140 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
172 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY, FEB. 26,1948
liable in respect of each day on which he so sits or votes to a penalty of five hundred rupees to be recovered as a debt due to the Government of India.
Privileges and Immunities of Members
Privileges, etc. of members.
Salaries and allowances of members.
Provisions as to Introduotion and passing of Bills.
- (1) Subject to the rules and standing orders regulating the procedure of Parliament, there shall be freedom of speech in Parliament.
(2) No member of Parliament shall be liable to any proceedings in any court in respect of anything said or any vote given by him in Parliament or any committee thereof, and no person shall be so liable in respect of the publication by or under the authority of either House of Parliament of any report, paper, votes or proceedings.
(3) In other respects, the privileges and immunities of members of the Houses shall be such as may from time to time be defined by Parliament by law, and, until so defined, shall be such as are enjoyed by the members of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom at the commencement of this Constitution.
(4) The provisions of clauses (1), (2) and (3) of this article shall apply in relation to persons who by virtue of this Constitution have the right to speak in, and otherwise take part in the proceedings of, a House of Parliament as they apply in relation to members of Parliament.
- Members of either House of Parliament shall be entitled to receive such salaries and allowances as may from time to time be determined by Parliament by law and, until provision in that respect is so made, allowances at such rates and upon such conditions as were immediately before the date of commencement of this Constitution applicable in the case of members of the Legislature of the Dominion of India.
Legislative Procedure
- (1) Subject to the provisions of articles 89 and
97 of this Constitution with respect to Money Bills and other financial Bills, a Bill may originate in either House of Parliament.
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