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Supreme Court Overrules PV Narasimha Rao, Holds Bribery Not Protected by Parliamentary Privilege — Legislators Who Accept Bribes for Speech or Vote Are Not Immune from Prosecution Under Articles 105(2) and 194(2) of the Constitution.

The Supreme Court of India, in a seven-judge bench decision, overruled its earlier majority judgment in PV Narasimha Rao v. State (CBI/SPE) (1998) 4 S...

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Karnataka High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Validity of Karnataka Parliamentary Secretaries Allowances Act, 1963 and Appointment of Parliamentary Secretaries. The Court held that the Act is within legislative competence and appointments are valid under Article 164(1-A) of the Constitution.

The judgment pertains to two Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petitions filed before the Karnataka High Court challenging the constitutional validity ...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Petitions Challenging Special Joint House Committee on Nursing Education. Legislative Privilege Upheld as Committee Formation Not Found Unconstitutional.

The petitioners, Hyderabad Karnataka Nursing Management Association and Karnataka Nursing Institutions Management Association, filed writ petitions un...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Dismisses Congress Plea to Disqualify MLA Under Tenth Schedule Due to Resignation Before Speaker's Decision. Court Holds That Resignation Ousts Speaker's Jurisdiction and No Writ Under Article 226 Can Issue to Declare Disqualification.

The Indian National Congress and several of its MLAs filed a writ petition under Article 226 before the High Court of Bombay at Goa, seeking a declara...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Disqualification of MLAs Under Tenth Schedule. Speaker's Order Upheld as Valid Exercise of Constitutional Authority Under Article 191(2) and Paragraph 2(1)(a) of Tenth Schedule.

The petitioner, Girish Chodankar, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution challenging the order of the Speaker of the Goa Legislat...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Challenge to Election of Deputy Chairman of Maharashtra Legislative Council. Court holds that election of Deputy Chairman is an internal matter of the House and not subject to judicial review under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India.

The petitioner, Mr. Gopichand Kundalik Padalkar, a Member of the Legislative Council of Maharashtra, challenged the election of Respondent No. 4, Dr. ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Expulsion of MLC for Unparliamentary Conduct and Defiance of Ethics Committee — Principles of Natural Justice Not Violated as Petitioner Waived Right to be Heard by Repeatedly Avoiding Proceedings and Challenging Committee's Authority.

The petitioner, a Member of the Bihar Legislative Council (MLC) from the Rashtriya Janata Dal, challenged his expulsion from the Council based on a re...