The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council
Quick Summary (TL;DR)
Article 182 (The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council): Regulates State Legislative Assemblies (Vidhan Sabha) and Legislative Councils under Part VI.
In Simple Citizen Words
Article 182 ('The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council') in Part VI, Chapter III governs the State Legislature (Vidhan Sabha and, where applicable, Vidhan Parishad). It sets the constitutional rules for composition of Assemblies, MLA qualifications/disqualifications, sessions, Speaker/Deputy Speaker duties, passage of State Bills and Budgets, assent to Bills (Arts 200–201), and legislative privileges. Specifically: The Legislative Council of every State having such Council shall, as soon as may be, choose two members of the Council to be respectively Chairman and Deputy Chairman thereof and, so often as the office of Chairman or Deputy Chairman...
Key Constitutional Provisions
Constitutional Mandate (Art. 182): Directly codifies the legal rule for 'The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council' under Part VI
Sets a direct, self-contained constitutional command binding on public authorities across India
Any administrative or legislative action violating Article 182 can be challenged before the High Court (Art. 226) or Supreme Court
Exceptions & Reasonable Restrictions
State Legislatures must legislate within the State and Concurrent Lists (Seventh Schedule) and cannot violate Fundamental Rights or constitutional procedures.
Why This Matters in Daily Life
Guarantees democratic law-making and budget scrutiny at the state level through your elected MLAs.
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