Members of Kerala ‘s ruling CPM including V Sivankutty, the Education and Labour Minister , and KT Jaleel, the former Higher Education Minister -will face trial in a case relating to damage of furniture during protest in the state assembly in 2015 , the Supreme court said on Wednesday .
“MPs and MLAs have to subscribe and bear true faith to the Constitution of India. Committing acts of destroying public property cannot be equated to freedom of speech .
Legislator’s privilege and immunity is not a gate to claim exemption from Criminal law,” a two-judge bench of justice DY Chandrachud and MR Shah said as it delivered the verdict.
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