Articles Flashcards
Separation of powers
Article 50: State shall take steps to separate the judiciary from the executive.
o Articles 122 and 212: Validity of proceedings in Parliament and the Legislatures cannot be called
into question in any Court and certain privileges with regard to speech in parliament.
o Article 121 : Judicial conduct of a Judge can’t be discussed in parliament.
o Article 53 and 154: President and Governor enjoy immunity from civil and criminal liability.
o Article 361: The President or the Governor shall not be answerable to any court for the exercise and
performance of the powers and duties of his office.
Checks and balances:
Article 142 provides that “the Supreme Court in the exercise of its jurisdiction may pass such
decree or make such order as is necessary for doing complete justice in any cause or matter
pending before it…”.
