Evaluate the procedural aspects of parliamentary privileges and immunities: 1. Freedom of speech in Parliament is guaranteed under Article 105. 2. Members enjoy immunity from civil proceedings for anything said or any vote given in Parliament or any committee thereof. 3. Parliamentary privileges are fully codified into a single comprehensive statute enacted by Parliament. Which of the statements given above are correct?

💡 Solution & Explanation

Statements 1 and 2 are correct because Article 105 grants freedom of speech and civil immunity to members for parliamentary proceedings. Statement 3 is incorrect because parliamentary privileges in India have not been codified into a single statute and continue to be based on constitutional provisions, parliamentary rules, judicial precedents, and British House of Commons conventions as they existed at the commencement of the Constitution. Codification remains a debated topic among legal scholars.