RAJYA SABHA —— REVISED LIST OF BUSINESS

Thursday, August 18, 2011

11 A.M. ——— QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS entered in separate lists to be asked and answers given. ————

STATEMENT BY MINISTER CORRECTING ANSWER TO QUESTION

SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY to lay on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) correcting the answer to Unstarred Question No.585 given in the Rajya Sabha on the 4th August, 2011, regarding “S-band Devas Deal”. ————

PAPERS TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE

Following Ministers to lay papers on the Table entered in the separate list: — 1. SHRI V. for Ministry of Tribal Affairs; 2. SHRIMATI KRISHNA TIRATH for Ministry of Women and Child Development; 3. SHRI for Ministry of North Eastern Region; 4. SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY for Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; 5. SHRI for Ministry of Road Transport and Highways; 6. SHRI MUKUL ROY for Ministry of Shipping; and 7. SHRI TUSHARBHAI CHAUDHARY for Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. ————

REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT

DR. RAM PRAKASH MISS ANUSUIYA UIKEY to lay on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development (2010-11):— (i) Nineteenth Report on ‘Demands for Grants (2011-12)’ of the Ministry of Rural Development (Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation); and (ii) Twentieth Report on ‘Demands for Grants (2011-12)’ of the Ministry of Rural Development (Department of Rural Development). ————

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STATEMENT BY MINISTER

SHRI ASHWANI KUMAR to make a statement regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Twenty-eighth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance on the Demands for Grants (2010-11) of the Ministry of Planning. ————

MOTIONS ∗A Motion for presenting an Address under article 217 read with clause (4) of article 124 of the Constitution

FURTHER CONSIDERATION of the following motion moved by Shri Sitaram Yechury on the 17th August, 2011, namely:—

“This House resolves that an address be presented to the President for removal from office of Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court on the following two grounds of misconduct:— (1) Misappropriation of large sums of money, which he received in his capacity as receiver appointed by the High Court of Calcutta; and (2) Misrepresented facts with regard to the misappropriation of money before the High Court of Calcutta."

*B. Motion for considering the Report of the Inquiry Committee constituted to investigate into the grounds on which removal of Shri Soumitra Sen, Judge, Calcutta High Court was prayed for

FURTHER CONSIDERATION of the following motion moved by Shri Sitaram Yechury on the 17th August, 2011, namely:—

"This House do consider the Report of the Inquiry Committee in regard to investigation and proof of the misbehaviour alleged against Shri Soumitra Sen, Judge, High Court of Calcutta which was laid on the Table of the House on the 10th November, 2010.”

%C. ADDRESS TO THE PRESIDENT UNDER CLAUSE (4) OF ARTICLE 124 OF THE CONSTITUTION "WHEREAS a notice was given of a motion for presenting an address to the President praying for the removal of Shri Soumitra Sen, from his office as a Judge of the High Court at Calcutta by fifty-seven members of the Council of States (as specified in the Annexure 'A' attached herewith#); AND WHEREAS the said motion was admitted by the Chairman of the Council of States; AND WHEREAS an Inquiry Committee consisting of — (a) Shri B. Sudershan Reddy, a Judge of the Supreme Court of ;

∗ Items at A and B being discussed together. % Item at C to be put to the vote together with Motion at Item A. # See Item A above. 131 (b) Shri Mukul Mudgal, Chief Justice of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh; and (c) Shri Fali S. Nariman, a distinguished jurist, was appointed by the Chairman of the Council of States for the purpose of making an investigation into the grounds on which the removal of the said Shri Soumitra Sen from his office as a Judge of the High Court at Calcutta has been prayed for; AND WHEREAS the said Inquiry Committee has, after an investigation made by it, submitted a report containing a finding to the effect that Shri Soumitra Sen is guilty of the misbehaviour specified in such report ( a copy of which is enclosed and marked as Annexure 'B')@; AND WHEREAS the motion afore-mentioned, having been adopted by the Council of States in accordance with the provisions of clause (4) of article 124 of the Constitution of India, the misbehaviour of the said Shri Soumitra Sen is deemed, under sub-section (3) of Section 6 of the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968, to have been proved; NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of States requests the President to pass an order for the removal of the said Shri Soumitra Sen from his office as a Judge of the High Court at Calcutta." ————

LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS Bills for introduction

1. SHRI SALMAN KHURSHEED to move for leave to introduce a Bill The further to amend the Administrators-General Act, 1963. Administrator’s General ALSO to introduce the Bill. (Amendment) Bill, 2011. 2. SHRI to move for leave to introduce a Bill The Inter-State further to amend the Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Migrant Conditions of Service) Act, 1979. Workmen (Regulation of ALSO to introduce the Bill. Employment and Conditions of Service) Bill, 2011.

3. SHRI P. CHIDAMBARAM to move for leave to introduce a Bill further to The Border amend the Border Security Force Act, 1968. Security Force (Amendment) ALSO to introduce the Bill. Bill, 2011.

Bills for consideration and passing 4. SHRIMATI KRISHNA TIRATH to move that the Bill further to amend The Juvenile the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, be taken into Justice (Care consideration. and Protection of Children) ALSO to move that the Bill be passed. Amendment Bill, 2010.

@ The Report of the Inquiry Committee was laid on the Table of the House on the 10th November, 2010 132 The Central 5. SHRI to move that the Bill to amend the Central Educational Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006, be taken into Institutions consideration. (Reservation in Admission) ALSO to move that the Bill be passed. Amendment Bill, 2010. The Right of 6. SHRI KAPIL SIBAL to move that the Bill to amend the Right of Children Children to Free to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, be taken into consideration. and Compulsory Education ALSO to move that the Bill be passed. (Amendment) Bill, 2010.

NEW ; V.K. AGNIHOTRI, August 17, 2011. Secretary-General.

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