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Article 181 of the Constitution of India

Article
181
Chapter
CHAPTER II.—T HE EXECUTIVE — The Governor
Index row title
(1) At any sitting of the Legislative Assembly, while any resolution for the removal of the Speaker fromhis office is under consideration, the Speaker, or whileany resolution for the removal of the Deputy Speaker,from his office is under consideration, the Deputy Speaker,shall not, though he is present, preside, and the provisionsof clause (2) of article 180 shall apply in relation to everysuch sitting as they apply in relation to a sitting fromwhich the Speaker or, as the case may be, the DeputySpeaker, is absent.
Source document
India Constitution
Provision ID
92de8467-a545-4450-bfbd-60fdda133736

143 words

Verbatim text

while any resolution for the removal of the Speaker fromhis office is under consideration, the Speaker, or whileany resolution for the removal of the Deputy Speaker,from his office is under consideration, the Deputy Speaker,shall not, though he is present, preside, and the provisionsof clause (2) of article 180 shall apply in relation to everysuch sitting as they apply in relation to a sitting fromwhich the Speaker or, as the case may be, the DeputySpeaker, is absent. (2) The Speaker shall have the right to speak in, and otherwise to take part in the proceedings of, theLegislative Assembly while any resolution for his removalfrom office is under consideration in the Assembly 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.

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 181 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 143 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”).

The row’s stored title is a body fragment, not a heading (“(1) At any sitting of the Legislative Assembly, while any resolution for the removal of the Speaker fromhis office is under consideration, the Speaker, or whileany resolution for the removal of the Deputy Speaker,from his office is under consideration, the Deputy Speaker,shall not, though he is present, preside, and the provisionsof clause (2) of article 180 shall apply in relation to everysuch sitting as they apply in relation to a sitting fromwhich the Speaker or, as the case may be, the DeputySpeaker, is absent.”), so it is not used as the provision’s title here.

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