Vacation and resignation of, and removal from, the office of Deputy Chairman
Quick Summary (TL;DR)
Article 90 (Vacation and resignation of, and removal from, the office of Deputy Chairman): Regulates the composition, procedures, privileges, and law-making rules of Parliament under Part V.
In Simple Citizen Words
Article 90 governs 'Vacation and resignation of, and removal from, the office of Deputy Chairman' in Part V, Chapter II (Parliament). It lays down the constitutional rulebook for how Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are constituted, how presiding officers (Speaker/Chairman) function, member qualifications/disqualifications, quorum, passage of ordinary and financial Bills, budget grants, and parliamentary privileges. Specifically: A member holding office as Deputy Chairman of the Council of States — (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 to the Chairman, resign his...
Key Constitutional Provisions
Constitutional Mandate (Art. 90): Directly codifies the legal rule for 'Vacation and resignation of, and removal from, the office of Deputy Chairman' under Part V
Structured across 1 clause(s) and 4 sub-clause(s) with explicit constitutional provisos/safeguards
Any administrative or legislative action violating Article 90 can be challenged before the High Court (Art. 226) or Supreme Court
Exceptions & Reasonable Restrictions
All Parliamentary legislation and rules of procedure are subject to the provisions of the Constitution, Fundamental Rights (Article 13), and the Basic Structure doctrine.
Why This Matters in Daily Life
Protects democratic representation by ensuring national laws and public budgets are passed only through transparent parliamentary rules.
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