{"id":375662,"date":"2026-11-14T16:20:44","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T10:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=375662"},"modified":"2026-11-14T16:20:44","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T10:50:44","slug":"special-sessions-of-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/special-sessions-of-parliament\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Sessions of Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News: <\/strong>The Centre is considering a special session of Parliament before the Winter Session to discuss delimitation and implementation of women\u2019s reservation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Special Sessions of Parliament<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_375675\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-375675\" style=\"width: 284px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-375675\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-India-Today-1.jpg?resize=284%2C448&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Special Sessions of Parliament\" width=\"284\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-India-Today-1.jpg?resize=190%2C300&amp;ssl=1 190w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-India-Today-1.jpg?w=532&amp;ssl=1 532w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-375675\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; India Today<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>A <strong>Special Session of Parliament<\/strong> is <strong>convened outside the three conventional annual sessions (Budget, Monsoon and Winter).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is held to <strong>address urgent legislative matters or commemorate important national milestones.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>However, the <strong>Constitution does not <\/strong>use the term<strong> \u2018Special Session\u2019.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Constitutional Framework and Rules<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Article 85:<\/strong> It <strong>empowers the President to summon Parliament<\/strong> and <strong>ensures that not more than six months elapse between two sessions.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Constitutional Requirement:<\/strong> The Constitution requires <strong>Parliament to meet at least twice a year,<\/strong> but it <strong>does not prescribe a fixed parliamentary calendar.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Origin:<\/strong> The <strong>6 months gap <\/strong>was introduced by<strong> Dr. B. R. Ambedkar,<\/strong> reducing the earlier limit of<strong> 12 months <\/strong>under the Government of India Act, 1935.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Article 352:<\/strong> It provides for a <strong>special sitting of the Lok Sabha to consider a resolution disapproving a Proclamation of Emergency.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>44th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1978:<\/strong> It <strong>introduced this provision to provide safeguards against the misuse of emergency powers.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Procedural Details<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Decision-making:<\/strong> The <strong>Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, comprising 10 ministers,<\/strong> decides when to convene a parliamentary session.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Summoning:<\/strong> The <strong>President formally summons Members of Parliament (MPs)<\/strong> to attend a session based on the government&#8217;s decision.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reconvening the Lok Sabha:<\/strong> Under <strong>Rule 15 of the Rules<\/strong> of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Lok Sabha, <strong>the Speaker can reconvene the House at short notice if it has been adjourned sine die but not prorogued.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Special Sitting under Article 352:<\/strong> If a <strong>Proclamation of Emergency is issued<\/strong> <strong>when Parliament is not in session, one-tenth of Lok Sabha MPs can request the President<\/strong> to convene a special sitting to consider disapproving the Proclamation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Conduct of Proceedings:<\/strong> The <strong>Lok Sabha Speaker and Rajya Sabha Chairman preside over their respective Houses<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>They can <strong>restrict the proceedings, and procedural facilities such as Question Hour may not be available during a special session.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Notice Period<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Regular Session:<\/strong> The convention is to <strong>give around 15 days&#8217; notice before summoning Parliament.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Special Session:<\/strong> It can be convened at <strong>shorter notice, depending on the circumstances.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Specific Exception:<\/strong> If a session <strong>has been adjourned sine die but not prorogued,<\/strong> Parliament can be <strong>reconvened without the mandatory 14-day notice.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Recent Development<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Longest Adjournment:<\/strong> As of November 12, 2026, the Monsoon Session had <strong>remained unprorogued for 91 days<\/strong> after being adjourned sine die on August 13.\n<ul>\n<li>This is the <strong>longest such gap in parliamentary history.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Proposed Special Session:<\/strong> The <strong>Centre is considering convening a special session of Parliament before the regularly scheduled Winter Session.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Political Purpose:<\/strong> The proposed special session <strong>aims to advance delimitation and women&#8217;s reservation<\/strong>, with 2029 Lok Sabha elections as the <strong>target for implementing women&#8217;s quota.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Centre is considering a special session of Parliament before the Winter Session to discuss delimitation and implementation of women\u2019s reservation. About Special Sessions of Parliament A Special Session of Parliament is convened outside the three conventional annual sessions (Budget, Monsoon and Winter). 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