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Supreme Court of India, in its judgement dated 10 July 2013 while disposing the Lily Thomas v. Union of India case (along with Lok Prahari v. Union of India), [1] ruled that any Member of Parliament (MP), Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) or Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) who is convicted of a crime and given a minimum of two years' imprisonment, loses membership of the House ...
Kowdoor Sadananda Hegde (11 June 1909 – 24 May 1990) was an Indian jurist and politician who served as a judge of the Supreme Court of India [1] and later as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. [2] Hegde founded the Nitte Education Trust. He is the father of Santhosh Hegde, who also served as a judge in the Supreme Court of India. [3]
The Lok Sabha, also known as the House of the People, is the lower house of Parliament of India which is bicameral, where the upper house is Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past-the-post system to represent their respective constituencies, and they hold their seats for five years or until the body is dissolved by the president of ...
The removal motion was placed in the Lok Sabha for debate and voting on 10 May 1993. Well-known lawyer and Congress politician Kapil Sibal was his defence lawyer. [ 2 ] Of the 401 members present in the Lok Sabha that day, there were 196 votes for removal, no votes against, and 205 abstentions by the ruling Congress and its allies.
A speaker is the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha and of the legislative assembly of each of the twenty-eight states and three union territories. Similarly a chairperson heads the Rajya Sabha and the legislative council of each of the six states, where the upper house in the state legislature exists.
Venumbaka Vijayasai Reddy (born 1 July 1957) is an Indian former politician who served as a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from 2016 to 2025. He also served as Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture and the National General Secretary of YSR Congress Party.
The Parliament of India a bicameral legislature composed of the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People). Membership is limited to 250members. 238 are elected by the State legislative assemblies, and 12 are nominated by the president of India for their contributions to art, literature, science, and social services.
Kapil Sibal (born 8 August 1948) is an Indian lawyer and politician. A designated Senior Advocate, and currently the President of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA). [2] He has represented several high-profile cases in the Supreme Court of India and is a Member of Parliament, in Rajya Sabha.