Speaker Flashcards
Date of election of speaker fixed by
President
Cases for speaker to vacate office
Ceases to be members of Lok Sabha, resigns, removed by Lok Sabha
Speakers address resignation to
Deputy Speaker
Majority needed to remove Speaker
Majority of all the then members, 14 days advance notice
When Lok Sabha is dissolved, office of Speaker
Not vacated. Continue till newly elected Lok Sabha meets
Sources of power for Speaker
- constitution
- Rule of Procedure and Conduct of Business of Lok Sabha
- Parliamentary Conventions
Quorum of Lok Sabha
One tenth of total strength
Power wrt money bill
Decided whether a bill is money bill or not
Speaker decides qualification of MPs on grounds of
Tenth Schedule
Decision of the speaker on disqualification is
Subject to judicial review
Speaker is the chairman of which parliamentary committees
- Business advisory committee
- Rules committee
- General purpose committee
Motion for removing the speaker needs a support of
At least 50 members
Is the deputy speaker subordinate of speaker
No
Special privilege of deputy speaker regarding parliamentary committees
When he is appointed as a member he automatically becomes the chairman
Salary of deputy speaker is charged on
Consolidated fund of India
Institution of speaker and deputy speaker originated in India in
In 1921 under Government of India act 1919
First speaker of India before independence
Frederick Whyte
First deputy Speaker of India before independence
Sachidanand Sinha
First Indian and elected speaker of India before independence
Vithalbhai Patel in 1925
First speaker of Lok Sabha
G V Mavlankar
First deputy speaker of Lok Sabha
Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
Speaker in Constituent Assembly
G V Mavlankar
