Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed the Supreme Court's verdict in the JMM case as a "major verdict" and said it would ensure political justice and people's confidence in the system. The Supreme Court ruled that MPs and MPs do not have immunity from prosecution for accepting bribes to speak or vote in parliament.
"The Supreme Court has delivered a wonderful verdict that will ensure political integrity and deepen people's faith," Modi wrote on X (official Twitter).
The seven-judge bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud unanimously overturned the 1998 five-judge bench in the JMM case; this delegation granted immunity to MPs and MPs from accepting bribes to speak in parliament or vote with immunity from prosecution. legislation. The
bench also includes Justices AS Bopanna, MM Sundresh, PS Narasimha, JB Pardiwala, Sanjay Kumar and Manoj Misra.
The Judicial Committee, which read the decision on behalf of the judges, said that members of the Judiciary cannot request protection from prosecutions under Articles 105 and 194 of the relevant laws of the Constitution due to bribery related to voting or speech.
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