16-12-2017, 04:17 PM
Protem Speaker
*The Speaker of the last Lok Sabha vacates his office immediately before the first meeting of the newly elected Lok Sabha.
*Therefore the President appoints a member of the Lok Sabha as the Protem Speaker (usually the seniormost member).
*The oath of office to the Speaker Protem is administered by the President.
*The Protem speaker presides Qver the first sitting of the newly elected Lok Sabha.
*His main duty is to administer oath of office to the new members and to conduct the election of the new speaker.
*His office exists till the new speaker is elected by the House.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURES
*The most important function of the Parliament is law making. The legislative procedure is initiated in the form of a Bill.
*A Bill is a proposed legislation. It becomes the law when it is passed by both the Houses and assented to by the President.
*These bills are classified as
(1)Ordinary Bills
(2)Financial Bills
(3)Money Bills
(4)Constitutional Amendment Bills
*These Bills are also two types
(1)Government Bills and
(2)Private Member’s Bills
*Money Bill, Financial Bill and Ordinary Bill under Article 3 are Government Bills because these are introduced only on the recommendation of the President. Other Bills are introduced by private members also (any member other than a minister is a private member)
Ordinary Bills
*All Bills other than Financial Bills, Money Bills and Constitutional Amendment Bills are Ordinary Bills.
*Ordinary Bills can be introduced in either House of the Parliament.
*In a house every Oridnary bill has to pass through the following stages
(1)First Reading : The Bill is introduced in the House. At this stage, no discussion takes place.
(2)Second Reading : This is the consideration stage when the Bill is discussed clause by clause.
(3)Third Reading A brief discussion takes place and the Bill is finally passed or rejected.
*If passed, it is transmitted to the other House. In the second House also, the bill passes through all the three stages.
*If the second House also passes the bill, it is sent to the President for his assent.
♦First Estate - Legislature
♦Second Estate - Executive
♦Third Estate-Judiciary
♦Fourth Estate-Press
JOINT SITTING (Article - 108)
*If there is disagreement between the two Houses of Parliament over a bill or if the second House does not take any action on the Bill for six months, the President can summon a joint sitting of two Houses of Parliament under Article 108 of the constitution.
*Joint sitting is presided over by the Speaker of Lok Sabha. In his absence, the Deputy Speaker and if he is also absent, the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha presides over the joint sitting.
*Simple majority is sufficient to pass a bill in a joint sitting.
*A money bill or a constitutional amendment bill cannot be passed in a joint sitting.
*There is no provision for a joint sitting to resolve a deadlock between the two Houses of a State Legislature.
