Supreme Court To Decide Today If MPs, MLAs Have Immunity In Bribery Cases

Having reserved its judgment in October 2023, the Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict today on whether MPs and MLAs enjoy immunity from prosecution for taking bribes to make a speech or cast a vote in the legislature.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict today on whether MPs and MLAs enjoy immunity from prosecution for taking bribes to make a speech or cast a vote in the legislature.

Having reserved its judgement on October 5, 2023, a seven-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud will pronounce the verdict on the issue.

During the arguments, the Centre had submitted that bribery can never be a subject matter of immunity and a parliamentary privilege is not meant to place a lawmaker above the law.