D. Y. CHANDRACHUD, A. S. BOPANNA, M. M. SUNDRESH, PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA, J. B. PARDIWALA, SANJAY KUMAR, MANOJ MISRA
Sita Soren – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
DHANANJAYA Y. CHANDRACHUD, CJI.
| Table of Contents | |
| A. | Reference |
| B. | Overview of the judgment in PV Narasimha Rao |
| C. | Submissions |
| D. | Reconsidering PV Narasimha Rao does not violate the principle of stare decisis |
| E. | History of parliamentary privilege in India |
| F. | Purport of parliamentary privilege in India |
| I. | Functional analysis |
| II. | Parliamentary privilege as a collective right of the House |
| III. | Necessity test to claim and exercise a privilege |
| G. | Bribery is not protected by parliamentary privilege |
| I. | Bribery is not in respect of anything said or any vote given |
| II. | The Constitution envisions probity in public life |
| III. | Courts and the House exercise parallel jurisdiction over allegations of bribery |
| IV. | Delivery of results is irrelevant to the offence of bribery |
| H. | International position on bribery vis-a-vis privileges |
| I. | United Kingdom |
| II. | United States of America |
| III. | Canada |
| IV. | Australia |
| I. | Elections to the Rajya Sabha are within the remit of Article 194(2) |
| J. | Conclusion |
1. Parliamentary privilege, codified in Articles 105 and
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