Power of the Deputy Speaker or other person to perform the duties of the office of, or to act as, Speaker
included in editionWhat does this mean?
The Deputy Speaker or another designated person performs the Speaker's duties when the office is vacant or its holder is absent. This provides continuity of Lok Sabha's proceedings.
The Union's President, ministers, Parliament, Supreme Court and Comptroller and Auditor-General.
Why is this provision here?
The House needs identifiable presiding officers, administrative support and entry formalities so its constitutional work can continue under known rules.
This Article number belongs to the original constitutional framework, but its present wording may include later amendments or substitutions. A provision-specific original Assembly debate has not been verified here. The explanation of function above is editorial inference from the text, not an attributed single motive of the framers. The original draft-making archive is a research resource, not proof of a particular historical reason.
The explanation of purpose is an editorial reading of the provision. A drafting motive is attributed only where a linked historical source supports it.
Limits, exceptions & reading carefully
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Extracted from the Legislative Department’s May 2026 edition. Page footnotes may refer to neighbouring provisions; check their markers in the PDF. Inclusion in this edition does not by itself establish commencement or judicial effect.