Supreme Court rejects plea to ‘digitally monitor’ MPs, MLAs
10 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court rejects plea to ‘digitally monitor’ MPs, MLAs

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday disagreed with a petitioner’s view that Members of Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies should be “digitally monitored” to prevent instances of corruption and horse trading. But Mr. Kundra asked the court why these “salaried representatives” of the people should lord over the public, making laws for them. ‘Need for debate’ Chief Justice Chandrachud highlighted the need for debate in the legislature before making laws. The Chief Justice pointed out that while Mr. Kundra believed that legislators should be digitally monitored while a hundred million other Indians may not agree.

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'They Also Have Right To Privacy' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking 24x7 Digital Monitoring Of MPs/MLAs
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'They Also Have Right To Privacy' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking 24x7 Digital Monitoring Of MPs/MLAs

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The Supreme Court today dismissed a Public Interest Litigation petition writ petition seeking to digitally monitor all the activities of MPs/MLAs to 'ensure transparency and to prevent corruption'. At the outset, CJI DY Chandrachud expressed dissatisfaction regarding the substance of the petition and reminded that a mandamus to seek continuous digital monitoring of elected representatives would be in stark violation …

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