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Immunity for MPs and MLAs casting vote on bribe

Case Briefs Supreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

Supreme Court strips MPs, MLAs of Immunity for Casting Votes after taking Bribes: Breakdown of the 7-Judge verdict

In P.V. Narasimha Rao v. State (CBI/SPE), (1998) 4 SCC 626, the 5-Jugdge Bench held that the MPs and MLAs enjoyed immunity if they cast vote in the House after taking bribe for it.

Case Briefs High Courts

Patna High Court quashes case against Navjot Singh Sidhu for cautioning people of Muslim community about dividing their votes

“From the content of the speech, it does not appear that petitioner has tried to promote feelings of enmity or hatred between two classes of people or two religions but in fact he has only said that Owaisi is trying to divide the votes of Muslims.”

OP. ED.SCC Journal Section Archives

The “Fundamentals” of the Right to Vote and its Constitutional Status

by Saurabh Bhattacharjee†