Which of the following statements regarding the powers of the Speaker of the House of the People is/are correct?
1. The Speaker’s conduct in regulating the procedure of maintaining order in the House will not be subject to the jurisdiction of any court.
2. Besides presiding over his/her own House, the Speaker possesses certain powers like presiding over a joint sitting of the two Houses of the Parliament.
3. While a resolution for his/her removal is under consideration, the Speaker shall preside but shall have no right to speak, and shall have no right of vote.
1, 2 and 3
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
1 only
Answer is Wrong!
Answer is Right!
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UPSC CAPF – 2013
– Statement 2: Article 118(4) of the Constitution provides that the Speaker of the House of the People shall preside over a joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament. This statement is correct.
– Statement 3: Article 96 of the Constitution states that while a resolution for the removal of the Speaker is under consideration, the Speaker shall *not* preside at the sitting of the House, but shall have the right to speak in, and otherwise to take part in, the proceedings of the House. The Speaker shall 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. This contradicts the statement that the Speaker shall preside and have no right to speak or vote. This statement is incorrect.