Article 119 of the Indian Constitution
Title: Regulation by law of procedure in Parliament in relation to financial business
📜 What Article 119 States:
Article 119 allows Parliament to make laws to regulate its own procedures, specifically for dealing with financial matters.
✅ Key Points:
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Scope:
Article 119 applies only to financial business in Parliament, such as:-
Discussion of the Annual Financial Statement (Budget)
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Demands for Grants
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Appropriation Bills, Finance Bills, and other financial legislation
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Power to Make Laws:
Parliament can make a law to regulate how financial business is to be transacted in either or both Houses. -
Purpose:
It gives Parliament the flexibility to set or change the procedural framework for handling financial matters, if necessary, through legislation, rather than only by internal rules under Article 118.
🏛️ Why Article 119 is Important:
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Acts as a back-up mechanism in case parliamentary rules under Article 118 are not sufficient or clear for financial matters.
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Reinforces the constitutional importance of financial discipline and procedure.
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Allows greater legal clarity and uniformity in how money-related legislation is handled.
🧾 Example:
If a conflict arises about how budget-related discussions or votes should be conducted, Parliament can pass a law (using Article 119) to standardize or resolve such issues.
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