Shri M.N. Kaul (16 September 1901 – 20 November 1984) was Secretary of

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and Secretary-General of

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(Lower House of Parliament of India). He was appointed Secretary of

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Constituted after the First General Election of

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

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and studied at

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and

London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ...

. He also practised as a

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Allahabad High Court Allahabad High Court, also known as High Court of Judicature at Allahabad is the high court based in Prayagraj that has jurisdiction over the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was established on 17 March 1866, making it one of the oldest high ...

Positions 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)

References

* Kashyap, Subhash C. (1989) ''The Office of the Secretary-General - Monograph Series'' (New Delhi: Lok Sabha Sectt., pp. 23–24)

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kaul, M. N. People from Jammu and Kashmir 1901 births 1984 deaths Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha Secretaries General of the Lok Sabha