 bill no xxxiii of  2014 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2014 a billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-fifth year of  the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) the act may be called the constitution (amendment) act, 2014 1 (2) it shall come into force at onceshort title and commencementamendment of tenth schedule statement  of  objects  and  reasonsthe tenth schedule of the constitution has succeeded in bringing considerable purity in our political system the schedule has recently undergone a change however, there is a popular demand that the authority to decide whether a member has become subject to disqualification under the tenth schedule of the constitution, should rest in the election commission this demand is gaining force in the states on account of controversies created following decisions of the presiding officers of some statesthe entire process of decisions under tenth schedule should be transparent and should be totally insulated from possible political biasalthough presiding officers are independent in their own right, even than declaring a member disqualified should be left to a constitutionally independent authority like election commission of indiathe proposed amendment seeks to provide for the same hence this billshantaram naik annexure extracts from the constitution of india6 decision on questions as to disqualification on ground of defection—(1) if any question arises as to whether a member of a house has become subject to disqualification under this schedule, the question shall be referred for the decision of the chairman or, as the case may be, the speaker of such house and his decision shall be final:provided that where the question which has arisen is as to whether the chairman or the speaker of a house has become subject to such disqualification, the question shall be referred for the decision of such member of the house as the house may elect in this behalf and his decision shall be final(2) all proceedings under sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph in relation to any question as to disqualification of a member of a house under this schedule shall be deemed to be proceedings in parliament within the meaning of article 122 or, as the case may be, proceedings in the legislature of a state within the meaning of article 212————abillfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shri shantaram naik, mp)