A constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on whether members of parliament and legislative assemblies could claim immunity under Articles 105(2) and 194(2) of the.
The Attorney General suggested a functional test, saying that immunity would extend to speech or acts of voting needed to discharge the duty of a legislator, without fear of consequences.
The Supreme Court has directed the Haryana government to take steps to ensure that the 175 vacancies in the junior civil judge positions (in the subordinate judiciary) in Haryana are filled without any further delay.
A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said the recruitment be conducted by a committee consisting of three judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court nominated by the chief justice there, the state s chief secretary, the Advocate General of Haryana and the chairperson of the Haryana Public Service Commission. "There is an urgent need to ensure that the existing 275 vacancies in the post of junior civil judges are filled up at the earliest," said the bench, also comprising justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra.