Lawmakers can continue practising as lawyers in courts after the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea arguing for a ban.<br />''<br />''<br />''A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud on July 9 reserved the order on the PIL filed by BJP leader and advocate Ashwini Upadhyay. <br />''<br />''<br />''The PIL sought to bar MPs, MLAs and MLCs from practising in courts during their tenure in the legislature which was a violation of Article 14 of the Constitution. <br />''<br />''<br />''The bench had earlier taken note of the Centre's submission that an MP or an MLA is an elected representative and not a full-time employee of the Government, hence the plea was not maintainable.<br />''<br />''<br />''However, senior advocate Shekhar Naphade, appearing for Upadhyay told the court that a lawmaker draws a salary from the public exchequer and a salaried employee is debarred by the Bar Council of India from practising in the courts of law. <br />''<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">To this, the bench replied that employment postulates a master-servant relationship and the government of India is not the master of a Member of Parliament.</span>