How were the powers, privileges and immunities of a House of the Legislature of a State, its members and committees affected after the changes made by the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976?
The powers, privileges and immunities of a House of the Legislature of a State, its members and committees were not directly affected by the changes made by the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976. Rather, they were modified in terms of their application and evolution. The Act specified that these powers, privileges and immunities would be those existing at the commencement of section 34 of the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976, and could evolve according to decisions made by the House of the People or the Council of States. However, this amendment was later omitted by the Constitution (Forty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1978, s. 45 (w.e.f. 19-6-1979).