Consider the following statements regarding the Parliamentary Privileges:

1. Parliamentary Privileges are not extended to the Attorney General of India. 

2. Parliament has recently made a special law to exhaustively codify all the privileges enjoyed by the members of the Parliament. 

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect? 

a) 1 only 

b) 2 only 

c) Both 1 and 2 

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Solution: 

• The privileges belonging to each House of Parliament collectively includes prohibition of courts to inquire into the proceedings of a House or its committees. 
• The Constitution has extended the parliamentary privileges to those persons who are entitled to speak and take part in the proceedings of a House of Parliament or any of its committees. 
• These include the attorney general of India and Union ministers.  
• Parliament has not made any special law to codify the privileges. 
• They are based on five sources, namely, 
• 1) Constitutional provisions, 
• 2) Various laws made by Parliament, 
• 3) Rules of both the Houses, 
• 4) Parliamentary conventions, and 
• 5) Judicial interpretations.

Ans: (c)