Qualification, Disqualification and Privileges of — Members of Parliament Members of Legislative Assembly Anti-Defection Law (Xth Schedule)

A candidate files nomination for the Lok Sabha, and a rival objects that she is also the paid chairperson of a State government body. A sitting MLA crosses over to another party the week before a trust vote, and the Speaker has to decide whether he has lost his seat. A member says something harsh in the House, and a journalist wants to sue. Each of these is answered by a handful of Articles: who may enter the House, who must leave it, and what the House protects while he is inside.

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The Constitution sets the entry test (Arts. 84, 173), the exit tests (Arts. 101–103, 190–192, plus the Tenth Schedule through Arts. 102(2) and 191(2)) and the protective shield of speech and privilege (Arts. 105, 194).

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