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Subject Matter Sub judice before Judicial Forum should not be touched by legislative forums

Raj Kumar Makkad ,
  17 May 2010       Share Bookmark

Court :
Supreme Court of India
Brief :
Subject Matter Sub judice before Judicial Forum - Whether the impugned acts of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha in inquiring into subject-matter which was already in question before a judicial forum violated the norms?
Citation :
Amarinder Singh v. Special Committee, Punjab Vidhan Sabha and Ors. (Decided on 26.04.2010) MANU/SC/0298/2010

Held, ordinarily the content of legislative proceedings should not touch on sub judice matters but the rationale of this norm is that legislative debate or scrutiny over matters pending for adjudication could unduly prejudice the rights of the litigants. In the present case, the allegedly improper exemption of land by the Appellant had already been questioned before the High Court. Thus, the Punjab Vidhan Sabha ought not to have constituted a committee to inquire into the same.

  

 
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