Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly:
- The Speaker is elected by the Members of the Legislative Assembly itself and is the Presiding Officer of the Assembly.
- The Speaker has the responsibilities and powers of conducting the business of the assembly in an orderly manner, maintaining decorum and regulating its procedure in terms of allowing the members to question, and speak on matters of importance, budget and grants.
- The Speaker is the interpreter of the provisions of the Constitution, rules of procedure in the assembly proceedings, rules of procedure and legislative precedents within the Assembly.
- The Speaker has the power to adjourn, suspend and resume the sessions and suspend the members from participating in the session when there is a violation of the rules, procedures and regulations of the assembly.
- The Speaker has to generally maintain neutrality and impartiality while conducting the business of the house.
- The Speaker’s vote becomes more important when there is a tie on any issue regarding the passing of bill, motion and resolution.
- The Speaker’s decision is final in regulating the conduct of members and in matters of procedure or maintaining order in the house.
- And in such matters, the Speaker is not to be subjected to judicial intervention. The Speaker appoints the Chairmen of all the Committees and supervises their functioning.
The Deputy Speaker
- The Deputy Speaker is also elected by the members of the Assembly from amongst themselves.
- He performs the duties and responsibilities of the Speaker in his absence and presides over the Assembly in the absence of the Speaker.
- The Deputy Speaker has also powers on par with the Speaker within the House.
- Any member existing in a panel can preside over the House in case of the absence of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker.