IMPORTANT COMMITTEES CONSTITUTED BY THE CONFERENCES OF PRESIDING OFFICERS OF LEGISLATIVE BODIES IN INDIA

1.  THE COMMITTEE OF SPEAKERS ON THE "PROCEDURE TO BE ADOPTED WHEN A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT OR A STATE LEGISLATURE COMMITS A BREACH OF PRIVILEGE IN RESPECT OF THE OTHER HOUSE OR ANOTHER LEGISLATURE OR ITS MEMBERS OR COMMITTEES THEREOF". (Constituted by the Conference held in Shillong in November, 1955)

Chairman: Shri D.K. Kunte, Speaker, Bombay Legislative Assembly. Report presented at the Conference held in Madras in September, 1956.

2. THE COMMITTEE OF PRESIDING OFFICERS ON THE "FORMATION OF THE INTER-LEGISLATURE ASSOCIATION".

(Constituted by the Conference held in Madras in September, 1956) Chairman: Sardar Hukam Singh, Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha.

Report presented at the Conference held in Jaipur in October, 1957.

3.  THE COMMITTEE OF PRESIDING OFFICERS ON "THE PROPOSED INDIAN PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE AND THE EXTENT OF INDEPENDENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURE SECRETARIATS FROM THE EXECUTIVE".

(Constituted by the Conference held in Bombay in January, 1965) Chairman: Shri Kunji Lal Dubey, Speaker, Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha.

Report presented at the Conference held in New Delhi in October, 1966.

4.  THE COMMITTEE OF PRESIDING OFFICERS ON:

(1) What conventions, traditions and other procedural devices are required to be adopted or evolved to enable the Parliament  Legislatures to function effectively and meet the new challenging situations witnessed in the country? (2) What is the exact scope of the rule of sub judice, namely, that a matter whilst under adjudication by a court of law, should not be brought before the House by a motion or otherwise (except by means of a Bill) in relation to parliamentary proceedings? (3) The extent of independence of State Legislature Secretariats              from the Executive. (4) The proposed Indian Parliamentary Service. (Constituted by the Conference held in New Delhi in October, 1967) Chairnan : Shri V.S. Page, Chairman, Maharashtra Legislative Council (Elected to the Chair on 25.5.1968 vice Shri B. Vaikunta Baliga, Speaker, Mysore Legislative Assembly who was the Chairman but could not attend the meetings owing to illness). Report presented at the Conference held in Trivandrum in October, 1968.

5.  THE COMMITTEE OF PRESIDING OFFICERS ON:

(1) Draft Rules prepared in pursuance of the Decisions taken at the Emergent Conference of Presiding Officers held in New Delhi in April, 1968. (2) Implications of the Judgement dated 30.7.1968 of the Supreme Court relating to the Punjab Appropriation Act, etc., insofar as the Presiding Officers and Legislatures are concerned. (3) Unfinished work of the previous Committee of Presiding  Officers (Page Committee). (Constituted by the Conference held in Trivandrum in October, 1968) Chairman: Shri Raghavji Leuva, Speaker, Gujarat Legislative Assembly (Initially, the Committee was headed by Shri B. V. Subba Reddy, Speaker, Andhra Pradesh Legislative                           Assembly). Report presented at the Conference held in Gandhinagar in December, 1973.

 

6.  THE COMMITTEE OF PRESIDING OFFICERS ON "FUTURE PATTERN OF CONFERENCE OF PRESIDING OFFICERS".

(Constituted by the Conference held in Bhopal in October, 1971) Chairman: Shri Raghavji Leuva, Speaker, Gujarat Legislative Assembly. Report presented at the Conference held in Gandhinagar in December, 1973.

7.  THE COMMITTEE OF PRESIDING OFFICERS ON "COMMITTEE SYSTEM". (Constituted by the Conference held in Bhubaneswar in January, 1978)

Chairman : Dr. M. Thambi Durai, Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha (Initially, the Committee was headed by Shri Ram Niwas Mirdha, Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha. Later, Shri G. Lakshmanan, Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha took over as the Chairman). Report presented at the Conference held in Lucknow in October, 1985.

8.   THE COMMITTEE OF PRESIDING OFFICERS ON "NEED FOR A UNIFORM SET OF RULES OF PROCEDURE AND CONDUCT OF BUSINESS IN ALL THE LEGISLATURES IN THE COUNTRY". (Constituted by the Conference held in Bombay in January, 1984) .

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Chairman: Dr. M. Thambi Durai, Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha. (Initially, the Committee was headed by Shri G. Lakshmanan, Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha). Report presented at the Conference held in Srinagar in September, 1987.

9.  THE COMMITTEE OF PRESIDING OFFICERS ON "ALL INDIA PRESIDING OFFICERS FORUM". (Constituted by the Conference held in Calcutta in October, 1984) Chairman: Dr. M. Thambi Durai, Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha.  Report presented at the Conference held in Dispur in, January, 1989.

 

10.    THE COMMITTEE OF PRESIDING OFFICERS ON "ALL INDIA  PRESIDING OFFICERS FORUM".

(Constituted by the Conference held in Dispur in January, 1989) Chairman: Shri Natwarlal C. Shah, Speaker, Gujarat Legislative Assembly.

.Report (Part-I) presented at the Conference held in Bhopal in September, 1989.

11. THE COMMITTEE OF PRESIDING OFFICERS ON "MEASURES TO PROMOTE HARMONIOUS RELATIONS BETWEEN THE LEGISLATURE AND THE JUDICIARY". (Constituted by the Conference held in Madras in June, 1993)

Chairman: Shri Hashim Abdul Halim, Speaker, West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Report Presented at the Conference held in Bhubaneswar in February, 1994.

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12.   THE COMMITTEE OF PRESIDING OFFICERS ON "PROCEDURAL UNIFORMITY AND BETTER MANAGEMENT OF THE TIME OF THE HOUSE".

(Constituted by the Conference held in New Delhi in September, 1998)

Chairman: Prof. Narayan S. Pharande, Chairman, Maharashtra  Legislative Council. Report presented at the Conference held in Chandigarh in June, 2001.

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13.  THE COMMITTEE OF PRESIDING OFFICERS ON "TELECASTING OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF LEGISLATURES". (Constituted by the Conference held in New Delhi in October, 1996) Chairman: Shri Hashim Abdul Halim, Speaker, West Bengal Legislative Assembly. (Initially, the Committee was headed by Shri P.A. Sangma, Speaker, Lok Sabha. Later, Shri G.M.C.Balayogi, Speaker, Lok Sabha and Smt. K. Pratibha Bharathi, Speaker, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly took over as the Chairmen).

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* Report presented at the Conference held at Kolkata on 9-10 October, 2004.

 

14.     THE COMMITTEE OF PRESIDING OFFICERS TO "REVIEW THE          ANTI-DEFECTION LAW".

(Constituted by the Conference held in New Delhi in September, 1998)

Chairman: Shri Hashim Abdul Halim, Speaker, West Bengal Legislative Assembly.                           * Report presented at the Conference held at Mumbai on 4-5 February, 2003.

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15. THE COMMITTEE OF PRESIDING OFFICERS TO GO INTO "DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE FUTURE PATTERN, INCLUDING FUNDING, OF THE CONFERENCE OF PRESIDING OFFICERS". (Constituted by the Conference held in Hyderabad in May, 2000)

Chairperson: Smt. Sumitra Singh, Speaker, Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha (Initially the Committee was headed by Shri Dhirubhai Shah, Speaker, Gujarat Legislative Assembly) Report presented at the Conference held at Chandigarh on 21-22 September, 2008.

16. THE COMMITTEE OF PRESIDING OFFICERS TO LOOK INTO      "ALL ASPECTS OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDING OFFICER".

(Constituted by the Conference held in Hyderabad in May, 2000)  Chairman: Shri Kariya Munda, Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha. (Initially the Committee was headed by Shri P.M. Sayeed, Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha) The Committee is seized of the matter.

17.  THE COMMITTEE OF PRESIDING OFFICERS ON "REGULATION OF ZERO  HOUR

Constituted by the Conference held at Mumbai on 4-5 February, 2003 Chairman : Shri Sriniwas Tiwari, Speaker, Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. * Report presented by Shri Prithbi Majhi, Speaker, Assam Legislative Assembly and Acting Chairman of the Committee at the Conference held at Kolkata on 9-10 October, 2004

18. THE COMMITTEE OF PRESIDING OFFICERS TO "ENSURE EXECUTIVE ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE LEGISLATURES"

(Constituted by the Conference held at New Delhi on 30 July, 2005) Chairman : Shri Kariya Munda, Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha. * Report presented at the Conference held at Jaipur in September, 2011

19. THE COMMITTEE OF PRESIDING OFFICERS TO "LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM OF DISRUPTIONS OF QUESTION HOUR"

(Constituted by the Conference held at Srinagar on 21st June, 2010) Chairman : Shri K. Rahman Khan, Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha The Committee is siezed of the matter.