Former General Secretary of Lok Sabha, P. D. Thankappan Achary on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's judgement that an MP or MLA cannot claim immunity from prosecution on a charge of bribery in connection with a vote/speech in Parliament/ Legislative Assembly.
The arrested individuals include a Deputy General Manager (DGM) and a Project Director from NHAI's Project Implementation Units (PIUs) located in Bhopal and Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh respectively.
Former Union Law and Justice Minister Ashwani Kumar on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's judgement that an MP or MLA can't claim immunity from prosecution on a charge of bribery in connection with the vote/speech in the Parliament/ Legislative Assembly.
The Supreme Court remarked on Monday that corruption and bribery by members of the legislatures erode probity in public life while saying 'no' to immunity to lawmakers from bribery charges for voting in the house.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the Supreme Court's ruling on Monday that legislators cannot claim immunity from prosecution in bribery cases related to casting votes or giving speech in Parliament or Legislative Assembly.
A seven-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that an MP or MLA cannot claim immunity from prosecution on a charge of bribery in connection with the vote or speech in the Parliament or Legislative Assembly.
The CBI laid a trap, and after the delivery of a bribe of Rs 20 lakh to the general & project manager of NHAI by an employee of the said private company, they were apprehended.
According to the central probe agency, one of the accused is the General Manager and Project Director, NHAI, PIU, Nagpur (bribe receiver) and another one Deputy General Manager and Project Director, NHAI Harda (MP) along with two directors, and two employees.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a senior official of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) Arvind from Nagpur on demanding bribery of 45 lakhs of the total amount for clearing the pending bills.
A seven-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will deliver an order tomorrow (March 4) on the issue relating to the re-examination of its 1998 judgment in the P V Narasimha Rao case and the matter concerning whether a Parliamentarian or legislator can claim immunity from prosecution
The arrested accused has been identified as Yogesh Agarwal, the Superintendent of Central Goods and Service Tax (CGST) of Rudrapur Division in Udham Singh Nagar district in Uttarakhand.
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) wants to record Kejriwal's statement in the excise policy case on issues like the formulation of policy, meetings held before it was finalised, and allegations of possible bribery.