Constitution of India, 1949
105. Powers, privileges, etc. of the Houses of
Parliament and of the members and committees thereof.-
(1) Subject to the provisions of this
constitution and the rules and standing orders regulating the procedure of
Parliament, there shall be freedom of speech in Parliament.
(2) No member of Parliament shall be liable to
any proceedings in any court in respect of anything said or any vote given by
him in Parliament or any committee thereof, and no person shall be so liable in
respect of the publication by or under the authority of either House of
Parliament of any report, paper, votes or proceedings.
(3) In other respects, the powers, privileges
and immunities of each House of Parliament, and of the members and the
committees of each House, shall be such as may from time to time be defined by
Parliament by law, and, until so defined shall be those of that House and of
its members and committees immediately before the coming into force of Section
15 of the Constitution (Forty-fourth Amendment) Act 1978.
(4) The provisions of clauses (1), (2) and (3)
shall apply in relation to persons who by virtue of this constitution have the
right to speak in, and otherwise to take part in the proceedings of, a House of
Parliament or any committee thereof as they apply in relation to members of
Parliament.