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Under Rule 138 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States, petitions on a Bill introduced or pending in the Rajya Sabha or any matter of general public interest primarily of concern to Government of India, can be submitted to the Council of States. Such petitions after they are found to be in conformity with the rules are examined by the Committee on Petitions of the House. In other words, in the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business of the Council of States, Committee on Petitions has been provided as an important instrument for redressal of issues of general public interest which affect the society at large. Petitions may be submitted in the format given below in English or Hindi, signed by the Petitioner:-
To:-
THE COUNCIL OF STATES (RAJYA SABHA)
The petition of -----------------------------------(Here insert name and designation or description of petitioner(s) in concise form)
Sheweth (HERE INSERT CONCISE STATEMENT OF CASE )
and accordingly your petitioner(s) pray that --------------------------------------------------
(Here insert "that the Bill be or be not proceeded with" or "that special provision be made in the Bill to meet the case of your petitioner (s) or any other appropriate prayer regarding the Bill or matter pending before the Council or a matter of general public interest").
Name of Petitioner
Address
Signature or thumb impression
……….
Counter – Signature of Member presenting
The Petition addressed to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) may either be forwarded to the Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha, Parliament House, New Delhi or may be got countersigned by a Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha). Only such of the petitions as are found in conformity with the relevant rules of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States governing their admissibility and are admitted by the Hon’ble Chairman Rajya Sabha shall be presented to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) by the Rajya Sabha Members countersigning them or reported to the Council of States in case they have not been countersigned by any Member of Rajya Sabha. Each petition after it has been presented or reported to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) shall stand referred to the Committee on Petitions of the House.
The Committee on Petitions will examine every petition referred to it. The recommendations of the Committee on the Petition will be presented in the form of a Report to the Rajya Sabha whereafter the recommendations will receive the consideration of the appropriate Ministry of the Government of India. This process will be monitored by the Committee on Petitions.
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