Which of the following statements regarding the powers of the Speaker of the House of the People is/are correct? 1. The Speaker’s conduct in regulating the procedure of maintaining order in the House will not be subj ect to the jurisdiction of any court. 2. Besides presiding over his/her own House, the Speaker possesses certain powers like presiding over a joint sitting of the two Houses of the Parliament. 3. While a resolution for his/her removal is under consideration, the Speaker shall preside but shall have no right to speak, and shall have no right of vote. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Statement 1 is correct as Article 122 of the Constitution provides that no officer of Parliament, including the Speaker, empowered to regulate procedure or maintain order shall be subject to the jurisdiction of any court regarding the exercise of those powers [1]. Statement 2 is correct because the Speaker presides over joint sittings of both Houses of Parliament, a power derived from Article 108 and parliamentary rules. Statement 3 is incorrect; according to Article 96, when a resolution for the Speaker's removal is under consideration, they cannot preside over the sitting [2]. However, they have the right to speak and take part in the proceedings and can vote in the first instance, though they do not have a casting vote in case of an equality of votes [2]. Therefore, only statements 1 and 2 are accurate.

Sources

1. [1] https://cms.rajyasabha.nic.in/UploadedFiles/Procedure/RajyaSabhaAtWork/English/244-310/CHAPTER8.pdf
2. [2] Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 23: Parliament > Speaker of Lok Sabha > p. 230