Joint Sitting
Joint Sitting is a Polity concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 3 past MPSC questions (2014, 2019, 2021). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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खालील विधाने विचारात घ्या : अ. मूळच्या राज्य घटनेत उपराष्ट्रपतीची निवड संसदेच्या दोन्ही सभागृहांच्या संयुक्त बैठकीत व्हावी अशी तरतूद होती. ब. 1961 च्या 11 व्या घटनादुरुस्तीने उपराष्ट्रपतीच्या निवडीची पद्धत बदलण्यात आली. क. उपराष्ट्रपतीची निवड दोन्ही सभागृहांच्या केवळ निर्वाचित सदस्यांच्या निवडमंडळाकडून केली जाते. ड. निवड मंडळ (Electoral College) अपूर्ण होते या कारणास्तव उपराष्ट्रपतीच्या निव्वडणुकीला आव्हान देता येत नाही. Consider the following statements : a. The original Constitution provided that the Vice-President would be elected by the two Houses of Parliament assembled at a joint meeting. b. The 11th Constitutional Amendment, 1961 changed the procedure of election of the Vice-President. c. The Vice-President is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the elected members only of both the Houses. d. The election of the Vice-President cannot be challenged on the grounds that the electoral college was incomplete.
(a)मूळच्या राज्य घटनेत उपराष्ट्रपतीची निवड संसदेच्या दोन्ही सभागराहांच्या संयुक्त बैठकीत व्हावी अशी तरतूद होती. / The original Constitution provided that the Vice-President would be elected by the two Houses of Parliament assembled at a joint meeting.
(b)1961 च्या 11 व्या घटनादुरुस्तीने उपराष्ट्रपतीच्या निवडीची पद्धत बदलण्यात आली. / The 11th Constitutional Amendment, 1961 changed the procedure of election of the Vice-President.
(c)उपराष्ट्रपतीची निवड दोन्ही सभागृहांच्या केवळ निर्वाचित सदस्यांच्या निवडमंडळाकडून केली जाते. / The Vice-President is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the elected members only of both the Houses.
(d)निवड मंडळ (Electoral College) अपूर्ण होते या कारणास्तव उपराष्ट्रपतीच्या निव्वडणुकीला आव्हान देता येत नाही. / The election of the Vice-President cannot be challenged on the grounds that the electoral college was incomplete.
Originally, the Vice-President was to be elected by a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament. The 11th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1961 changed this to an electoral college of both houses, and stated that an incomplete electoral college cannot invalidate the election. Statement c is wrong because elected AND nominated members both participate in the VP election.
खालील विधाने पहा : (a) लोकसभेमध्ये पारित न झालेले, परंतु राज्यसभेत प्रलंबित असलेले विधेयक, लोकसभा विसर्जित झाल्यास व्यपगत होते. (b) सदने स्थगित झाल्यास संसदेतील प्रलंबित विधेयके व्यपगत होतात. वरीलपैकी कोणते/ती विधान/ने बरोबर आहे/त?
(a)लोकसभेमध्ये पारित न झालेले, परंतु राज्यसभेत प्रलंबित असलेले विधेयक, लोकसभा विसर्जित झाल्यास व्यपगत होते.
(b)सदने स्थगित झाल्यास संसदेतील प्रलंबित विधेयके व्यपगत होतात.
A bill pending in the Rajya Sabha which has not been passed by the Lok Sabha does NOT lapse on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha. Also, mere adjournment of a house does not cause bills to lapse.
लोकसभेच्या अध्यक्षांच्या संदर्भात खालील विधाने विचारात घ्या : वरीलपैकी कोणते/ती विधान/ने बरोबर आहे/त?
(a)राष्ट्रपतींची मर्जी असेपर्यंत ते आपल्या पदावर राहू शकतात.
(b)त्यांच्या निवडीवेळी ते सभागृहाचे सदस्य असणे बंधनकारक नाही.
(c)ते संसदेच्या दोन्ही सभागृहाच्या संयुक्त अधिवेशनाचे अध्यक्षस्थान भूषवतात.
The Speaker of Lok Sabha does not hold office during the pleasure of the President (a is wrong). It is mandatory for the Speaker to be a member of the House at the time of election or soon after (b is incorrect as per strict constitutional conventions, though they must be chosen from members). The Speaker presides over joint sittings of both houses of Parliament (c is correct).