136 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
168 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY, FEB. 26,1948
(b) may at any time, by writing under his hand addressed to the Chairman, resign his office; and
Power of the Deputy Chairman or other persons to perform the duties of the office of, or to act as, Chairman.
The Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of the People.
Vacation and resignation of, and removal from, the offices of Speaker and Deputy Speaker
(c) may be removed from his office for incapacity or want of confidence by a resolution of the Council passed by a majority of all the then members of the Council:
Provided that no resolution for the purpose of clause (c) of this article shall be moved unless at least fourteen days’ notice has been given of the intention to move the resolution.
- (1) While the office of Chairman is vacant, or during any period when the Vice-President is acting as, or discharging the functions of the, President under article 54 of this Constitution, the duties of the office shall be performed by the Deputy Chairman, or if the office of Deputy Chairman is also vacant, by such member of the Council of States as the President may appoint for the purpose.
(2) During the absence of the Chairman from any sitting of the Council of States, the Deputy Chairman or, if he is also absent, such person as may be determined by the rules of procedure of the Council, or, if no such person is present, such other person as may be determined by the Council, shall act as Chairman.
- The House of the People shall, as soon as may be, choose two members of the House to be respectively Speaker and Deputy Speaker thereof, and, so often as the office of Speaker or Deputy Speaker becomes vacant, the House shall choose another member to be Speaker or Deputy Speaker, as the case may be.
(b) may at any time by writing under his hand addressed, if such member is the Speaker, to the Deputy Speaker, and if such member is the Deputy Speaker, to the Speaker, resign his office; and
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(a) shall vacate his office if he ceases to be a member of the House of the People;
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