No Immunity To MPs, MLAs For Bribery: What Was Narasimha Rao Verdict, 7 Reason Why SC Overruled It

Supreme Court scrapped immunity from prosecution to MPs and MLAs for taking bribes to vote or make speech in legislature. Here's a breakdown of Narasimha Rao judgment of 1998 & why SC overruled it:

The court asserted that corruption and bribery by MPs & MLAs erodes probity in public life. ( Image Source :PTI )

The Supreme Court on Monday overruled its 1998 verdict in PV Narasimha Rao-JMM Bribery case and ruled that MPs and MLAs do not enjoy immunity from prosecution for taking bribes to vote or make speech in the Parliament or State legislature. The court said that there is a grave danger of this Court allowing an error to be perpetuated if the decision in PV Narasimha Rao case were not reconsidered. The seven-judge Constitutional bench unanimously scrapped the immunity from prosecution to MPs