SC appoints amicus curiae to help it decide if lawmakers can claim immunity from prosecution for taking bribe to vote, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Tuesday appointed senior advocate P S Patwalia as amicus curiae to assist it in examining whether an MP or MLA can claim immunity from criminal prosecution for taking bribe to make a speech or vote in the Legislative Assembly or Parliament. A five-judge...

SC to see whether any direction required on report of Justice Bedi panel, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it needs to see whether any further directions are required to be issued on a report filed by Justice HS Bedi Committee, which had investigated several cases of alleged fake encounters in Gujarat from 2002 to 2006. A bench of justices...