Supreme Court overturns the decision of 1998, those who exchange notes for votes will go to jail
Cash for vote case: The Supreme Court overturned the 1998 decision and said that MPs and MLAs cannot be exempted. Also said that this does not come under privilege.
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The Supreme Court has made a big decision in the note-for-vote case. On Monday, March 4, 2024, the court overturned the 1998 decision and said that MPs and MLAs cannot be exempted. Also said that this does not come under privilege. During this time, the court said that it did not matter whether the bribe taker voted as per the bribe giver or not. Taking bribes for votes is not part of legislative work. Privilege is for matters related to the functioning of the House.
The Supreme Court overturned the 1998 Narasimha Rao decision during the hearing. This is the joint decision of the bench of 7 judges headed by the Chief Justice in the case. This decision will have a direct impact on Sita Soren of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). When he was an MLA, he had sought relief in the case of taking a bribe to cast his vote in the 2012 Rajya Sabha elections. MPs are exempted from prosecution under Article 105(2) and MLAs under Article 194(2). The court made it clear that this exemption cannot be given in case of taking a bribe.
