Indian Polity by Laxmikant - Presiding Officer / Offices of Parliament

                                        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:

àSpeaker / 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.

àSpeaker 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.

àNo Speaker / Dy. Speaker have been removed.

Salary:

àSalaries 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.