Part V · Procedure Generally
Article 122 Courts not to inquire into proceedings of Parliament.
In force
This article shields Parliament’s work from the courts. No court can question a proceeding of Parliament for a claimed irregularity of procedure. The same shield covers the officers who regulate procedure or keep order. Such complaints belong inside Parliament. Courts step aside here.
- (1) The validity of any proceedings in Parliament shall not be called in question on the ground of any alleged irregularity of procedure.
- (2) No officer or member of Parliament in whom powers are vested by or under this Constitution for regulating procedure or the conduct of business, or for maintaining order, in Parliament shall be subject to the jurisdiction of any court in respect of the exercise by him of those powers.
What it means
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This article shields Parliament’s work from the courts. No court can question a proceeding of Parliament for a claimed irregularity of procedure. The same shield covers the officers who regulate procedure or keep order. Such complaints belong inside Parliament. Courts step aside here.