Speaker rejects objection over the use of ‘Kerala Niyamasabha’ for official purposes
The Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly ruled that the use of 'Kerala Niyamasabha' on official documents is linguistically correct. The ruling clarifies that the terminal 'anusvara' is dropped when the state name acts as a prefix in compound terms.
Why it matters
This decision settles a procedural dispute regarding the official nomenclature of the state legislature following recent changes to the state's name.
Speaker Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan on Monday ruled that the Assembly’s usage of ‘Kerala Niyamasabha’ on its official papers is linguistically sound and procedurally valid, as he rejected a point of order raised by CPI legislator and former Minister G. R. Anil.
Mr. Anil had claimed that persisting with the usage of ‘Kerala Niyamasabha’ was flawed in light of the Central notification of August 25, which altered the official name of the state from ‘Kerala’ to ‘Keralam’.
Although matters concerning the Legislative Assembly Secretariat are normally not entertained as points of order on the floor, the Chair took up the matter as an exceptional case to provide a clarification, the ruling observed.
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