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Q61 (CDS-I/2016) Polity & Governance › Parliament › Parliamentary presiding officers Answer Verified

Consider the following statements : 1. The President of India shall have the §ower to appoint and remove the peaker of Lok Sabha 2. The Speaker has to discharge the functions of his office himself throughout his term and cannot delegate his functions to the Deputy Speaker during his absence from the station or during his illness Which of the statements given above is / are correct ?

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Explanation

Statement 1 is incorrect because the Speaker of the Lok Sabha is elected by the House from among its members, not appointed by the President [1]. While the President fixes the election date, the Speaker is removed only by a resolution passed by an effective majority of the Lok Sabha, not by the President [3]. Statement 2 is incorrect because the Constitution and Lok Sabha Rules provide for the Deputy Speaker to perform the Speaker's duties during their absence. Specifically, Article 95(2) of the Constitution states that during the Speaker's absence from any sitting, the Deputy Speaker (or a member from the panel of chairpersons) acts as the Speaker [3]. The Speaker does not need to discharge functions personally during illness or absence, as the Deputy Speaker or a designated chairperson presides over the House with the same powers [4].

Sources

  1. [1] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 23: Parliament > Speaker of Lok Sabha > p. 229
  2. [2] Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 23: Parliament > Speaker of Lok Sabha > p. 229
  3. [3] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 23: Parliament > Panel of Chairpersons of Lok Sabha > p. 232
  4. [4] Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 23: Parliament > Panel of Chairpersons of Lok Sabha > p. 232
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