Who is The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council? What is the process in case of Vacation and resignation of, and removal from, the offices of Chairman and Deputy Chairman? Article 182 and 183 of Constitution of India, 1949
The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council and Vacation and resignation of, and removal from, the offices of Chairman and Deputy Chairman are defined under Article 182 and 183 of Constitution of India 1949. Provisions under these Article are:
Article 182 of Constitution of India "The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council"
The Legislative Council of every State having such Council shall, as soon as may be, choose two members of the Council to be respectively Chairman and Deputy Chairman thereof and, so often as the office of Chairman or Deputy Chairman becomes vacant, the Council shall choose another member to be Chairman or Deputy Chairman, as the case may be.
Article 183 of Constitution of India "Vacation and resignation of, and removal from, the offices of Chairman and Deputy Chairman"
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 Chairman, to the 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 then members of the
Council:
Provided that no resolution for the purpose of clause (c)
shall be moved unless at least fourteen days' notice has
been given of the intention to move the resolution.