Reassessing Parliamentary Privileges in India in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: A Constitutional and Legal Perspective

By : Pradeep Kumar , Sonu Kumar

Page No: 125-137

Abstract
Parliamentary privileges are a cornerstone of representative democracy, developed over centuries to safeguard the dignity, authority, and independence of legislative institutions. The role of parliamentary privileges has been very important in the history of India as a means of ensuring independence and functionality of the legislature. One is however witnessing a sea-change in the legislative field as more and more Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other futuristic instruments are being created; starting with automated Speech generation, responding to real-time data analyses and so on. We are seeing AI taking on a far more significant role in policy formulation, cabinet discussions, press coverage and access to Parliament by people. The proposal to embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the legislative proceedings is the period of innovation in governance and democracy operation. In reconsidering the parliamentary privileges of India in the light of the emerging application of AI technologies, this paper takes a critical look into the constitutional and legislative framework under which the parliamentary privileges are regulated.

Authors:
Pradeep Kumar: Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law (BHU- Varanasi).
Sonu Kumar: Research Scholar, Faculty of Law (BHU- Varanasi).