Supreme Court of India

Raja Ram Pal v. The Honble Speaker, Lok Sabha & Ors.

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Reported as [2007] 1 S.C.R. 317

Bench Y.K. Sabharwal, K.G. Balakrlshnan, C.K. Thakker, R.V. Raveendran and D.K. Jain JJ.

Decided 10 January 2007

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From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950: Articles JOI, 102, 105 and 122/Representation of the People Act, 1951-Sections 7 and JOA: Cash for query-Monetary consideration for raising questions in Parliament-MP Local Area Development Scheme-Improper conduct in relation to implementation thereof-Espoused by T V. channels-Inquiry by Committee of MPs-Report tabled in House and the MPs concerned expelled from the House-Constitutional validity of-Powers, privileges and immunities-Competence of the Houses of Parliament to expel the Members from the membership of the House-Whether such power subject to judicial

Authorities it was built on

1973 His Holiness Kesavananda Bharati Sripadagalavaru v. State of Kerala cited by 118
1970 Rustom Cavasjee Cooper v. Union of India cited by 72
1994 S.R. Bommai v. Union of India and Ors. cited by 68
1991 Kihoto Hollohan v. Zachillhu and Others cited by 59
1965 K. Anandan Nambiar and Another v. Chief Secretary, Government of Madras and Others cited by 4
1961 Dr. Jatish Chandra Ghosh v. Hari Sadhan Mukherjee and Others. cited by 3
1971 Hardwari Lal v. Kanwal Singh cited by 2

Where later benches applied it

2025 Dr. Sunil Kumar Singh v. Bihar Legislative Council (through Secretary) and Ors. relied on
2023 In Re: Article 370 of the Constitution v.. relied on
2019 Rojer Mathew v. South Indian Bank Ltd. & Ors. relied on
2018 Lok Prahari, through its General Secretary S. N. Shukla v. Union of India & Others Writ Petition (c) No. 784 of 2015 February 16, 2018 relied on
2016 Justice (retd.) Markandey Katju v. The Lok Sabha & Anr. relied on
2014 Mohd. Saeed Siddiqui v. State of U.P. and Another relied on
2010 Amarinder Singh v. Special Commitiee, Punjab Vidhan,sabha & Others relied on
2016 Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education v. Union of India & Ors. Etc. followed
2024 Sita Soren v. Union of India referred to
2023 Subhash Desai v. Principal Secretary, Governor of Maharashtra & Ors. referred to
2021 The State of Kerala v. K. Ajith & Ors. referred to
2019 Shrimanth Balasaheb Patil v. Hon’ble Speaker, Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Others referred to
2018 Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (retd.) v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2017 Kalpana Mehta and Others v. Union of India and Others referred to
2015 Yogendra Kumar Jaiswal Etc. v. State of Bihar & Ors. referred to
2014 Justice Ripusudan Dayal (retd ) & Ors. v. State of M.P. & Ors. referred to
2013 Suresh Kumar Koushal and Another v. Naz Foundation and Others referred to
2010 State of West Bengal & Ors. v. The Committee for Protection of Democratic Rights, West Bengal & Ors referred to

Of those, 7 relied on · 1 followed · 10 referred to

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