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Article 183 — A member holding office as Chairman or Deputy

Article
183
Chapter
CHAPTER II.—T HE EXECUTIVE — The Governor
Index row title
A member holding office as Chairman or Deputy
Source document
India Constitution
Provision ID
b8f3f401-b99f-4e29-86d8-73488f917122

147 words

Verbatim text

Chairman of a Legislative Council— (a) shall vacate his office if he ceases to be a member of the Council; (b) may at any time by writing under his hand addressed, if such member is the Chairman, to theThe Speaker orthe DeputySpeaker not topreside while aresolution for hisremoval fromoffice is underconsideration. The Chairman and Deputy Chairmanof the LegislativeCouncil. Vacation and resignation of, andremoval from, theoffices of Chairmanand DeputyChairman.THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part VI. —The States. —Arts. 180—183.)88 Deputy Chairman, and if such member is the Deputy Chairman, to the Chairman, resign his office; and (c) may be removed from his office by a resolution of the Council passed by a majority of all the thenmembers of the Council: Provided that no resolution for the purpose of clause ( c) shall be moved unless at least fourteen days' notice hasbeen given of the intention to move the resolution.

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  • The index files this text under article 183 of the Constitution of India.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER II.—T HE EXECUTIVE — The Governor”.
  • The row is titled “A member holding office as Chairman or Deputy”.
  • The passage runs to about 147 words.

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