New Delhi: A non-profit organisation on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court seeking guidelines to ensure that proceedings in Parliament do not get stalled or disrupted.

Filed in public interest by the Foundation for Restoration of National Values (FRNV), the 23-page petition refers to the current monsoon session (21 July to 13 August) of Parliament which has witnessed “sustained disruptions, unruly protests" and abstentions by elected members. Mint has reviewed a copy of the petition.

The petition alleges that through disruptions like these, a substantial amount of Parliamentary time required to be devoted to legislative business was being wasted, resulting in losses to the public exchequer.

Over the last six sessions, according to the petition, nearly 2,162 hours had been lost.

According to think-tank PRS Legislative Research, of the 328 bills that were to be passed by the 15th Lok Sabha, only 179 were passed. This was the least number of bills passed by a House in its full five-year session.

The petition claims that such disruptions affect public and national interest and refers to Parliamentary proceedings in the US where stalling proceedings is a federal offence.

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