X versus O/O SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF PEOPLE & ORS.

Issue for consideration

Does the first proviso to s.3(2) of the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968 require the constitution of a Joint Committee where notices, having been given in both Houses on the same day, is later followed by refusal to admit the motion by the Presiding Officer of one House motion by the Presiding Officer of the other House; whether, in view of the office of the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha falling vacant, the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha was competent to refuse admission of the notice of motion; what is the effect, if any, of the Deputy Chairman’s refusal