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Art. 211 Part VI: The States

Restriction on Discussion in the Legislature

Exact text — Constitution of India

No discussion shall take place in the Legislature of a State with respect to the conduct of any Judge of the Supreme Court or of a High Court in the discharge of his duties.

In Plain English

What this Article actually means

The state-level mirror of Article 121 — bars State Legislatures from discussing judges' conduct in discharging their judicial duties, protecting judicial independence at the state legislative level too. Notably, unlike Article 121 (which allows discussion specifically in the context of a removal motion), this Article contains no such exception, since State Legislatures play no role in judicial removal proceedings (which are exclusively a Union Parliament matter).

Why This Matters To You

How it shows up in everyday life

This reinforces judicial independence protection consistently — State Legislatures, like Parliament, cannot use their floor to criticise or pressure individual judges over judicial decisions.

Read alongside this one

Art. 121 — Restriction on Discussion in Parliament

Frequently Asked

Quick answers about Article 211

Why doesn't this Article have the same removal-motion exception as Article 121?

Because judicial removal (impeachment) is exclusively a Union Parliament function under Article 124(4)/218 — State Legislatures have no role in that process, so there's no equivalent context requiring an exception here.

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