As per a 1998 Supreme Court ruling, legal immunity granted to legislators under Articles 105(2) and 194(2) of the Constitution protects them against criminal prosecution on bribery charges for any speech or vote in Parliament. The SC has now decided to reconsider this precedent.
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On the sidelines of the two-day 6th Indian Ocean Conference being held in Dhaka, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, in an exclusive conversation with WION's Sidhant Sibal, underscored the need for upholding the Law of the Seas. The foreign minister highlighted that the countries in the region should have "orderly, acceptable consensus on maritime activities" and there must be adherence and respect for the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).