M. N. Kaul
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Shri M.N. Kaul was former Secretary of 1st Lok Sabha
, 2nd Lok Sabha
and Secretary-General of 3rd Lok Sabha
(Lower House of Parliament of India). He was appointed Secretary of Lok Sabha
Constituted after the First General Election of Lok Sabha
in India.He retired on 31 August 1964 at the age of 63 and after 17 years of service as Secretary.
and London School of Economics
. He also practised as a Lawyer at Allahabad High Court.
1st Lok Sabha
The First Lok Sabha was constituted on 17 April 1952 after India's first general election. The 1st Lok Sabha lasted its full tenure of five years and was dissolved on 4 April 1957.- Important Members :- List of Members by state :...
, 2nd Lok Sabha
2nd Lok Sabha
Membership of the Second Lok Sabha...
and Secretary-General of 3rd Lok Sabha
3rd Lok Sabha
List of Members of the 3rd Lok Sabha, elected February-March 1962. The Lok Sabha is the lower house in the Parliament of India.-Important members:* Speaker:...
(Lower House of Parliament of India). He was appointed Secretary of Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
Constituted after the First General Election of Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
in India.He retired on 31 August 1964 at the age of 63 and after 17 years of service as Secretary.
Early Life and Career
He was born in Kashmir and studied at University of CambridgeUniversity of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
and London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
. He also practised as a Lawyer at Allahabad High Court.
Position Held
- Editor, Allahabad Law Journal 1927-37
- Secretary, Constituent Assembly (Legislative) 1947-50
- Secretary, Provisional Parliament 1950-52 and
- Secretary, Lok Sabha 1952-64
- Nominated to Rajya Sabha in April 1966
- Re-Nominated to Rajya Sabha in 1970
- Director-General of the Institute of Constitution and Parliamentary Studies 1973.
Selected Publications
- Parliamentary Procedure Since Independence
- Parliamentary Institutions and Procedures
- Practice and Procedure of Parliament (with S.L. Shakdhar)
- Impressions of China
- Report of the Tokyo I.P.C., 1960 and impressions of the visit to Japan
- Impressions of the Visit to the U.A.R, East European Countries and Russia
- Growth of Position and Powers of the Speaker and
- Conversations on Parliamentary Practice and Procedure (3 volumes)