Punjab Assembly Committee on Petitions explained

Committee on Petitions
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Header:16th Punjab Assembly
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Data15:Legislative oversight of the Petitions
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Data20:Article 208 of the Constitution of India
section 32 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956
Rules 232(1) and 2(b) of Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Punjab Legislative Assembly

Punjab Assembly Committee on Petitions of Punjab Legislative Assembly is constituted annually for a one year period from among the members of the Assembly. This Committee consists of thirteen members.[1]

Appointment

The speaker appoints the committee and its members every year for a one year term according to the powers conferred by Article 208 of the Constitution of India read with section 32 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (37 of 1956), and in pursuance of Rules 232(1) and 2(b) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Punjab Legislative Assembly.[2]

Members

For the one year period starting May 2022, the Committee on Petitions of 16th Punjab Assembly had following members:[3] [4]

Party
1 Chairperson
2 Member
3 Member
4 Member
5 Member
6 Member
7 Jangi Lal Mahajan Member
8 Member
9 Member
10 Member
11 Member
12 Raj Kumar Chabewal Member
13 Vikramjit Singh Chaudhary Member

Chairpersons

TenureTerms Name Political party
2021-221Gurkirat Singh Kotli[5] [6]
2022-231

Previous members

For the one year period in the 15th Punjab Assembly the committee had following members:

2021-2022

Party
1. Balbir Singh Sidhu Chairperson
2. S. Amarjit Singh Sandoya Member
3. Sh. Arun Dogra Member
4. Sh. Avtar Singh Junior Member
5. Shri.Baldev Singh Khaira Member
6. S. Gurpreet Singh Member
7. S. Jai Krishan Singh Member
8. S. Kuljit Singh Nagra Member
9. S. Lakhvir Singh Lakha Member
10. S. Manpreet Singh Ayali Member
11. Smt. Satkar Kaur Member
12. S. Sukhjit Singh Member
13. S. Sukhpal Singh Bhullar Member

2019-2020

Party
1. S. Gurkirat Singh Kotli Chairperson
2. S. Amarjit Singh Sandoa Member
3. S. Angad Singh Member
4. S. Dalvir Singh Goldy Member
5. Sh.Dinesh Singh Member
6. S. Gurpreet Singh Member
7. S. Harinder Pal Singh Chandumajra Member
8. S. Kanwarjit Singh Member
9. S. Lakhvir Singh Lakha Member
10. S. Navtej Singh Cheema Member
11. Smt. Rupinder Kaur Ruby Member
12. Sh. Sanjeev Talwar Member
13. S. Sukhpal Singh Bhullar Member

2018-2019

Party
1. S. Gurkirat Singh Kotli Chairperson
2. S. Dalvir Singh Goldy Member
3. Sh.Darshan Lal Member
4. S.Dilraj Singh Member
5. Sh.Dinesh Singh Member
6. S. Gurmeet Singh Meet Haher Member
7. S. Gurpreet Singh Member
8. S. Kanwarjit Singh Member
9. S. Lakhvir Singh Lakha Member
10. S. Navtej Singh Cheema Member
11. Miss Rupinder Kaur Ruby Member
12. Sh. Sanjeev Talwar Member
13. S. Sukhpal Singh Bhullar Member

2017-2018

Party
1. S. Darshan Singh Brar Chairperson
2. S. Baldev Singh Member
3. S. Balwinder Singh Member
4. Sh.Darshan Lal Member
5. Sh. Fatehjung Singh Bajwa Member
6. S. Harinderpal Singh Chandumajra Member
7. S. Jagdev Singh Member
8. S. Khushaldeep Singh Kiki Dhillon Member
9. S.Lakhbir Singh LodhiNagal Member
10. Sh. Rajnesh Kumar Babbi Member
11. Sardar Santokh Singh Member
12. Sardar Sukhjit Singh Member
13. Sh. Som Parkash Member

Notes and References

  1. Book: Grover . Verinder . Legislative Council in State Legislatures . 1989 . Deep & Deep Publications . 978-81-7100-193-4 . 12 June 2022 . en . 12 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220612133550/https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Legislative_Council_in_State_Legislature/fRqrO0Hx0Y0C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Punjab%22+%2B+%22Committee+on+Privileges%22&pg=PA165&printsec=frontcover . live .
  2. Web site: Punjab Government Gazette Extraordinary, 4 March 2021 . Government of Punjab . 22 June 2022 . 13 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210613104044/http://www.punjabassembly.nic.in/images/docs/punjab%20govt%20gaz.pdf . live .
  3. Web site: Vidhan Sabha . punjabassembly.nic.in.
  4. News: Punjab speaker appoints heads of House committees . 11 June 2022 . Hindustan Times . 22 May 2022 . en . 22 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220522184912/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/punjab-speaker-appoints-heads-of-house-committees-101653170285870.html . live .
  5. News: Punjab Vidhan Sabha speaker nominates various committees of House for year 2021-22 . 15 June 2022 . punjabnewsexpress.com . 28 April 2021 . 15 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220615134142/https://www.punjabnewsexpress.com/punjab/news/punjab-vidhan-sabha-speaker-nominates-various-committees-of-house-for-year-2021-22-136750 . live .
  6. News: Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker nominates various committees of House for year 2021-22 – TheFactNews . 29 April 2021 . 15 June 2022 . 22 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220622113345/https://thefactnews.in/punjab-vidhan-sabha-speaker-nominates-various-committees-of-house-for-year-2021-22/ . live .