Conflict in Joint Parliamentary Committee of Waqf Bill

About Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC)

• A JPC is set up by the Parliament for a special purpose, mainly for the detailed scrutiny of a subject or Bill.
• It consists of members from both the Houses and from both the ruling parties and the opposition.
• The composition of the JPC is decided by Parliament also there is no fixed number of members in the committee.
• It is dissolved after its term ends or its task has been completed.
• The recommendations made by the committee are recommendatory in nature and not binding on the government.

Powers of the Committee

• A JPC has the authority to gather evidence from experts, public bodies, associations, individuals or interested parties suo-motu or on requests made by them.
• If a witness fails to appear before a JPC in response to a summons, his conduct constitutes contempt of the House.
• Ministers are not generally called by the committee to give evidence.
  • However, with the permission of the Speaker, the JPC can seek information on certain points from ministers or call them.

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