[LIVE UPDATES] Hearing On Arnab Goswami's Plea Against Privilege Motion Passed By Maharashtra Assembly

#CJI issues notice in Arnab Goswami's plea challenging the breach of privilege motion against him by Maharashtra Assembly & Legislative Council.

Returnable after a week.

#CJI: Who is for the Maharashtra Legislature?

Salve: This has come up for the first time today.

#CJI: Certainly an arguable point. We have a doubt whether it has gone through the Privileges committee at all.

#CJI: So if someone says minister is lying, is that not obstructing him from performing his duty?

Salve: No, he can come into the house and say he is talking nonsense, he can refute it. 

#CJI: Interference may not be a physical interference.

Salve: Phrase used is interference in the performing of the assembly. If someone does a "Gherao" of the assembly, that will be a breach of privilege.

#CJI: But that is an action performed outside the assembly.

Salve: But for breach of privilege, it has to be to hinder working of the house or prevent them from speaking in the house.

Salve: If I have not hindered the working of the house, this cannot be invoked.

#CJI: You are saying that breach of privilege is not like contempt of court? What if someone calls names to assembly outside, they cannot hold the person guilty of breach of privilege.

#CJI: Your argument - this you can make in reply to the show cause notice.

Salve: But I am arguing that their privilege does not exceed that far. 

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#CJI: Has the Committee of privileges ever looked at this matter?

Salve: It is done by the officer. The directions have been issued obviously by the speaker. 

#CJI: We understand that the privilege motion is dealt with by the Committee of privileges and a notice is issued to answer the charge of breach of privilege. Where is that?