Constitution of India · Part V: The Union · Officers of Parliament
Article 89: The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Council of States
In plain words
The Vice-President is the ex officio Chairman of the Council of States. The Council chooses one of its members as Deputy Chairman, and chooses another whenever the office falls vacant.
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Official text
(1) The Vice-President of India shall be ex officio Chairman of the Council of States.
(2) The Council of States shall, as soon as may be, choose a member of the Council to be Deputy Chairman thereof and, so often as the office of Deputy Chairman becomes vacant, the Council shall choose another member to be Deputy Chairman thereof.
Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the official text of the Constitution of India. As amended up to the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023. Text as on 10 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the article 89
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New Delhi v. M/S Nestle Sa
Whether there is any right to invoke the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) clause when the third country with which India has entered into a Double Tax Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) was not an Organisation for Economic…
- Usha Bharti v. State of U.P. & Ors.