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- CERTIFICATE
- DECLARATION
- CONTENTS
- AKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- LIST OF TABLES
- LIST OF FIGURES
- INTRODUCTION
- Statement of the Problem
- Background of the Problem
- (a) The Committee of the Whole House
- (b) Standing Committee on Public Bills
- (c) Sekct Committee on Public Bills
- (d) Sessional Committee on Public Bills
- (e) Committee on Private Bills
- Universe of Study
- Major Objectives
- Hypotheses
- Methodology
- Concepts and Operational Definitions
- Legislature Committees
- Executive Ascendancy
- Legislative Privilege
- Contempt of House
- Review of Literature
- Major Contents of the Study
- CONCLUSIONS
- Limitations of the Study
- Notes and References
- I. PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM: SYSTEMIC TRAITS AND TRENDS
- CHAPTER - I
- 1.1. List of Ministries in Kerala
- 1.2. Succession List of Legislatures in Kerala
- Preponderant Executive
- Rigid Party Organisation
- Growth of Government
- Bureaucratisation
- Delegated Legislation
- Administrative Adjudication
- 1.3. List of Standing Committees
- 1.4. Jurisdiction of Subject Committees
- Notes and References
- II. LEGISLATIVE CONTROL: THE ROLE OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE
- CHAPTER - II
- Fig. 2.1. Number of Reports Presented by the PAC From I KLA to X KLA
- 2.1. Response in Relation to the Major Reason for Inefficiency of PAC
- 2.2. Attitude towards Executive Reaction to Reports of PAC
- Notes and References
- III. DIMENSIONS OF LEGISLATIVE SCRUTINY
- A. SCRUTINY ON THE FLOOR
- CHAPTER - III
- Fig. 3.1. Number of Reports Presented by the Committee On Government Assurances From I KLA to X KLA
- 3.1. Particulars of the Reports of the Committee on Government Assurances from I KLA to X KLA
- 3.2. Reports of the Committee on Government Assurances
- B. LEGISLATIVE SCRUTINY AT THE OUTPUT STAGE
- Fig. 3.2. Number of Reports Presented by the Committee on Subordinate Legislation From I KLA to X KLA
- 3.3. Response on the Effectiveness of Reports of Committee on Subordinate Legislation
- Notes and References
- IV. LEGISLATIVE PRIVILEGES
- CHAPTER - IV
- I. Privileges of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 1. Constitutional source
- 1.1 Freedom of Speech
- 1.2. Publication of Debates or Proceedings
- 2. Statutory Source
- 3. Procedural Source
- 4. Precedental Source
- II. The Committee of Privileges Privileges and Ethics
- II.1. Raising a Question of Privilege
- II.2. A Panchromatic View of Privilege Issues In Kerala
- 2.1. The Press and Privilege
- 2.2. Members and Privilege
- a. Misleading the House
- b. Casting Aspersions on the Speaker
- c. Casting Reflections on the House
- 2.3. Citizen and Privilege
- 2.4. Officials and Privilege
- 2.5. Questions on the Floor and Contempt
- 2.6. Production of Papers/ Files in the Custody of tbe House/Committee
- 2.7. Member of Witness
- 4.1. Response in regard to Purpose of Privilege
- 4.2. Attitude Towards Basic Issues on Privilege
- Notes and References
- V. COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT
- CHAPTER - V
- Fig. 5.1. Number of Reports Presented by the Committee on Environment From I KLA to X KLA
- 5.1. Major Areas Focussed by the Committee on Environment
- Notes and References
- CONCLUSION
- Revisit to the Problem
- GENERAL CONCLUSIONS
- Specific Conclusions
- Validation of Hypotheses
- Realisation of Objectives
- Suggestions
- Future of the Problem
- APPENDICES
- APPENDIX - I Amendments to the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Businessin the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- APPENDIX - II Questionnaire for Legislators
- APPENDIX - III Interview Schedule
- APPENDIX - IV List of Key Informants
- BIBLIOGRAPHY