Vacation and resignation of, and removal from, the offices of Chairman and Deputy Chairman
Quick Summary (TL;DR)
Article 183 (Vacation and resignation of, and removal from, the offices of Chairman and Deputy Chairman): Regulates State Legislative Assemblies (Vidhan Sabha) and Legislative Councils under Part VI.
In Simple Citizen Words
Article 183 ('Vacation and resignation of, and removal from, the offices of Chairman and Deputy Chairman') in Part VI, Chapter III governs the State Legislature (Vidhan Sabha and, where applicable, Vidhan Parishad). It sets the constitutional rules for composition of Assemblies, MLA qualifications/disqualifications, sessions, Speaker/Deputy Speaker duties, passage of State Bills and Budgets, assent to Bills (Arts 200–201), and legislative privileges. Specifically: A member holding office as Chairman or Deputy 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...
Key Constitutional Provisions
Constitutional Mandate (Art. 183): Directly codifies the legal rule for 'Vacation and resignation of, and removal from, the offices of Chairman and Deputy Chairman' under Part VI
Structured across 1 clause(s) and 4 sub-clause(s) with explicit constitutional provisos/safeguards
Any administrative or legislative action violating Article 183 can be challenged before the High Court (Art. 226) or Supreme Court
Exceptions & Reasonable Restrictions
State Legislatures must legislate within the State and Concurrent Lists (Seventh Schedule) and cannot violate Fundamental Rights or constitutional procedures.
Why This Matters in Daily Life
Guarantees democratic law-making and budget scrutiny at the state level through your elected MLAs.
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