New Delhi, Sep 16 - The Supreme Court Wednesday reserved its verdict on a lawsuit asking if parliament's first meeting each year should also be considered its first session, requiring the president's address.

A constitution bench headed by Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan reserved the verdict after a brief hearing on a lawsuit by Republican party of India-Athawale (RPI-A) chief Ramdas Athawale.

The lawsuit, filed in 2004, had questioned the erstwhile Lok Sabha speaker to treat the first meeting of the house in January 2004 as the continuation of the winter session which was adjourned sine die Dec 23, 2003.

Athawale had contended that though the winter session was adjourned, it cannot be termed as continuation when it met for the first time in the new year.

He had contended that the first meeting of the house any year has to be considered its first session of parliament requiring the president's address to both houses.

The bench, which also included Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice R.V. Raveendran, Justice B.