HC to examine jailed MPs right to attend House

August 29, 2011 16:21

Against the backdrop of jailed Suresh Kalmadi seeking its permission permission to attend Lok Sabha, the Delhi High Court today said it will examine whether an MP arrested in a criminal case is entitled to attend the House.
The hearing will be held tomorrow.

Kalmadi has moved the division bench of the high court, challenging the order of its single-judge bench of Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, who had rejected his plea for such permission, saying it as a "an attempt to get fresh air outside the prison".

Kalmadi sought the court's permission claiming that attending Parliament session is his duty towards his electorate and is linked to his right to freedom of speech
and expression.

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