Parliamentary privilege: individual immunities and collective contempt powers enable legislative functioning and attract parliamentary sanctions. Parliamentary privilege comprises individual immunities (for example freedom from arrest and speech) and collective powers (for example punishment for contempt and regulation of constitution) that enable Houses and Members to perform functions; breaches attract parliamentary punishment. The power to punish for contempt is inherent in each House by virtue of parliamentary law and custom. English authorities like Erskine May and Halsbury's Laws inform the scope of privileges, and Articles 105 and 194 of the Constitution of India constitutionally recognize parliamentary privileges, reflecting historical legislative development.
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Parliamentary privilege: individual immunities and collective contempt powers enable legislative functioning and attract parliamentary sanctions.
Parliamentary privilege comprises individual immunities (for example freedom from arrest and speech) and collective powers (for example punishment for contempt and regulation of constitution) that enable Houses and Members to perform functions; breaches attract parliamentary punishment. The power to punish for contempt is inherent in each House by virtue of parliamentary law and custom. English authorities like Erskine May and Halsbury's Laws inform the scope of privileges, and Articles 105 and 194 of the Constitution of India constitutionally recognize parliamentary privileges, reflecting historical legislative development.
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