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Article 185 of the Constitution of India

Article
185
Chapter
CHAPTER II.—T HE EXECUTIVE — The Governor
Index row title
(1) At any sitting of the Legislative Council, while any resolution for the removal of the Chairmanfrom his office is under consideration, the Chairman, orwhile any resolution for the removal of the DeputyChairman from his office is under consideration, theDeputy Chairman, shall not, though he is present,preside, and the provisions of clause (2) of article 184shall apply in relation to every such sitting as they applyin relation to a sitting from which the Chairman or, asthe case may be, the Deputy Chairman is absent.
Source document
India Constitution
Provision ID
5d3a0f08-0dc6-416b-82e8-ab5c14282faf

180 words

Verbatim text

while any resolution for the removal of the Chairmanfrom his office is under consideration, the Chairman, orwhile any resolution for the removal of the DeputyChairman from his office is under consideration, theDeputy Chairman, shall not, though he is present,preside, and the provisions of clause (2) of article 184shall apply in relation to every such sitting as they applyin relation to a sitting from which the Chairman or, asthe case may be, the Deputy Chairman is absent. (2) The Chairman shall have the right to speak in, and otherwise to take part in the proceedings of, theLegislative Council while any resolution for his removalfrom office is under consideration in the Council andshall, notwithstanding anything in article 189, be entitledto vote only in the first instance on such resolution or onany other matter during such proceedings but not in thecase of an equality of votes.Power of theDeputy Chairmanor other person toperform the dutiesof the office of, orto act as,Chairman. The Chairman or the DeputyChairman not topreside while aresolution for hisremoval from officeis underconsideration.THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part VI. —The States. —Arts. 183—185.)89

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 185 of the Constitution of India.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER II.—T HE EXECUTIVE — The Governor”.
  • The passage runs to about 180 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions equality and non-discrimination — it requires equal treatment or forbids discrimination (the words used: “equality”).

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