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Parliamentary Privilege
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peculiar rights enjoyed by each House
collectively and by members of each House
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Immunities of Parliament and its
Members; and
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• The Representation of the People Act,
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1951 - Qualifications and Disqualifications
for Membership of Parliament and State
Legislatures.
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The Constitution of India,
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1949
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, Article 194: Powers, privileges, etc of the Houses of Parliament and of the members and
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committees thereof;
Mylapore, •(1) Subject to the provisions of this constitution and the rules and standing orders
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•(2) No Member of Parliament shall be liable to any proceedings in any court in respect of
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•(3) In other respects, the powers, privileges and immunities of each House of Parliament,
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and of its members and committees immediately before the coming into force of Section
15 of the Constitution (Forty fourth Amendment) Act 1978.
•(4) The provisions of clauses ( 1 ), ( 2 ) and ( 3 ) shall apply in relation to persons who by
virtue of this constitution have the right to speak in, and otherwise to take part in the
proceedings of, a House of Parliament or any committee thereof as they apply in relation
to members of Parliament.
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The Representation of the
People Act, 1951
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the House or Houses of the Legislature of
each State, the qualifications and
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•The Supreme Court struck down sub
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section (4) of Section 8 of the
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ultra vires the Constitution. This particular
section protects convicted legislators
against disqualification on the ground of
pendency of appeal against their conviction
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Section 8 (4) of the Representation
of the People Act, 1951
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• Notwithstanding anything in sub- section (1), sub-
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section (2), or sub- section (3) a disqualification
under either sub- section shall not, in the case of
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The Representation of the People
(Amendment and Validation) Ordinance,
2013
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MLAs to continue in office if their
appeal is admitted by a higher court
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within 90 days and the conviction
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stayed. But they won't be entitled to
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Election Commission
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against him/her for an offence
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Thank You
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