 87 provides two special occasions on which the President addresses a joint sitting. Various judicial decisions have also made a distinction between the absence of a Governor’s address and interruptions in its delivery. It is mandatory for the President or Governor to addresses the start of “every session” in the Parliament or legislature. Article 87 provides two special occasions on which the President addresses a joint sitting.