Constitution Section 181 — The Speaker or the Deputy Speaker not to preside while a resolution for his removal from office is under consideration

Part VI — THE STATES — Officers of the State Legislature

Constitutional

Summary

When the Legislative Assembly is discussing a proposal to remove the Speaker from office, the Speaker cannot act as the chairperson of the meeting, even if they are present. The same rule applies to the Deputy Speaker when a proposal to remove them is being discussed. In such situations, the rules that apply when the Speaker or Deputy Speaker is absent will be followed.

However, the Speaker is allowed to speak and take part in the debate about their own removal. They can also vote on the resolution, but only as the first voter—they do not get a casting vote if there is a tie.

Official Text

(1) At any sitting of the Legislative Assembly, while any resolution for the removal of the Speaker from his office is under consideration, the Speaker, or while any resolution for the removal of the Deputy Speaker from his office is under consideration, the Deputy Speaker, shall not, though he is present, preside, and the provisions of clause (2) of article 180 shall apply in relation to every such sitting as they apply in relation to a sitting from which the Speaker or, as the case may be, the Deputy Speaker, is absent.

(2) The Speaker shall have the right to speak in, and otherwise to take part in the proceedings of, the Legislative Assembly while any resolution for his removal from office is under consideration in the Assembly and shall, notwithstanding anything in article 189, be entitled to vote only in the first instance on such resolution or on any other matter during such proceedings but not in the case of an equality of votes.