SUMMONING AND PROROGATION OF BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT
2.1
Article 85(1) of the Constitution empowers the President to summon each
House of Parliament to meet at such time and place as he thinks fit. Clause (2)
thereof states that the President may from time to time prorogue the Houses or
either House or dissolve the House of the People (Lok Sabha). The Allocation of
Business Rules framed under Article 77(3) of the Constitution assign this
function to the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. After assessing the time
likely to be required for transaction of government business and for discussion
on topics of public interest as may be demanded from time to time by Members of
Parliament, a note is placed before the Cabinet for making a recommendation as
to the date of commencement of a session of Parliament and its likely duration.
The recommendation of the Cabinet is submitted to the President for his approval
of the date of commencement of the
session. After the President’s approval, the date of commencement and
duration of session are conveyed to the
Secretariats of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha for issuing summons to the
members of Parliament.
Sessions
(i)
Summoning
2.2
During the period from 1.1.2003 to 31.03.2004, three Sessions each of the
Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were held. The details of the sessions held are as
follows:
|
THIRTEENTH LOK SABHA |
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|
Session |
Duration |
Sittings |
Days |
|
|
12th
|
February
17, 2003 to May 9, 2003 |
37 |
82 |
|
|
13th
|
July
21, 2003 to August 22, 2003 |
21 |
33 |
|
|
14th
(1st Part) |
December
02, 2003 to December 23, 2003 |
16 |
22 |
|
|
14th
(2nd Part) |
January
29, 2004 to February 5, 2004 |
05 |
08 |
|
|
RAJYA SABHA |
||||
|
198th
|
February
17, 2003 to May 9, 2003
|
37 |
82 |
|
|
199th
|
July
21, 2003 to August 22, 2003 |
21 |
33 |
|
|
200th
(1st Part) |
December
02, 2003 to December 23, 2003 |
16 |
22 |
|
|
200th
(2nd Part) |
January
30, 2004 to February 5, 2004 |
04 |
07 |
|
(ii)
Prorogation
2.3
After obtaining the approval of the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary
Affairs to the proposal to prorogue the Houses, the Government's decision is
conveyed to the two Secretariats of Parliament to
enable them to issue the Order of the President and to notify the same in
the Gazette of India. The details of dates of adjournment sine-die
and the prorogation of the two Houses of the Parliament are as follows:
|
THIRTEENTH LOK SABHA |
||
|
Session |
Date of |
|
|
Adjournment sine-die |
Prorogation |
|
|
12th |
May 9, 2003 |
May 10, 2003 |
|
13th |
August 22, 2003 |
August 26, 2003 |
|
14th
(1st Part) |
December 23, 2003 |
- |
|
14th
(2nd Part) |
February 5, 2004 |
XIII Lok Sabha was dissolved on February 6, 2004 |
|
RAJYA SABHA |
||
|
198th |
May 9, 2003 |
May 10, 2003 |
|
199th |
August 22, 2003 |
August 26, 2003 |
|
200th (1st Part) |
December 23, 2003 |
- |
|
200th (2nd Part) |
February 5, 2004 |
February 10, 2004 |
2.4
The Thirteenth Lok Sabha, which was constituted on October 10, 1999, was
dissolved by the President on February 6, 2004. During the tenure of the
Thirteenth Lok Sabha and corresponding period of the Rajya Sabha, 14 sessions
each of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were convened. Further, the Lok Sabha
held 356 sittings spread over a period of 614 days and the Rajya Sabha held 351
sittings spread over a period of 612 days during this period.
|
DATES OF POLL, CONSTITUTION, FIRST SITTING, EXPIRY OF THE TERM AND DISSOLUTION OF LOK SABHA (First to Thirteenth Lok Sabha) |
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|
Lok Sabha |
Last
Date of Poll |
Date
of the Constitution |
Date
of the first sitting |
Date
of expiry of Term (Article 83(2)
of the Constitution) |
Date
of Dissolution |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
|
First |
21.02.52 |
02.04.52 |
13.05.52 |
12.05.57 |
04.04.57 |
|
Second
|
15.03.57 |
05.04.57 |
10.05.57 |
09.05.62 |
31.03.62 |
|
Third
|
25.02.62 |
02.04.62 |
16.04.62 |
15.04.67 |
03.03.67 |
|
Fourth |
21.02.67 |
04.03.67 |
16.03.67 |
15.03.72 |
*27.12.70 |
|
Fifth |
10.03.71 |
15.03.71 |
19.03.71 |
18.03.77 |
*18.01.77 |
|
Sixth |
20.03.77 |
23.03.77 |
25.03.77 |
24.03.82 |
*22.08.79 |
|
Seventh |
06.01.80 |
10.01.80 |
21.01.80 |
20.01.85 |
31.12.84 |
|
Eighth |
28.12.84 |
31.12.84 |
15.01.85 |
14.01.90 |
27.11.89 |
|
Ninth
|
26.11.89 |
02.12.89 |
18.12.89 |
17.12.94 |
*13.03.91 |
|
Tenth |
15.06.91 |
20.06.91 |
09.07.91 |
08.07.96 |
10.05.96 |
|
Eleventh |
07.05.96 |
15.05.96 |
22.05.96 |
21.05.2001 |
*04.12.97 |
|
Twelfth
|
07.03.98 |
10.03.98 |
23.03.98 |
22.03.2003 |
*26.04.99 |
|
Thirteenth |
04.10.99 |
10.10.99 |
20.10.99 |
19.10.2004 |
*06.02.04 |
* 1. Mid-term polls were held, dissolution took place
even before the elections.
2. Last dates of poll in column (2) are based on reports of Election Commission.
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