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The Court said that it saw no constitutional immorality in running in multiple constituencies and that moreover, it was a matter of legislative policy.
In a recent judgement, the court held that some fundamental rights can also be enforced against private individuals, and not just the government.
The author bats for enactment of a law laying down the framework governing lookout circulars issued in the context of banking sector.
A bench of Justice V. Ramasubramanian, who authored the judgment, and Justices S. Abdul Nazeer, B.R. Gavai, and A.S. Bopanna, held that the government had the responsibility of protecting citizens from both the state and non-state actors. Justice B.V. Nagarathna dissented.
The Supreme Court ruled that ministers, MPs and MLAs enjoy freedom of speech in equal measure as other citizens under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution and additional restrictions cannot be imposed on their right.