Constitution Section 94 — Vacation and resignation of, and removal from, the offices of Speaker and Deputy Speaker

Part V — THE UNION — Officers of Parliament

Constitutional

Summary

A Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha must leave the office if they stop being a member of the House. They can resign at any time by writing a letter—the Speaker writes to the Deputy Speaker, and the Deputy Speaker writes to the Speaker. They can also be removed by a resolution passed by a majority of all members of the House, but no such resolution can be moved unless at least fourteen days’ notice has been given. If the Lok Sabha is dissolved, the Speaker stays in office until just before the first meeting of the new House after the dissolution.

Official Text

A member holding office as Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the House of the People—

(a) shall vacate his office if he ceases to be a member of the House of the People;

(b) may at any time, by writing under his hand addressed, if such member is the Speaker, to the Deputy Speaker, and if such member is the Deputy Speaker, to the Speaker, resign his office; and

(c) may be removed from his office by a resolution of the House of the People passed by a majority of all the then members of the House: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:Provided further that, whenever the House of the People is dissolved, the Speaker shall not vacate his office until immediately before the first meeting of the House of the People after the dissolution.