The End Of Immunity For MPs And MLAs Over Bribery In Focus By The Hindu podcast

Artwork

News Talk News Hindu Society Religion Supreme Court

Indhold leveret af The Hindu. Alt podcastindhold inklusive episoder, grafik og podcastbeskrivelser uploades og leveres direkte af The Hindu eller deres podcastplatformspartner. Hvis du mener, at nogen bruger dit ophavsretligt beskyttede værk uden din tilladelse, kan du følge processen beskrevet her https://da.player.fm/legal.

In Focus by The Hindu « »
The end of immunity for MPs and MLAs over bribery

2M ago 27:19

Del

MP3•Episode hjem

Indhold leveret af The Hindu. Alt podcastindhold inklusive episoder, grafik og podcastbeskrivelser uploades og leveres direkte af The Hindu eller deres podcastplatformspartner. Hvis du mener, at nogen bruger dit ophavsretligt beskyttede værk uden din tilladelse, kan du følge processen beskrevet her https://da.player.fm/legal.

Earlier this week, a seven-judge Bench of the Supreme Court ruled that MPs and MLAs are not immune to criminal prosecution on bribery charges related to their votes or speech in Parliament or state assemblies.

This judgement overturns an earlier ruling of the Supreme Court in the 1998 Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) case. In this case, the majority opinion had held that MPs and MLAs enjoyed immunity from prosecution with regard to how they vote or speak in the House.

Article 105 (2) of the Constitution confers on MPs immunity from prosecution in respect of their speech or voting in Parliament. Article 194 (2) grants the same protection to MLAs. So what prompted the Supreme Court to strip MPs and MLAs of this immunity? What was the original case that set off the chain of events culminating in this judgement? And what are the implications of this verdict? Tune in to find out.

… continue reading

835 episoder

#News Talk #News #Hindu #Society #Religion #Supreme Court

Artwork

The end of immunity for MPs and MLAs over bribery

In Focus by The Hindu

650 subscribers

published 2M ago

Del

MP3•Episode hjem

Indhold leveret af The Hindu. Alt podcastindhold inklusive episoder, grafik og podcastbeskrivelser uploades og leveres direkte af The Hindu eller deres podcastplatformspartner. Hvis du mener, at nogen bruger dit ophavsretligt beskyttede værk uden din tilladelse, kan du følge processen beskrevet her https://da.player.fm/legal.

Earlier this week, a seven-judge Bench of the Supreme Court ruled that MPs and MLAs are not immune to criminal prosecution on bribery charges related to their votes or speech in Parliament or state assemblies.

This judgement overturns an earlier ruling of the Supreme Court in the 1998 Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) case. In this case, the majority opinion had held that MPs and MLAs enjoyed immunity from prosecution with regard to how they vote or speak in the House.

Article 105 (2) of the Constitution confers on MPs immunity from prosecution in respect of their speech or voting in Parliament. Article 194 (2) grants the same protection to MLAs. So what prompted the Supreme Court to strip MPs and MLAs of this immunity? What was the original case that set off the chain of events culminating in this judgement? And what are the implications of this verdict? Tune in to find out.

… continue reading

835 episoder

#News Talk #News #Hindu #Society #Religion #Supreme Court

Alle episoder

×

Velkommen til Player FM!

Player FM is scanning the web for high-quality podcasts for you to enjoy right now. It's the best podcast app and works on Android, iPhone, and the web. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices.

Lyt til 500+ emner