LS secretariat justifies expulsion of Moitra for sharing portal access. Ethics committee finds prima facie quid pro quo. Citing a 1961 ruling by an eight-judge bench of SC, LS secretariat said power, privileges and immunities conferred under Articles 105 and 194 would not be void on occasion of their repugnancy with fundamental rights or other provisions of the Constitution – a response which may appear to be a pushback of sorts against the backdrop of a few orders pointing to judiciary’s inclination to extend its oversight to matters which have traditionally belonged to the realm of legislatures.
