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The Sixteenth Punjab Vidhan Sabha has been summoned by the Governor of Punjab Sh. Banwarilal Purohit to meet for its Third Session on Tuesday, 27th September, 2022 at 11.00 A.M., in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha Hall, Vidhan Bhavan, Chandigarh.
Earlier Governor dismissed Punjab Govt. request to summon session to prove vote of confidence as per law. Meanwhile Punjab Cabinet again recommended to summon Punjab Assembly Session on Sept. 27.
Meanwhile an Advocate at Punjab and Haryana High Court, Hemant Kumar has once again raised an interesting but serious legal (rather Constitutional) point. He asserts that although it has been over 6 months since current 16th Punjab Vidhan Sabha got constituted on 11 March this year and its First Session was convened with effect from March 17 to March 22 which was firstly adjourned by the Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan sine-die & was reconvened to meet again on April 1 after which it was again adjourned sine-die by the Speaker. (SUBHEAD)
Thereafter, the prorogation Order was signed by the Governor under Article 174(2)(a) of the Constitution on April 16. However, the catch is that Order mentioned prorogation of first Session of Punjab Vidhan Sabha and not the House.
Similarly on July 13, an Order signed by the Governor mentions that he prorogues the Second (Budget) session of 16th Punjab Vidhan Sabha which was adjourned sine-die by the Speaker at the conclusion of its sitting held on 30 June 2022.
Hemant questions the above two Prorogation Order(s) as signed by the Governor since in both it has been being erroneously mentioned that the Governor hereby prorogues the respective Session(s) of Punjab Vidhan Sabha because actually (read constitutionally) it is not the Session but rather the House which is to be prorogued by the Governor under Article 174 (2)(a) of Constitution of India.
