New Delhi, August 2: Expressing concern over the "erosion of supremacy of Parliament", leaders of political parties at a meeting here on Thursday pleaded for a response by Parliament to the Supreme Court judgment barring a person from contesting an election while being in jail or in police custody.

The apex court decision on the issue of reservation in the recruitment of super-specialty faculty at AIIMS also came under criticism at the all-party meeting convened by the government to discuss business for the monsoon session of Parliament. The session will get underway from August 5. Speaker Meira Kumar has convened another meeting of Lok Sabha floor leaders for August 3.

The government was represented by Finance Minister P Chidambaram, Home Minister and Leader of the House in the Lok Sabha Sushil Kumar Shinde, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath and his junior colleagues.

"We will sit and decide," a cautious Kamal Nath said when asked about the government response. He said the leaders favoured introduction and passage of the National Judicial Commission Bill during the ensuing session.

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj told reporters after the meeting: "Some recent (court) decisions have come....There is a decision in which it was said that even if you are in police custody even for a day during polls, you cannot contest an election.... There should be a review of such decisions and if there is a need for some amendment, it should come."

Janata Dal(U) president Sharad Yadav wondered "how can you expect a smooth session when the Supreme Court has come out with a judgment which has affected 80 per cent of the people belonging to SCs, STs and OBCs?"

CPI leader D Raja said there was a consensus at the meeting that the supremacy of Parliament should be maintained and Parliament should give an appropriate response to SC judgments on certain issues.