Correct option is D
The correct answer is (d) 10th schedule
Explanation:
. The provisions related to disqualification on the ground of defection are contained in the Tenth Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
. The Tenth Schedule is popularly known as the Anti-Defection Law.
. It was inserted by the 52nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1985.
. Defection includes voluntarily giving up the membership of a political party or voting against the party whip.
. The Speaker or Chairman of the House decides questions of disqualification under this Schedule.
Information Booster:
. The constitutional validity of the Tenth Schedule was upheld by the Supreme Court in the Kihoto Hollohan case (1992).
. The 91st Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003 removed the provision related to split and restricted the size of the Council of Ministers.
Additional Knowledge:
1st schedule (Option a)
. The First Schedule deals with the list of States and Union Territories of India.
. It has no connection with disqualification or defection.
5th schedule (Option b)
. The Fifth Schedule deals with the administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes.
. It is unrelated to legislative disqualification.
6th schedule (Option c)
. The Sixth Schedule provides for administration of tribal areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.
. It does not contain provisions on defection or disqualification.
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