Supreme Court sets up seven-judge bench to reconsider 1998 verdict granting immunity from prosecution to MPs/MLAs

The Supreme Court of India will reconsider its 1998 verdict granting immunity to MPs and MLAs from prosecution for accepting bribes to make speeches or vote in Parliament and state legislatures. The seven-judge bench will hear the matter on October 4th. This decision comes 25 years after the JMM bribery scandal and is seen as having a significant impact on the "morality of polity." The apex court's 1998 judgment stated that parliamentarians have immunity under the Constitution for any speech or vote made in the House.

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