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CHAPTER 14 : LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE |
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Article
14.1 : For
making any law bill will be prepared for presenting to the appropriate
authority in which objectives of the bill will be well defined and well
described with due regard to (a) why law is required (b) how it will
benefit to the people (c) how it will remove or reduce the exploitation
and how it will reduce vested interests (d) what is the possibility of
misuse of law and what are the provisions against the misuse of law (e)
any such relevant matter. Article
14.2 For Gram Sabha : For
making any law in the village, bill can be introduced by any member of
Gram Panchayat. OR any written resolution signed by 10% registered voters
presented to the Gram Sabha will automatically introduce it as a bill to
be considered by the Gram Sabha. Article
14.3 For Jilla Panchayat : For
making any law in the District, bill can be introduced by any member of
Jilla Panchayat. OR written resolutions passed by 10% Gram Panchayats for
making any law and presented to the District Panchayat will automatically
introduce it as a bill to be considered by the Jilla Panchayat. OR any
such bill prepared by any citizen of the District and signed by 1%
registered voters of the District will automatically introduce it as a
bill to be considered by the Jilla Panchayat. Article
14.4 For State Government : For
making any law in the State, bill can be introduced by any member of
Vidhan Sabha. OR written resolutions passed by 20% Jilla Panchayats for
making any law and presented to the Vidhan Sabha will automatically
introduce it as a bill to be considered by the Vidhan Sabha. OR written
resolutions passed by Taluka Panchayats totally representing 20%
population and presented to the Vidhan Sabha will automatically introduce
it as a bill to be considered by the Vidhan Sabha. Article
14.5 For Union Government : For
making any law in the Union, bill can be introduced by any member of Lok
Sabha. OR written resolutions passed by State Governments totally
representing 20% population and presented to the Lok Sabha will
automatically introduce it as a bill to be considered by the Lok Sabha. OR
written resolutions passed by Jilla Panchayats totally representing 20%
population and presented to the Lok Sabha will automatically introduce it
as a bill to be considered by the Lok Sabha. Article
14.6 : Any
such bill described as above introduced in Gram Sabha, Jilla Panchayat,
Vidhan Sabha or Lok Sabha should be passed as far as possible unanimously.
Article
14.7 : If
bill can not be passed unanimously, it must be passed by 80% majority to
become it law with due regard to the democratic desire of the people. Article
14.8 : (a)
In case of Gram Sabha if any such bill described as above can not be
passed with 80% majority, it should be dropped and it can not become law. (b)
In case of Jilla Panchayat if any such bill described as above can not be
passed with 80% majority, the bill should be presented to all gram sabhas
of the district and if gram sabhas those who pass the bill represent
totally 70% population, the bill would have been deemed to have passed by
Jilla Panchayat and it will become a law. (c)
In case of State Government if any such bill described as above can not be
passed with 80% majority, the bill should be presented to all Jilla
Panchayats of the State and if Jilla Panchayats those who pass the bill
represent totally 70% population, the bill would have been deemed to have
passed by Vidhan Sabha and it will become a law. (d)
In case of Union Government if any such bill described as above can not be
passed with 80% majority, the bill should be presented to all Vidhan
Sabhas of State Governments and if State Vidhan Sabhas those who pass the
bill represent totally 60% population, the bill would have been deemed to
have passed by Lok Sabha and it will become a law. Article
14.9 : (a)
If president of India feels that system followed for passing any bill as
per article (14.8) does not reflect the true democratic desire of people
of India, he can direct to election commission to take referendum of the
people of India directly whether such bill should become a law or not. (b)
If Raj Pramukh of State feels that system followed for passing any bill as
per article (14.8) does not reflect the true democratic desire of people
of the state, he can direct to election commission to take referendum of
the people of the state directly whether such bill should become a law or
not. (c)
If Jilla Panchayat Pramukh feels that system followed for passing any bill
as per article (14.8) does not reflect the true democratic desire of
people of the District, he can direct to election commission to take
referendum of the people of the district directly whether such bill should
become a law or not. Article
14.10 : In
view of the situation of article (14.9), election commission will arrange
to take referendum in the District or State or the country as the case may
be by giving at least 30 days notice to the people and by giving publicity
of the objectives of the bill through press notes and medias without
spending on advertisements. Article
14.11 : After
referendum if at least 55% people vote for the bill, it will become the
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