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Revision note: Parliamentary Committees, Devices and Privileges

  • PAC 1921: 22 (15 LS + 7 RS), opposition chairman since 1967, examines CAG reports
  • Estimates Committee: 30 LS only; "continuous economy"
  • CoPU 1964: 22 (15 + 7); DRSCs 1993 → 24 (2004), 31 members each
  • Question Hour: starred (oral), unstarred (written); Zero Hour (Indian, 1962); adjournment & no-confidence – LS only, 50 members
  • Sessions gap ≤ 6 months (Art 85); bills in LS lapse on dissolution
  • Art 105 privileges: free speech, no civil arrest (40 days before/after); Sita Soren 2024 – no bribery immunity
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