Professional Documents
Culture Documents
OF 2015
Petitioner
Respondents
versus
1.
Union of India
Through the Cabinet Secretary
Rashtrapati Bhawan
New Delhi
2.
3.
4.
OF
ITS
LEGISLATIVE
AND
REPRESENTATIVE
RESPONSIBILITIES,
FUNCTIONS
DISRUPTIONS
WITHOUT
IMPEDIMENTS,
TO
ENSURE
&
&
UPHOLD
32 OF THE
ENSURING
REALIZATION
OF
PROTECTION
FUNDAMENTAL
&
RIGHTS
ON
ACCOUNT
STALLED,
UNREASONABLY
OF PARLIAMENT
AND
ITS
&
UNJUSTIFIABLY
OBSTRUCTED
SITTINGS
FAITH,
WHICH
STANDS
COMPLETELY
To,
The Honble the Chief Justice of India and
his companion Judges of the Honble Supreme Court of India
1.
1A. That, the petitioner herein has not approached any other authority
or department for similar relief, and the instant writ petition is the first
petition filed in this Honble Court by the petitioner.
2.
3.
to
4.
The petitioner society has also filed Writ Petition (C) no. 823 of
2011 in this Honble Court, in the aftermath of the tragedy and colossal
loss of human lives and property in Uttarakhand in June 2013, seeking
appropriate directions to the Central and State Governments for
effective
and
total
implementation
of
the
National
Disaster
Management Law, being the Disaster Management Act 2005, and to put
in place a world class, highly functional and responsive disaster
management mechanism, to avert and deal with such tragedies and
national disasters. The said writ petition is pending in this Honble
Court.
5.
to the last six Lok Sabha sessions, thereby resulting in the loss of
thousands of crores of public money, with each minute of running
Parliament during sessions costing on an average Rs. 2.5 lacs, and each
minute of stalling proceedings in Parliament imposing a needless
burden of almost 30,000 on the public exchequer:
Lok Sabha Session
Years
Time Lost
Hrs Mins
Percentage
10
1991-96
279 25
10%
11
1996-97
45
20
5.3%
12
1998-99
68
37
10.7%
13
1999-2004
454 38
18.9%
14
2004-09
423 -
20%
15
2009-14
891 51
40%
2162 51
6.
to
That, it may be stated that the working of the 15 th Lok Sabha over
its five year term was disrupted frequently, making the productivity of
the 15th Lok Sabha to be the worst in the last fifty years. Disruptions
during the term of the 15th Lok Sabha, resulted in the Lok Sabha
working for 61% and the Rajya Sabha for 66% of its scheduled time,
according to a credible in-depth research and study by PRS Legislative
Search.
A copy of the Research Article dated 21.2.2014 titled
Performance of Parliament during the 15th Lok Sabha by PRS
Legislative
(pages
7.
Research,
to
is filed herewith as
ANNEXURE P-3
8.
to
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9.
10.
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11.
body, and its members, cannot by the definition of law, equity and
propriety, avail of any privilege for illegal physical force or action
which the members commit, especially to disrupt the proceedings of the
House indefinitely. Such acts, under any circumstances, cannot have
any lawful sanction or immunity, and which in no manner would fall
within the parameters of Articles 105 (3), 118 & 122 (1) of the
Constitution of India, regarding being had to the national and public
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12.
13
13.
14.
That, the petitioner has not filed any other similar petition
involving the same issue before this Honble Court, and/or before any
High Court.
15.
That, the petitioner society has filed the present writ petition on
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GROUNDS
A.
B.
severe
disruptions
in
its
functioning
from
the
C.
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D.
E.
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F.
G.
H.
17
I.
J.
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K.
In
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country.
L.
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M.
N.
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Constitution
of
India
have
been
derogated
by
public
functionaries.
P R AY E R
(i)
(ii)
proceedings
obstructed,
constituents; and
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being
unreasonably
and
(iii) pass such other order or orders as this Honble Court may
deem fit in the facts and circumstances of the case.
New Delhi
Dated: 12.8.2015
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