Indian Polity Current Affairs Analysis
Supreme Court is reexamining the judgment ofJMM bribery Case
Also known as P.V. Narasimha Rao versus State.
In 1991, battling economic instability and Babri Masjid demolition pressure, P V Narasimha Rao govt faced no-trust motion.
Then came the charge that it was won by "bribing" JMM MPs
Related Constitutional Articles:
Articles 105(2) and 194(2) –Immunity provisions that protect MPs and MLAs from criminal or civil proceedings in any court “in respect of” anything said or any vote given in Parliament/State Legislative Assemblies.
The case upheld the:
MPs and MLAs immunity from prosecution for taking a bribe to make a speech or vote in Parliament and state legislatures.