Supreme Court Overturns Immunity for Bribery in Legislature: Sita Soren vs. Union of India (2024) INSC 161 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether parliamentary privilege protects legislators from prosecution for bribery. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Constitutional Law Case Name: Sita Soren v. Union of India Judgment Date: 4 March 2024 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 4 March 2024 […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Use of Parliamentary Committee Reports in Public Interest Litigations (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility and use of Parliamentary Standing Committee reports in court proceedings. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation, Constitutional Law Case Name: Kalpana Mehta and others v. Union of India and others Judgment Date: May 9, 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment:
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a court can rely on the report of a Parliamentary Standing Committee in a writ petition. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation Case Name: Kalpana Mehta and Others vs. Union of India and Others [Judgment Date]: April 5, 2017 Date of the Judgment: April 5, 2017 Citation: Not Available Judges: Dipak Misra, J.,
