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Tenth Schedule

Why in News : The Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly refused to disqualify the MLAs

Why was the Tenth Schedule made?

  • The defections of legislators during the 1960s and 70s from their parent parties created political instability in many States, bringing down elected governments. 
  • To ensure the stability of elected governments, the 52nd constitutional amendment introduced the ‘anti­ defection’ law through the Tenth Schedule in 1985

Grounds of Disqualification

  • This Schedule provides that a member of a House of Parliament or State legislature who voluntarily gives up the membership of their political party
  • Votes against the instructions of their party in a House are liable for disqualification from said House. 
  • This instruction with respect to voting is issued by the ‘whip’ of a party.

Whip

  • A ‘whip’ is a member of the ‘legislature party’ in a House who is appointed as such by the respective ‘political party’. 

Political Party

  • The ‘political party’ is the entire organisation of a party including the legislators, 

Legislature Party

  • the ‘legislature party’ is only the members of a political party in a House of Parliament or State legislature.

Exception from Disqualification

  • The Tenth Schedule originally provided for two exceptions that would not render the members liable for disqualification. 
  • First, one ­third members of the ‘legislature party’ splitting to form a separate group (para 3). 
  • Second, merger of their ‘political party’ with another party that is approved by two­ third members of its ‘legislature party’ (para 4)
  • considering the need to strengthen the ‘anti­defection’ law, para 3 was omitted in 2003.

What are the issues involved? With the deletion of para 3, 

  • there have been instances of two­ third members of a legislature party ‘practically’ defecting but claiming to be the original political party in order to escape disqualification.
  • There have also been instances where more than two­ third members of a State ‘legislature party’ of a national political party merged themselves with another political party to escape disqualification.
PYQ-2014

Q.Which one of the fallowing schedule of the constitution of india contains provisions regarding anti – Defection ?

A.Second Schedule
B.Fifth Schedule
C.Eight Schedule
D.Tenth Schedule  

Ans.D.Tenth Schedule

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