CHAPTER - II

SUMMONING AND PROROGATION OF BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT

 

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 topic 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 his approval,  the date of commencement and its duration are conveyed to the  Secretariats of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha for issuing summons to Members of Parliament.

 

SESSIONS

 

(i)         Summoning

 

2.2        During the period from 1.1.2001 to 31.12.2001, three sessions each of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were held. The details of the sessions held are given below:-

 

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Session             Duration                                                           Sittings              Days

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THIRTEENTH LOK SABHA

 

6th                    February 19 to April 27                                      31                     68

7th                    July 23 to August 31                                          29                     40

8th                    November 19 to December 19                           21                     31

 

RAJYA SABHA

 

192nd                February 19 to April 27                                      31                     68

193rd                 July 23 to August 31                                          29                     40

194th                 November 19 to December 19                           21                     31

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(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 Secretariat 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 under:-

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Session                                                                                  Date(s) of

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                        Adjournment sine-die                                         Prorogation

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THIRTEENTH LOK SABHA

 

6th                    April 27, 2001                                        May 03, 2001

7th                    August 31, 2001                                    September 03, 2001

8th                    December 19, 2001                               December 21 , 2001

 

RAJYA SABHA

 

192nd                April 27, 2001                                        May 03, 2001

193rd                 August 31, 2001                                    September 03, 2001

194th                 December 19, 2001                               December 21, 2001

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DATES OF POLL, CONSTITUTION, FIRST SITTING,

EXPIRATION OF THE TERM AND DISSOLUTION OF LOK SABHA

(First to Thirteenth Lok Sabha)

 

 


Lok Sabha                             Last Date               Date of the            Date of the            Date of   Date of

                                                of poll                     Constitution          first sitting             expiration of          Dissolution

                                                                                                                                                Term (Article

83(2) of the

Constitution)

 


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

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* 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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