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Article 189 of the Constitution of India

Article
189
Chapter
CHAPTER II.—T HE EXECUTIVE — The Governor
Index row title
(1) Save as otherwise provided in this
Source document
India Constitution
Provision ID
626a1848-1289-4485-819d-f08806347695

254 words

Verbatim text

Constitution, all questions at any sitting of a House ofthe Legislature of a State shall be determined by amajority of votes of the members present and voting,other than the Speaker or Chairman, or person acting assuch.Salaries andallowances of theSpeaker andDeputy Speakerand the Chairmanand DeputyChairman. Secretariat of State Legislature. Oath or affirmation by members. Voting in Houses, power of Housesto actnotwithstandingvacancies andquorum.THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part VI. —The States. —Arts. 186—189.)90 The Speaker or Chairman, or person acting as such, shall not vote in the first instance, but shall have andexercise a casting vote in the case of an equality of votes. (2) A House of the Legislature of a State shall have power to act notwithstanding any vacancy in the membership thereof, and any proceedings in theLegislature of a State shall be valid notwithstanding thatit is discovered subsequently that some person who wasnot entitled so to do sat or voted or otherwise took partin the proceedings. (3) Until the Legislature of the State by law otherwise provides, the quorum to constitute a meeting of a House of the Legislature of a State shall be ten members or one-tenth of the total number of members of the House,whichever is greater. (4) If at any time during a meeting of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council of a State there is no quorum, it shall be the duty of the Speaker or Chairman, or person acting as such, either to adjourn the House orto suspend the meeting until there is a quorum. Disqualifications of Members

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 189 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 254 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions assembly and association — it protects gathering together or joining a group, union or party (the words used: “Assembly”); it mentions equality and non-discrimination — it requires equal treatment or forbids discrimination (the words used: “equality”); it mentions pay and pensions — it sets pay, salary, allowance or pension terms (the words used: “Salaries”).

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