Presiding Officer / Offices of Parliament
-In L.S speaker / Dy. Speaker are presiding officers. In R.S
Chairman / Dy. Chairman are presiding officers.
-At state level Assembly has Speaker / Dy. Speaker. At Upper house
State Chairman / Dy. Chairman.
Panel Speaker / Chairman:
· In
case of absence of Speaker / Dy. Speaker, there are 3-4 persons as panel
speakers, appointed by speaker, in order to conduct the business of the house.
· Similarly
for the panel chairman.
Protem Speaker: (for a time being)
· He
is appointed by prez from newly elected members of L.S usually senior most (no.
of times elected) is appointed. He is appointed to administer the oath of the
newly elected members.
· He
continues until new speaker is elected.
Speaker & Dy. Speaker of L.S:
· Art
– 93 deals with office of Speaker / Dy. Speaker in L.S. in Art – 178 deals with
office of Speaker / Dy. Speaker @ State Assembly.
· Office
of Speaker was created at centre in 1919, during which he was called as
President.
· In
1935, name has been changed to Speaker.
Election:
· Speaker,
Dy. Speaker is elected by members of L.S for the term of 5 yrs constitution.
· As
convection developed, office of Dy. Speaker is given to opposition party.
(Largest)
· Same
convection is not practiced in state level.
· Speaker
/ Dy. Speaker should be members of L.S at the time of their election.
Removal:
à Speaker / Dy. Speaker are removed by LS with majority votes.
- For
that a notice must be served to house, 14 days in advance.
- During this
motion persists against Speaker, he shouldn’t preside over L.S Dy. Speaker
prevails.
à Speaker exercises his casting vote, in case of tie. But when
removal process is pending against him, he shall not exercise casting vote, but
votes as ordinary member initially.
à No Speaker / Dy. Speaker have been removed.
Salary:
à Salaries of Speaker, Dy. Speaker is determined by Parliament,
charged on consolidated fund, and mentioned in schedule.
· Current
salary 1, 25, 000/- (Speaker); 90, 000/- (Dy. Speaker)
Resignation:
· Submitted
mutually (Dy. Speaker ↔ Speaker)
Powers:
· Presides
& conducts business of the house.
· Speaker
decides if a bill is money bill /financial bill.
· He
presides over joint session of parliament. (In case of conflict between 2
houses).
· He
is the Chairman / Prez of All India Speakers Association.
· He
is ex-officio Chairman of Parliament committee like
-
Rules committee
-
Business Advisory committee
- General Purpose committee
· Though
L.S is dissolved, Speaker continues until the new L.S is constituted.
· All
presiding officers exercise casting vote. Once he is elected as Speaker of L.S,
he is deemed to be independent of any political party.
· Speaker
/ Dy. Speaker do not attract anti-defection laws though they defects from one
political party to other.
· Speaker
is the monarch in L.S his decisions /rulings shall not be questioned anymore
including S.C.
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