ADJOURNMENT SINE DIE

ADJOURNMENT SINE DIE

Subject : Polity

Context : Recently, the Rajya Sabha has been adjourned sine die at the end of the Budget session of Parliament after the Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die which brought the nearly two-month long Budget session to an end.

Concept :

• The phenomenon of Adjournment Sine Die means terminating a sitting of Parliament for an indefinite period.
• It implies that when the House is adjourned without naming a day for reassembly, it is called adjournment sine die.
• The power of adjournment as well as adjournment sine die lies with the presiding officer of the House.
• The presiding officer can also call a sitting of the House before the date or time to which it has been adjourned or at any time after the House has been adjourned sine die.
• The presiding officer (Speaker or Chairman) declares the House adjourned sine die, when the business of a session is completed.