The Chairman or the Deputy Chairman not to preside while a resolution for his removal from office is under consideration
Quick Summary (TL;DR)
Article 185 (The Chairman or the Deputy Chairman not to preside while a resolution for his removal from office is under consideration): Regulates State Legislative Assemblies (Vidhan Sabha) and Legislative Councils under Part VI.
In Simple Citizen Words
Article 185 ('The Chairman or the Deputy Chairman not to preside while a resolution for his removal from office is under consideration') 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: (1) At any sitting of the Legislative Council, while any resolution for the removal of the Chairman from his office is under consideration, the Chairman, or while any resolution for the removal of the Deputy Chairman from his office is...
Key Constitutional Provisions
Constitutional Mandate (Art. 185): Directly codifies the legal rule for 'The Chairman or the Deputy Chairman not to preside while a resolution for his removal from office is under consideration' under Part VI
Structured across 3 clause(s) with clear procedural conditions
Any administrative or legislative action violating Article 185 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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